Alison Lundergan Grimes's file

Democrat from Kentucky

Alison Lundergan Grimes is a Democrat challenging Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., for his Senate seat in 2014. She currently serves as Kentucky's secretary of state.

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Singles out high end of estimated outcomes

Mitch McConnell

Raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour "will destroy between half a million and one million jobs."

— PolitiFact National on Tuesday, October 14th, 2014

A once-popular claim back in rotation

Mitch McConnell

Says Alison Lundergan Grimes "supports Obamacare, which cuts $700 billion from seniors’ Medicare."

— PolitiFact National on Thursday, July 10th, 2014

Recent statements made by Alison Lundergan Grimes

Close — it's 900,000

Alison Lundergan Grimes

Raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, "would help lift over a million Americans out of poverty."

— PolitiFact National on Tuesday, October 14th, 2014

Claim deserves a lump of coal

Alison Lundergan Grimes

"The only candidate pocketing big money from people who want to destroy coal is Mitch McConnell."

— PolitiFact National on Wednesday, October 8th, 2014

No such tax breaks exist

Alison Lundergan Grimes

Says Mitch McConnell voted "three times for corporate tax breaks that send Kentucky jobs overseas."

— PolitiFact National on Friday, September 12th, 2014

Most of his wealth comes from his wife

Alison Lundergan Grimes

Says of Mitch McConnell, "What can happen in 30 years? A senator can become a multi-millionaire in public office."

— PolitiFact National on Monday, August 25th, 2014

Voted several times for it too

Alison Lundergan Grimes

Says Mitch McConnell voted "two times against the Violence Against Women Act."

— PolitiFact National on Wednesday, August 13th, 2014

Recent stories featuring Alison Lundergan Grimes

Previewing the Kentucky U.S. Senate debate

We look back at claims we've checked from both Mitch McConnell and Alison Lundergan Grimes.

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The Kentucky U.S. Senate race: the fact-checks so far

A look back at the fact-checks in the Kentucky Senate race between Republican Mitch McConnell and Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes.

Is there a corporate tax break that ships jobs overseas?

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Fact-checking women's issues in the Kentucky Senate race

The Violence Against Women Act is at the center of the Kentucky Senate race between Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes. We took a look at two dueling ads in the race on the issue.