A Democratic candidate for Congress is taking heat for allegedly exaggerating his military record while running for office.
Ammar Campa-Najjar — who is campaigning to represent a district east of San Diego — is the boyfriend of California Democratic Rep. Sara Jacobs, who is also the heiress of the fortune behind technology company Qualcomm.
Campa-Najjar has been a U.S. Navy Reserve officer since 2023, but his campaign materials called him a “Navy Officer,” according to a report from the New York Post.
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The Navy nevertheless has policies making clear that candidates for office cannot exaggerate their service, including their service in the Navy Reserve.
Campa-Najjar also took heat for apparently using photos at the Massachusetts National Cemetery for campaign purposes.
He was photographed in front of the grave for Richard K. Stephenson, a veteran of the Korean War who passed away in 1997.
Campa-Najjar’s campaign confirmed to the New York
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