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Michael Doherty is a Republican state Senator representing parts of Warren, Somerset and Hunterdon counties. He previously served in the state Assembly from 2002 to 2009.

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Too soon for final conclusions

Michael Doherty

Says a new state report "confirms" that red-light cameras "lead to more accidents, more injuries and greater cost."

— PolitiFact New Jersey on Thursday, December 6th, 2012

Too early to tell

Michael Doherty

"There is little if any evidence that the use of red light cameras in New Jersey has reduced the number or severity of accidents at the intersections where they are used."

— PolitiFact New Jersey on Thursday, June 28th, 2012

Exaggerating the findings

Michael Doherty

Says State Comptroller Matthew Boxer "pointed out that many towns are artificially lowering the real estate values that they report to Trenton" in order to "get hundreds of millions of dollars of additional school aid. This is the kind of fraud that needs to be addressed immediately."

— PolitiFact New Jersey on Monday, March 5th, 2012

Not even the year’s right

Michael Doherty

"Following the catastrophic, cascading collapse of major investment banks on Wall Street in 2007.....Nobody was prosecuted, no hearings were held and no reforms were implemented."

— PolitiFact New Jersey on Monday, December 19th, 2011

Don't mix these numbers

Michael Doherty

Says the state auditor found that 37 percent of the 428,000 students receiving free and reduced-price lunches are ineligible.

— PolitiFact New Jersey on Sunday, November 20th, 2011

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Christie, Doherty claims take hit in weekend rulings from the Truth-O-Meter

Neither Democrats nor Republicans did well on the Truth-O-Meter this weekend

Truth-O-Meter dishes up weekend rulings on school lunch program, national debt