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A Thin Résumé Riddled with Exaggeration

There are many reasons why we shouldn’t vote for Justin Fareed, an inexperienced Trump supporter backed by the oil industry to represent us in Congress.

There are many reasons why we shouldn’t vote for Justin Fareed, an inexperienced Trump supporter backed by the oil industry to represent us in Congress.

Fareed has taken contributions from Murray Energy, a powerful coal corporation, and thousands of dollars from Greka, a company responsible for multiple oil spills in Santa Barbara. Being beholden to coal and oil is not for us. We need politicians who will fight to protect our Central Coast from oil spills and pollution.

When Republicans ran to disassociate themselves from Donald Trump, Fareed belatedly followed to save his campaign. But Fareed had been a strong supporter while Trump insulted Mexicans and Muslims, degraded women, and offended veterans.