Claim: In 2007, Ed Gillespie "was paid $300,000 to be the frontman for a coalition that made the individual mandate the centerpiece of its health reform plan."
Fact-check: Virginia Democrats say Gillespie was paid $300,000 to lobby for individual mandate
Verdict: barely-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Sean Gorman
Date published: 2014-05-23T00:00:00