Part of: 2026 Governor Campaign
Mace campaign ad claims Cunningham 'voted for $5 million in taxpayer funds' for campaigns, rated Half True
A 2020 Mace attack ad claiming Joe Cunningham voted for $5 million in taxpayer funds for politicians' campaigns was rated Half True by PolitiFact, which found the funds came from fines rather than taxes and that the personal-expense rules did not apply to Cunningham.
During her successful 2020 campaign to unseat incumbent Rep. Joe Cunningham, Mace ran an attack ad claiming:
"Says Joe Cunningham voted for $5 million in taxpayer funds to go into his and other politicians' campaigns to pay for personal expenses and TV ads."
PolitiFact rated the claim "Half True." The bill involved voluntary matching funds drawn from fines, not taxes, and the personal-expense rules Mace cited applied only to challengers, not to Cunningham.
Source: PolitiFact · archived
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