Terry McAuliffe's file:
McAuliffe

Democrat from Virginia

Terry McAuliffe served as chairman of the Democratic National Committee under President Bill Clinton. He also ran for governor in 2009, losing to State Sen. Creigh Deeds in the Democratic primary. He has lived in Fairfax County for about 20 years and is widely expected to run again for governor in 2013.

Recent statements involving Terry McAuliffe

"If you take the population growth here in Virginia, we are net zero on job creation since (Bob McDonnell) became governor."

"The $1.8 billion in [transportation] bonding, we don’t have a repayment mechanism."

"China now owns $1.1 trillion of our debt, our trade deficit last year with them was a quarter of a trillion dollars."

Recent stories featuring Terry McAuliffe

Taking the jobs-claim challenge:

We found that none of the last seven Virginia governors has created jobs fast enough to keep up with working-age population growth. Of the nine governors dating back to 1978, only Democrat Chuck Robb met the standard set forth by McAuliffe. Robb led the state from 1982 to 1986.

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