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Democrat from Florida

Allen Boyd is a former congressman from Monticello representing Florida's 2nd Congressional District in North Florida. He was defeated in a re-election campaign on Nov. 2, 2010.

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False

Business property taxes late, but paid with penalty

Boyd

"Steve Southerland did not pay his taxes in '05, '06, '07, '08 or '09."

— PolitiFact Florida on Monday, October 11th, 2010

Mostly True

Turns out lots of folks in North Florida couldn't phone home

Boyd

Says that when he first ran for office in the late 1980s, "there were still folks who didn't have phone service. Soon I'd helped ensure that everyone in North Florida could access a dial tone."

— PolitiFact Florida on Friday, May 14th, 2010

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Fact-checking the unbelievable 2010 election campaigns

No matter the results Tuesday, the biggest loser in Florida's epic 2010 election season may be the truth.

Four weeks to go: Heading down the home stretch

Four weeks to go, and the month opened with a flood of Falses. From Bible verses to solar panels, lost jobs to lost Medicare benefits, all False – or worse.