Claim: Ron Oakley's "conservative leadership protected local taxpayers over government bureaucrats" as the Water Management District's budget decreased by "58 percent in the four years he served on the board."
Fact-check: Ron Oakley says his 'conservative leadership' slashed water district's budget
Verdict: barely-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Lee Logan
Date published: 2012-04-22T00:00:00