What have Milwaukee's mayor and county executive promised you?
We're asking your help to track promises made by Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele during their 2016 re-election campaigns.
Tom Barrett's file
Democrat from Wisconsin
Tom Barrett has served as mayor of Milwaukee since 2004. He previously served in the U.S. House and the state Legislature. He lost bids for governor in 2002, 2010 and in the 2012 recall race against Gov. Scott Walker
The PolitiFact scorecard
- True 2 (8%) (2%)
- Mostly True 5 (19%) (5)
- Half True 9 (35%) (9)
- Mostly False 2 (8%) (2)
- False 5 (19%) (5)
- Pants on Fire 3 (12%)(3)
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Recent statements by and about Tom Barrett
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Ran twice as Republican in '80s; no affiliation since
Not directly, but pay concessions were made
Recent stories featuring Tom Barrett
2 big races in Milwaukee
The offices of Milwaukee County executive and mayor of Milwaukee are up for election in April 2016. Here's an early look at claims made so far during the two campaigns.
Examining Scott Walker's 'cheaper to keep them' slogan
The governor says losing the Milwaukee Bucks would be more expensive to taxpayers than helping to build the team a new arena. What is behind the numbers?
Scott Walker and abortion
In the wake of his surprise announcement on an abortion ban after 20 weeks, we review where Walker has been on the issue.
Quick year-end quiz
Can you guess how we rated these six lighter and less-serious claims from 2014?
