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  • ARMENPAC Surveys 1,944 Congressional Candidates To Assess Positions

    Press Release

    ARMENPAC, The Armenian-American Political Action Committee
    421 E. Airport Freeway, Suite 201
    Irving, Texas 75220
    Contact: Jason P. Capizzi, Esq.
    Tel: (972) 635-5347
    E-mail: [email protected]
    Web: http://www.armenpac.org <http://www.armenpac.org/>


    ARMENPAC SURVEYS ALL 1,944 CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES TO ASSESS THEIR
    POSITIONS ON ARMENIAN-AMERICAN ISSUES


    Irving, TX - ARMENPAC, The Armenian-American Political Action Committee,
    recently issued its 2006 Congressional Candidate Questionnaire to every
    candidate seeking election to the United States Congress on November 8,
    2006. ARMENPAC is glad to be the first Armenian advocacy organization to
    tackle this very important project, and to apprise the Armenian-American
    community of its local candidates' positions on Armenian-American issues
    before Election Day. "ARMENPAC implemented this daunting research project
    not just to educate the Armenian-American community, but to also educate the
    candidates on our issues that they will face if elected to Congress," said
    ARMENPAC Co-Chairs Annie Totah and Edgar Hagopian. "By beginning dialogues
    and building relationships with Congressional hopefuls early on, ARMENPAC is
    cultivating a bipartisan majority in support of Armenian-American issues."

    The 2006 ARMENPAC Congressional Candidate Questionnaire is comprised of
    questions that succinctly and objectively apprise candidates of the issues
    affecting the Republic of Armenia and the Nagorno Karabakh Republic. The
    brief survey broadly addresses, and seeks the candidates' position on, the
    following topics: United States Reaffirmation of the Armenian Genocide,
    United States - Armenia Trade Relations, Turkish and Azeri Hostility toward
    Armenia, the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Peace Process, and the Congressional
    Caucus on Armenian Issues.

    The 2006 ARMENPAC Congressional Candidate Questionnaire was mailed, during
    the week of July 17, 2006, to this year's 1,944 candidates running for seats
    in either the United States Senate or the United States House of
    Representatives. Each candidate received a unique "username" and "password"
    granting them access to a secure area of the ARMENPAC website,
    www.armenpac.org <http://www.armenpac.org/> , so that they can submit their
    responses to the ARMENPAC Congressional Candidate Questionnaire on-line.
    Once a candidate responds to the Congressional Candidate Questionnaire, his
    or her answers are posted in real time in the "Candidate Response" section
    of the ARMENPAC website for all to view and consider before Election Day.
    The ARMENPAC Board of Directors will issue its list of endorsed candidates
    before October, 2006 based, in part, on the information collected in
    response to the Congressional Candidate Questionnaire.

    "If your local candidates have not yet responded to the 2006 ARMENPAC
    Congressional Candidate Questionnaire, please call their campaign office
    today and request that they do so before August 15, 2006. Their response,
    or lack of response, is crucial as ARMENPAC strives to identify which
    candidates are deserving of ARMENPAC's support and endorsement," said
    ARMENPAC Executive Director Jason Capizzi.

    Candidates can download additional copies of the 2006 ARMENPAC Congressional
    Candidate Questionnaire from the ARMENPAC website, and can contact ARMENPAC
    at 877-286-1046 if they misplaced their unique "username" and "password" and
    need another.

    "By issuing the 2006 Congressional Candidate Questionnaire, ARMENPAC has
    achieved much success by making 1,944 individual candidates aware of the
    issues that are most important to the Armenian-American community. We must,
    however, expand upon that success by contacting our local candidates TODAY
    to let them know that their responses to this survey are of importance not
    just too Armenian-American voters, but everyone who desires peace, security
    and stability in the Caucasus region," said ARMENPAC Co-Chairs Annie Totah
    and Edgar Hagopian. "Additionally, we all must make sure that we are
    registered to vote, and do vote on Election Day, November 8, 2006." The
    voter registration forms of all fifty (50) states are available on the
    ARMENPAC website, www.armenpac.org <http://www.armenpac.org/> . Just click
    on the name of your state in the "Register to Vote" link, download your
    state's form, and mail it to the designated agency before your state's
    registration deadline. If you do not have access to the Internet, contact
    ARMENPAC at (877) 286-1046 and we will gladly mail you copies of your
    state's application forms.

    ARMENPAC is an independent, bipartisan political action committee
    established to shape public policy by raising awareness of, and advocating
    for, Armenian-American issues. ARMENPAC provides financial support to
    federal officeholders, candidates, political action committees and
    organizations that actively support issues of importance to
    Armenian-Americans. For more information and how to join ARMENPAC, please
    call (877) 286-1046 or visit www.armenpac.org <http://www.armenpac.org/> .
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