{"id":18079,"date":"2016-04-23T13:44:40","date_gmt":"2016-04-23T13:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.impactmania.com\/im\/24th-district-congressional-candidate-justin-fareed\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T13:54:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T13:54:17","slug":"24th-district-congressional-candidate-justin-fareed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impactmania.com\/im\/24th-district-congressional-candidate-justin-fareed\/","title":{"rendered":"24th District Congressional Candidate: Justin Fareed"},"content":{"rendered":"

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24th District Congressional Candidate: Justin Fareed<\/h1>\n

BY MELISSA WALKER<\/h5>\n
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Five candidates who are vying for the 24th District Congressional seat that will be vacated by Lois Capps<\/strong><\/a> in November, spoke with impactmania<\/a><\/em><\/strong> about their experience, goals and impact maker.<\/p>\n

Justin Fareed<\/strong> is Vice President of his family\u2019s business, Pro Band Sports Industries, Inc.<\/strong><\/a>, specializing in the design and manufacturing of sports medical devices. Additionally, Fareed maintains a devotion to oversee his family\u2019s third generation owned cattle ranching operation in Kern County<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

[This article is one in a series with four other candidates who are running for the 24th District Congressional seat.]<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Why are you running for congress?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Political insiders focus more on their next election than the policies that affect this and the next generation. I\u2019m running to bring next generation leadership and 21st century policies to Washington in order to reform the institution and get Congress working again for the American people.<\/p>\n

Do you have expertise in a particular area that you think would benefit the citizens of the 24th District? How will that expertise inform your work as a congressperson?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I was raised helping my family build a small business from the ground up. I learned the negative impacts that even the simplest of economic policies can have on a growing business. I will take these lessons with me to Washington, because our nation and district depend on small businesses to keep their economies strong, and we cannot allow excess burdens to be placed on them. We need a government that creates an environment for individuals and businesses to thrive, not just survive.<\/p>\n

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Justin Fareed with parents Linda and Don.<\/p><\/div>\n

If you are elected, what do you hope to accomplish during your first term in office?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The number one priority for our community and our nation is to get Congress working again and to spend within its means. I will fight for policies that modernize government, reduce wasteful spending and reign in burdensome regulations. This will allow for taxpayers to keep more of their own money in their pocket at the end of each month. The current congressional budget process is not an effective one; it\u2019s essentially run on auto-pilot. That\u2019s why we need a two-year budgeting system that provides better responsibility for management and oversight of taxpayer dollars, and that puts a greater emphasis on how those dollars are being spent. Once we get congress working again in that direction, we can begin to tackle the big problems that we face as a nation.<\/p>\n

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Justin Fareed and youth supporters<\/p><\/div>\n

Polls indicate that most voters don\u2019t think the government works. What would you do to fix the underlying structures and systems that are flawed?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Congress\u2019 main, basic responsibilities are carrying the voice of the people who send them there, spending taxpayer dollars responsibly and ensuring security for our nation both foreign and domestically. Congress has incurred over 19 trillion dollars in debt. We need to reform the budget structure so that it spends within its means, so that policies reflect our current, national priorities and so that there is more room for substantive discussion on those priorities.<\/p>\n

Who is your professional impact maker and what is the most important thing they taught you?<\/strong><\/p>\n