Ted Strickland's file:
Strickland

Democrat from Ohio

Ted Strickland was governor of Ohio from 2007 through 2010. He lost his bid for re-election in 2010 to Republican John Kasich.

Recent statements involving Ted Strickland

"Josh Mandel used to be pro-choice, now he’s anti-choice. He used to be sympathetic towards gay and lesbians and now he’s [not]."

"We are one of only two states to have eight consecutive months of declining unemployment. Twenty-one states had increased unemployment last month. Ours went down."

"Congressman Kasich wants to use our tax dollars to give secret bonuses to his corporate friends."

"Ted Strickland destroyed Ohio jobs when he busted the budget."

"(Strickland) raised taxes last year to the tune of $840 million."

Recent stories featuring Ted Strickland

Truth often elusive in race for Ohio's governor:

PolitiFact Ohio was primed for this fall"s hard-fought governor"s race, ready to examine the candidates" statements on how they would lead the state out of economic hard times and deal with a multibillion-dollar budget hole.

But the two leading candidates, Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland and Republican challenger John Kasich, haven"t come through with those details. They have, however, spent lots of time bashing each other.

And when the candidates did focus on the positive and tout their own records, truth didn"t necessarily rule the day.

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