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went to Washington, D.C., and he became a lobbyist. He made $400,000 a year.
Rob Portman · A 2016 Ohio Senate debate · October 2016 · U.S. Senator from Ohio
About Ted Strickland.
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Portman made this claim about Strickland's post-governorship income at the Center for American Progress Action Fund during a televised debate.
Topics: Campaign finance, 2016 U.S. Senate.
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- 2016-10-20-rob-portman-strickland-lobbyist-400k · PolitiFact · 2016-10-20 · accessed 2026-09-19
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