Boyce gave (a lobbyist's) wife a sensitive job in the treasurer's office, a job Boyce admitted he only made available at their mosque.

A Mandel campaign TV ad said Treasurer Kevin Boyce gave a bank lobbyist's wife a state job announced in a manner "known only" at a mosque, implying Boyce, a churchgoing Christian, had mosque ties; the announcement had actually been made by a Boyce deputy.

Topics: Government ethics.

• We need a Senator who shows up to work. Sherrod Brown missed over 350 official votes

  A 2012 Mandel campaign statement · October 10, 2012 · PolitiFact: Mostly False

• voted six times to raise his own pay

  A 2012 Mandel campaign statement · October 2, 2012 · PolitiFact: False

• will likely go down as the biggest tax increase in history

  A 2012 Mandel campaign statement · June 28, 2012 · PolitiFact: Pants on Fire

• sent billions of our tax dollars to foreign countries

  A 2012 Mandel campaign television ad · May 23, 2012 · PolitiFact: Pants on Fire

Every claim filed under Josh Mandel

1. GOP challenger Josh Mandel says Treasurer Kevin Boyce made a state job known only at a mosque · PolitiFact · 2010-10-14 · accessed 2026-09-21
2. Audit search · Ohio Auditor of State · accessed 2026-10-15