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Republican from Virginia
Ken Cuccinelli became acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on June 10, 2019. Cuccinelli, a Republican, was Virginia's attorney general from 2010 to 2014. In 2013, he lost the general election for governor to Democrat Terry McAuliffe. In 2016, he was a adisver to the presidential campaign of Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas.
Born in 1968, Cuccinelli has a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Virginia, a J.D. from Geroge Mason University School of Law and an M.A. in International Commerce and Policy from George Mason University.
He represented Fairfax County in the state senate from 2002 to 2010.
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- Mostly True 2 (9%) (2)
- Half True 5 (22%) (5)
- Mostly False 1 (4%) (1)
- False 10 (43%) (10)
- Pants on Fire 1 (4%)(1)
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PolitiFact Virginia's Top 10 claims from the gubernatorial race
Here's a review of some of the most interesting claims Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Ken Cuccinelli made during the gubernatorial campaign.
Voters go to the polls in New Jersey, Virginia
PolitiFact New Jersey and PolitiFact Virginia have been fact-checking the campaigns for governor. We recap some highlights of the races.
Cuccinelli and McAuliffe fared poorly on the Truth-O-Meter
Of the 14 Cuccinelli claims PolitiFact Virginia fact checked over the last year, 10 were rated Mostly False or worse. Of the 13 McAuliffe statements we checked, 11 were Mostly False or worse.
A quick look at the final Cuccinelli-McAuliffe debate
The gubernatorial candidates threw a few familiar punches. Here's a review of some of their claims:
