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Democrat from Wisconsin
Tom Barrett has served as mayor of Milwaukee since 2004. He previously served in the U.S. House and the state Legislature. He lost bids for governor in 2002, 2010 and in the 2012 recall race against Gov. Scott Walker
Recent statements involving Tom Barrett
A state report’s "projection is that approximately half of public employees" would live outside municipal boundaries in a decade if the state bans local residency requirements.
40 percent of U.S. gun sales "are occurring outside of" licensed gun dealers.
"Scott Walker has a plan to privatize state lands" and "wants to sell our deer to the highest bidder."
Says Gov. Scott Walker made "draconian cuts" to public safety budgets that put police officers at "greater risk of harm."
Figures cited by Gov. Scott Walker "are not commonly used" to measure job creation.
Recent stories featuring Tom Barrett
Debate rewind: A look at our past recall-related ratings:
The final recall debate between Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic challenger Tom Barrett covered some familiar ground. Here's a round up of some of the repeat claims and how we rated them the first time they came around.
Our roundup of recent Wisconsin recall ratings:
The partisan passion on both sides of Wisconsin’s gubernatorial recall as taken a toll on truth-telling. We take a look at recent ratings, as the June 5 election approaches.
Behind the Rhetoric: School budgets in the years ahead:
In our fourth "Behind the Rhetoric" article, we look at how school districts are situated for the coming academic year after the cuts made in the state budget.
Behind the rhetoric: The in-state, out-of-state campaign money debate:
Both sides say the other is relying on out-of-state contributions in the 2012 gubernatorial recall. We dig into the numbers in the third in our series of background stories on key questions in the race.
Behind the rhetoric: The WEA Trust and school health care costs:
In the second of our-pre-recall backgrounders, we look at the WEA Trust and health care costs for school districts.
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