he’ll achieve those goals by reducing government spending by 10 percent
James Comer would reduce Kentucky government spending by 10 percent.
Occurrences
In the final planks of his platform, Comer said he’ll reduce government spending by 10 percent.
Evidence
He said he’ll achieve those goals by reducing government spending by 10 percent, providing an earned 10 percent income tax credit for families that make $100,000 or less and decreasing Kentucky’s debt ratio to less than 6 percent in four years.
On May 28, 2015, each of Kentucky's 120 county boards of elections rechecked and recanvassed each voting machine to verify the vote totals in the May 19, 2015, Republican Primary Elections for Governor/Lieutenant Governor and Commissioner of Agriculture.The statewide recanvasses were requested by James Comer/Chris McDaniel, candidates for Governor/Lieutenant Governor, and Richard Heath, candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture.
Campaign finance records filed last week reveal a late burst of six-figure donations to James Comer in his unsuccessful bid for the Republican nomination for Kentucky governor last month.
He said he’ll achieve those goals by reducing government spending by 10 percent...
Assessments
Comer clearly made the promise during his 2015 campaign for Kentucky governor, but the available evidence indicates he lost the Republican primary and therefore never held the governorship needed to implement a statewide 10 percent reduction in Kentucky government spending. There is no evidence that he later delivered this outcome through another office or that the promised cut was enacted because of his material action. Because the promise concerned an executive result he never had the authority to carry out after losing the nomination, it should be scored as not fulfilled rather than delivered or partial.