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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) — Los Angeles Times reports Cal/OSHA says 1 of the country's largest imperishable harvest nursery owned by Republican Congressman John Duarte has been cited 8 times for information violations and issued 22,220 dollars successful fines during his tenure.
"John's just, you know, does a batch to mislead voters and mislead people. And possibly immoderate of those habits person played retired successful his concern practices," Adam Gray, erstwhile State Assembly subordinate and campaigner for California's 13th Congressional District.
In an nonfiction published by the Los Angeles Times connected Friday, the Times alleges- Cal/OSHA's says employees filed astir 4 twelve workers compensation claims.
According to the LA Times- California regulators cited respective information violations-- including 150 injuries portion Duarte was successful charge.
Duarte was the president of his family's nursery from 2008 to 2022- earlier helium was elected to Congress.
Regulators issued violations connected to 2 accidents and 3 inspections between 2012 and 2021-- according to the reports mentioned successful the Times.
After we spoke with Adam Gray, Congressman Duarte sent america a connection that reads successful part...
“It’s disappointing to spot Adam Gray, again, archer lies and instrumentality potshots astatine the Valley’s cultivation industry. Farming is pugnacious work, and sadly superior injuries are acold excessively common.... I’m arrogant of my company’s industry-leading information record, and I’m starring the combat successful Congress to combat adjacent harder for farmworkers and farmworker families." - Congressman John Duarte
The upcoming predetermination is simply a rematch of the 2022 midterm- erstwhile present Congressman Duarte bushed Democrat Adam Gray by 564 votes.
Expected to beryllium a choky race- the territory playing a pivotal relation successful determining which enactment volition instrumentality power of Congress aft the election.
Both candidates faced disconnected successful the Congressional District 13 statement Friday nighttime hosted by the Maddy Institute.
Despite the 2 candidates sharing the statement signifier -- the LA Times nonfiction was not mentioned by the moderators oregon the candidates.
But the candidates spoke astir wellness care, transportation, and h2o infrastructure- cardinal issues impacting the Valley.
