From PolitiFact Oregon:

Wand was a member of the budget subcommittee that suggested the stipend. But the idea was proposed by Tanney Staffenson, chairman of the Troutdale budget committee, according to the minutes provided by Future PAC (Page 10).

And get this: Wand signed a form declining the stipend on June 8, 2010. That’s right. He didn’t even take the opportunity to “protect his own pocketbook.”

So, it’s inaccurate to say that Wand cut the police force when he didn’t. It’s inaccurate to say that he selfishly created a “slush fund” for his own expenses, when he didn’t. This attack on Wand’s character — remember, he is pictured next to a slogan that reads “to protect and serve … himself” — shows a reckless disregard for the truth. Even in political advertising.

This mailer is not only false, it’s ridiculous. We rate this Pants on Fire.

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