Latest Fact-checks on David Barton Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: Says state Rep. Jim Keffer, a GOP lieutenant to House Speaker Joe Straus, "did mail pieces for Democrat Mark Strama to help him defeat" a Republican. David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: Texas state Reps. Dan Branch and Jim Pitts, lieutenants to House Speaker Joe Straus, "are helping Democrat Ellen Cohen against her Republican challenger, doing events with her in her district." David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: "Powerful Houston Democrats Sylvia Garcia (Democrat county commissioner in Harris County) and Elyse Lanie(r) (wife of the former liberal Democrat mayor Bob Lanier) sponsored a Democrat fundraiser for Speaker (Joe) Straus with numerous Democrat officials and high-ranking union officials." David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: Says Republican lieutenants to House Speaker Joe Straus "aired radio ads supporting Democrat(ic state Rep.) Mark Homer... helping the Democrat to a narrow win."
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David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: Says state Rep. Jim Keffer, a GOP lieutenant to House Speaker Joe Straus, "did mail pieces for Democrat Mark Strama to help him defeat" a Republican. David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: Texas state Reps. Dan Branch and Jim Pitts, lieutenants to House Speaker Joe Straus, "are helping Democrat Ellen Cohen against her Republican challenger, doing events with her in her district." David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: "Powerful Houston Democrats Sylvia Garcia (Democrat county commissioner in Harris County) and Elyse Lanie(r) (wife of the former liberal Democrat mayor Bob Lanier) sponsored a Democrat fundraiser for Speaker (Joe) Straus with numerous Democrat officials and high-ranking union officials." David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: Says Republican lieutenants to House Speaker Joe Straus "aired radio ads supporting Democrat(ic state Rep.) Mark Homer... helping the Democrat to a narrow win."
David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: Says state Rep. Jim Keffer, a GOP lieutenant to House Speaker Joe Straus, "did mail pieces for Democrat Mark Strama to help him defeat" a Republican.
David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: Texas state Reps. Dan Branch and Jim Pitts, lieutenants to House Speaker Joe Straus, "are helping Democrat Ellen Cohen against her Republican challenger, doing events with her in her district."
David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: "Powerful Houston Democrats Sylvia Garcia (Democrat county commissioner in Harris County) and Elyse Lanie(r) (wife of the former liberal Democrat mayor Bob Lanier) sponsored a Democrat fundraiser for Speaker (Joe) Straus with numerous Democrat officials and high-ranking union officials."
David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: Says Republican lieutenants to House Speaker Joe Straus "aired radio ads supporting Democrat(ic state Rep.) Mark Homer... helping the Democrat to a narrow win."
