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Republican from Florida

Lenny Curry is chairman of the Republican Party of Florida. His current term expires in January 2013.

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False

Law factors in weekends, holidays

Chris Matthews

Under Florida’s voting law, a requirement to turn in voter registrations within 48 hours "makes it impossible to meet the deadline if you’re working right to the end of the week."

— PolitiFact Florida on Tuesday, June 12th, 2012

Recent statements made by Lenny Curry

Half-True

GOP loves talking state debt

Lenny Curry

"Rick Scott has paid down our debt by about $2 billion. Charlie Crist’s debt went up about $5 billion."

— PolitiFact Florida on Wednesday, April 17th, 2013

Mostly False

Akin longtime abortion foe; Crist has held many positions

Lenny Curry

Says Charlie Crist and Missouri Rep. Todd Akin "hold same abortion views. No exception except the life of the mother."

— PolitiFact Florida on Thursday, December 20th, 2012

Half-True

More than half aren't registering voters

Lenny Curry

"More than 250 (voter registration) groups, ranging across the entire political spectrum, have filed with the state and are registering voters right now."

— PolitiFact Florida on Thursday, May 31st, 2012

Mostly False

Old law set time limit at 10 days

Lenny Curry

"Before this law, any group could go out anywhere, register voters, sit on the voter registration forms for unlimited amount of time."

— PolitiFact Florida on Thursday, April 5th, 2012

False

Newt did, Obama didn't

Lenny Curry

Says Barack Obama "promised" gasoline at $2.50 a gallon.

— PolitiFact Florida on Thursday, March 8th, 2012