FALSE: Dennis Richardson, "Women and men both are making less when you adjust for inflation than when" John Kitzhaber was first elected governor.

PolitiFact Oregon:

The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Are Oregonians earning less now than when John Kitzhaber was first elected? PolitiFact Oregon

Rep. Dennis Richardson, in his bid to unseat Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber in Tuesday’s election, has made repeated claims that the state is worse off now than when Kitzhaber was elected in 1994 to his first term. With Kitzhaber seeking what would be an unprecedented fourth term, Richardson, a Republican from Central Point, is urging voters to consider what he calls the Democratic incumbent’s many failures. The claim: During a televised debate before the City Club of Portland on Oct. 10, 2014, Richardson said Oregon’s economy has amounted to one long slump during Kitzhaber’s time in office, ... >> More

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