FACT CHECK: Rob McKenna(R) Exaggerated Key Data In Campaign Speech

Associated Press Writer Mike Baker can be reached at http://twitter.com/MikeBakerAP

Rob McKenna launched his campaign for governor recently with a vow to curb the costs of personnel in state government, citing statistics that drew gasps from his audience of supporters.

Problem is, a couple of McKenna's key numbers were wrong, exaggerating the speed of government growth.

McKenna, who currently serves as attorney general, described his statistics in slightly different ways during both an interview with The Associated Press and his campaign speech. After The AP repeatedly questioned the validity of the statistics, his campaign provided details on how he reached his totals. Those written calculations indicated that he was using faulty math.

In a subsequent statement, McKenna did not address his misleading numbers but reiterated his concern that the state spends too much on personnel costs.

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McKenna should lose to Jay Inslee. Hopefully, he'll do the three-strikes yer out run at office like Dino Rossi...

As Gregoire described it, he's an attorney filing suit without a client.