News release from the Henry for Mayor campaign:
Know the facts while you’re watching the debate
At tonight’s debate, don’t be surprised if Paula Hughes relies on factual inaccuracies and misleading statements — it’s been her campaign’s main tactic since the primary. Here are the facts to know when watching the debate:
ON CITY FINANCES
The Journal Gazette noted that the city’s debt is “only half the amount“[1] stated by the Hughes campaign.
An analysis by the Journal Gazette also showed that Fort Wayne has one of the lowest per-capita debts in the country.[2]ON HER SUPPORT FOR TAX INCREASES
Don’t be surprised if Paula Hughes denies supporting tax increases for 10 years — click here to download detailed research proving she supported or voted for these tax increases.ON EMPLOYMENT
Recently, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development released new jobs numbers showing that Fort Wayne has added 2,253 jobs since last month’s report, and that the unemployment rate dropped significantly, showing a 15% improvement compared to September of last year.ON HUGHES’S FAILURE TO PAY HER TAXES
Click here to download official court documents showing that Hughes failed to pay her taxes until she was ordered to by the court.ON HUGHES’S MISLEADING CAMPAIGN
Don’t forget what the News Sentinel said about Paula Hughes’s primary campaign: it “offered a textbook example of why so many people have so little faith in politics and the people who practice it.”[3][1] “Debt vs. Deficit,” Warner, The Journal Gazette, 3/27/11
[2] “City Debt Enters Mayoral Debate,” Lanka, The Journal Gazette, 8/21/11
[3] “Hughes Defends Strategy,” Leininger, The News-Sentinel, 5/5/11
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