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Adam Putnam stated on November 30, 2017 in a campaign speech:

Says Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum "wants to make Florida not a sanctuary city but a sanctuary state."

By Allison Graves• December 6, 2017

Ron DeSantis stated on August 30, 2018 in Laura Ingraham's radio show:

Says Andrew Gillum has a "far left socialist platform."

By Amy Sherman• September 6, 2018

Andrew Gillum stated on June 09, 2017 in a news release:

Says his campaign has received donations from "more than 7,000 contributors."

By Amy Sherman• June 14, 2017

Republican Party of Florida stated on October 04, 2018 in an ad:

After Hurricane Hermine struck Tallahassee, "utility companies lined up trucks to restore power. But as mayor, Andrew Gillum refused help from workers."

By Amy Sherman• October 10, 2018

Republican Party of Florida stated on October 10, 2018 in an ad:

Says Andrew Gillum is running "from the FBI."

By Amy Sherman• October 12, 2018

Bloggers stated on November 03, 2018 in :

"Mayor Andrew Gillum says he’s indefinitely suspending his campaign for governor in light of a fatal shooting in Tallahassee at a yoga studio on Friday."

By Tessa Weinberg• November 3, 2018

Andrew Gillum stated on September 02, 2018 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":

Says there is a report "that showed that, should we move to cover more people to a Medicare for All system, we could actually save the system trillions over an extended period of time."

By Louis Jacobson• September 18, 2018

Ron DeSantis stated on October 30, 2018 in an interview:

Says that Andrew Gillum said, "Police and prisons have no place in justice."

By Kyra Haas• November 6, 2018

Ron DeSantis stated on September 02, 2018 in a radio interview:

Says Andrew Gillum "wants to abolish ICE and doesn't believe in doing any type of immigration enforcement."

By Miriam Valverde• September 11, 2018

Ron DeSantis stated on October 24, 2018 in a debate at Broward College:

Says Andrew Gillum was "singing a different tune" about charter schools at the Florida debate.

By Amy Sherman• October 29, 2018

Richard Corcoran stated on January 29, 2018 in an ad:

"Incredibly, some Tallahassee politicians want to make Florida a sanctuary state."

By Allison Graves• February 2, 2018

Andrew Gillum stated on September 30, 2018 in CBS4 interview:

Says Tallahassee "is experiencing a five-year low in our crime rate."

By Amy Sherman• October 8, 2018

Florida Strong stated on October 17, 2018 in a Facebook video:

Says Andrew Gillum "oversaw a 52 percent increase in murder."

By Amy Sherman• October 19, 2018

Andrew Gillum stated on September 30, 2018 in in an interview:

"Of course you've got a low unemployment rate when people've got to work two and three jobs just to make ends meet."

By Kyra Haas• October 15, 2018

Republican Governors Association stated on September 12, 2018 in an ad:

Says Andrew Gillum "wants to increase Florida taxes by a billion dollars."

By Amy Sherman• September 14, 2018

Andrew Gillum stated on August 29, 2018 in an MSNBC interview:

Says he was sued by the NRA and the gun lobby "all because in my city we refused to repeal an ordinance which said you couldn’t shoot guns in city parks."

By Miriam Valverde• September 5, 2018

Marco Rubio stated on October 15, 2018 in a gathering in West Miami of Ron DeSantis supporters:

After Hurricane Hermine in 2016, Tallahassee "didn’t have power for weeks because (Mayor Andrew Gillum) stood in the way of crews being able to come in and restore power, because they weren’t members of the right union or something."

By Amy Sherman• October 16, 2018

Andrew Gillum stated on September 29, 2017 in a post on Gillum's campaign website:

"Under his leadership, Tallahassee reduced its carbon intensity by roughly 40 percent."

By Allison Graves• October 12, 2017

Andrew Gillum stated on September 30, 2018 in in an interview:

Says Florida's economy "is largely propped up on low-wage work."

By Kyra Haas• October 15, 2018

Bloggers stated on November 06, 2018 in a Facebook post:

Says MSNBC called the Florida governor’s race for Andrew Gillum before Election Day.

By Ciara O'Rourke• November 6, 2018

Fact-checking an attack on Andrew Gillum’s ties to an FBI investigation in Tallahassee

By Amy Sherman• October 12, 2018

Governor's debate fact-check: Andrew Gillum's Hamilton ticket, Ron DeSantis' $145,000 trips

By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• October 25, 2018

Fact-checking the CNN Florida governor's debate between Ron DeSantis, Andrew Gillum

By Jon Greenberg, Kyra Haas, Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• October 22, 2018

Fact-checking the Florida candidates for governor and U.S. Senate

By Amy Sherman• August 29, 2018

Fact-checking Richard Corcoran and Andrew Gillum's fiery debate on sanctuary cities

By Romy Ellenbogen, Allison Graves, Jimena Tavel• February 14, 2018

Kamala Harris says voter suppression kept Stacey Abrams, Andrew Gillum out of office. Really?

By Amy Sherman• May 10, 2019

Is the city of Tallahassee the most corrupt in Florida as President Trump said?

By Amy Sherman• October 31, 2018

No sanctuary cities in Florida? That’s not as settled as Andrew Gillum claims

By Miriam Valverde• February 22, 2018

PolitiFact readers' election questions answered

By Louis Jacobson• November 2, 2018

Fact-checking the Florida Democratic primary debate for governor

By Katie Akin, Lucia Geng, Amy Sherman• August 3, 2018

Fact-checking Trump's campaign rallies: the final stretch

By PolitiFact Staff • November 1, 2018

Fact-checking the Florida primary candidates for governor

By Amy Sherman• August 27, 2018

What Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has said on abortion

By Allison Graves• July 10, 2018

Fact checking Tammy Baldwin and Leah Vukmir in first Senate debate

By Tom Kertscher• October 9, 2018

The DeSant-O-Meter: Tracking the campaign promises of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

By Amy Sherman• March 5, 2019

Ron DeSantis’ once-slim immigration agenda is now a focal point of his 2024 presidential bid

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By Kyra Haas• November 18, 2018

No proof voter suppression kept Stacey Abrams from governorship, as Democrats said in Atlanta debate

By Amy Sherman• November 21, 2019

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