Records show Ohio GOP House candidate J.R. Majewski misrepresented military service – By Brian Slodysko & James LaPorta (Associated Press) / Sept 21, 2022
Majewski, who is challenging longtime Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur, claims to have served in Afghanistan. Records show he was stationed in Japan and later Qatar.
WASHINGTON — Campaigning for Congress in northwestern Ohio, Republican J.R. Majewski presents himself as an Air Force combat veteran who deployed to Afghanistan after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Military records tell a different story.
They indicate he never deployed to Afghanistan but instead completed a six-month stint helping to load planes at an air base in Qatar, a longtime U.S. ally and a safe distance from the fighting.
Majewski’s account of his time in the military is just one aspect of a biography that is suspect and includes a post-military life has been lived in a world of conspiracy theories, violent action against the U.S. government as well as financial duress.
Still, thanks to an unflinching allegiance to former President Donald Trump — Majewski once painted a massive Trump mural on his lawn — he also stands a chance of defeating longtime Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur in a district newly redrawn to favor Republicans
