PolitiFact | Jeanne Ives

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Jeanne Ives is a former three-term Republican state representative from Wheaton, Ill. She unsuccessfully challenged former Gov. Bruce Rauner in Illinois' 2018 Republican primary election.

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Jeanne Ives
stated on January 29, 2020 in a press release:

Says U.S. Rep. Sean Casten “demanded the impeachment of the Republican President before the Mueller report was even released.”

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • February 6, 2020
Jeanne Ives
stated on December 3, 2019 in a tweet:

Says U.S. Rep. Sean Casten has held numerous "invite-only" town halls.

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • December 5, 2019
Jeanne Ives
stated on July 26, 2019 in a TV interview:

Says ex-Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti "publicly did not stand in opposition to" former Gov. Bruce Rauner’s decision to sign a bill that expanded the public funding of abortions in Illinois.

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • August 1, 2019
Jeanne Ives
stated on February 7, 2018 in a campaign ad:

"Rauner made you pay for abortions in all nine months of pregnancy."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • February 12, 2018
Jeanne Ives
stated on January 15, 2018 in a campaign statement:

Says President Barack Obama advocated "fathers in the home" as the solution to gun violence.

By Brett Chase • January 26, 2018

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