Statement: “For 16 years, (Ron) Roberts has taken advantage of the taxpayer funded slush fund to curry political favors and in that time he’s given away more than $100 million of our money,” Stephen Whitburn, who is challenging Roberts for county supervisor, said in a Sept. 14 press release.
Analysis: Roberts has been a county supervisor for 16 years, but the controversial grants program that Whitburn called a slush fund hasn’t been around that long.
Fact Check: $100 Million to Curry Political Favor?
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