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Races to Watch on November 6
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Saturday, October 27th, 2012 |
Greg Krikorian
Greg Krikorian - CA State Assembly District 43
Greg Krikorian, endorsed by the ANCA-WR, is locked in a tight race
with incumbent Mike Gatto (D). Mr. Krikorian has been a school board
member for twelve years and has consistently attended to the concerns
of the Armenian-American community while faithfully serving the
diverse constituency he has represented. Conversely, over his two-year
tenure, Mr. Gatto - although he received the ANCA-WR endorsement in
the 2010 General Election - has failed in representing his large
Armenian-American constituency. He has offered the community token
attention where substantive relationship-building would have been
welcomed as evinced by several attempts of a collective of community
groups to meet with him. Mr. Krikorian has proven himself to be a
community-oriented leader who is accessible and honest.
Chris Holden
Chris Holden - CA State Assembly District 41
Chris Holden is a longtime city councilman from Pasadena, California.
As the second longest-serving councilman in Pasadena, his breadth of
experience will be a boon to all constituents in AD 41. He has
consistently maintained good relations with the Armenian-American
community. Earlier this month, the ANCA Pasadena hosted Mr. Holden at
a town hall in the Pasadena Armenian Center. It is expected that Mr.
Holden will be a strong voice for Armenian-American issues when he
gets to Sacramento.
Adrin Nazarian
Adrin Nazarian - CA State Assembly District 46
A graduate of Ferrahian High School, former member of the Armenian
Youth Federation and Homenetmen, Adrin Nazarian is steeped in the
community he is now running to represent. Serving as Paul Krekorian's
Chief of Staff for many years, he has developed a deep relationship
with all parts of the Valley community and he is the most equipped to
be successful as a representative in Sacramento. After a tough but
successful primary battle for Mr. Nazarian, the ANCA-WR is renewing
its unequivocal endorsement of the only candidate in the AD 46 race
who will represent the Armenian-American community.
Alan Jackson
Alan Jackson - Los Angeles County District Attorney
In the heated race to replace District Attorney Steve Cooley, the
ANCA-WR is endorsing Assistant Head Deputy of the Major Crimes
Division Alan Jackson over his opponent Chief Deputy District Attorney
Jackie Lacey in the nonpartisan race. In interviews with the ANCA-WR,
Mr. Jackson was better prepared and clearly outlined the relationship
he plans to have with the Armenian-American community. Likewise, he
was well-versed in issues of concern to the Armenian-American
community and the ANCA-WR is confident that as District Attorney, he
will serve his large Armenian-American constituency and all citizens
of Los Angeles justly and forthrightly.
State Measures/Propositions
The ANCA-WR is not offering any endorsements for state measures or
propositions in any state. Although the ANCA-WR recognizes the
importance of the propositions, it feels that determining their effect
on Armenian-Americans would not respect the community's socioeconomic
and political diversity. Furthermore, as a non-partisan organization,
the ANCA-WR does not make any endorsements in what might be construed
as partisan issues.
Below are all the candidates endorsed by ANCA-WR for statewide races:
California State Senate
25 Carol Liu
27 Fran Pavley
California State Assembly
35 Katcho Achadjian
38 Scott Wilk
41 Chris Holden
43 Greg Krikorian
46 Adrin Nazarian
49 Ed Chau
50 Richard Bloom
57 Ian Calderon
58 Cristina Garcia
59 Reggie Jones-Sawyer
Los Angeles County District Attorney
Alan Jackson
From: A. Papazian
asbarez
Saturday, October 27th, 2012 |
Greg Krikorian
Greg Krikorian - CA State Assembly District 43
Greg Krikorian, endorsed by the ANCA-WR, is locked in a tight race
with incumbent Mike Gatto (D). Mr. Krikorian has been a school board
member for twelve years and has consistently attended to the concerns
of the Armenian-American community while faithfully serving the
diverse constituency he has represented. Conversely, over his two-year
tenure, Mr. Gatto - although he received the ANCA-WR endorsement in
the 2010 General Election - has failed in representing his large
Armenian-American constituency. He has offered the community token
attention where substantive relationship-building would have been
welcomed as evinced by several attempts of a collective of community
groups to meet with him. Mr. Krikorian has proven himself to be a
community-oriented leader who is accessible and honest.
Chris Holden
Chris Holden - CA State Assembly District 41
Chris Holden is a longtime city councilman from Pasadena, California.
As the second longest-serving councilman in Pasadena, his breadth of
experience will be a boon to all constituents in AD 41. He has
consistently maintained good relations with the Armenian-American
community. Earlier this month, the ANCA Pasadena hosted Mr. Holden at
a town hall in the Pasadena Armenian Center. It is expected that Mr.
Holden will be a strong voice for Armenian-American issues when he
gets to Sacramento.
Adrin Nazarian
Adrin Nazarian - CA State Assembly District 46
A graduate of Ferrahian High School, former member of the Armenian
Youth Federation and Homenetmen, Adrin Nazarian is steeped in the
community he is now running to represent. Serving as Paul Krekorian's
Chief of Staff for many years, he has developed a deep relationship
with all parts of the Valley community and he is the most equipped to
be successful as a representative in Sacramento. After a tough but
successful primary battle for Mr. Nazarian, the ANCA-WR is renewing
its unequivocal endorsement of the only candidate in the AD 46 race
who will represent the Armenian-American community.
Alan Jackson
Alan Jackson - Los Angeles County District Attorney
In the heated race to replace District Attorney Steve Cooley, the
ANCA-WR is endorsing Assistant Head Deputy of the Major Crimes
Division Alan Jackson over his opponent Chief Deputy District Attorney
Jackie Lacey in the nonpartisan race. In interviews with the ANCA-WR,
Mr. Jackson was better prepared and clearly outlined the relationship
he plans to have with the Armenian-American community. Likewise, he
was well-versed in issues of concern to the Armenian-American
community and the ANCA-WR is confident that as District Attorney, he
will serve his large Armenian-American constituency and all citizens
of Los Angeles justly and forthrightly.
State Measures/Propositions
The ANCA-WR is not offering any endorsements for state measures or
propositions in any state. Although the ANCA-WR recognizes the
importance of the propositions, it feels that determining their effect
on Armenian-Americans would not respect the community's socioeconomic
and political diversity. Furthermore, as a non-partisan organization,
the ANCA-WR does not make any endorsements in what might be construed
as partisan issues.
Below are all the candidates endorsed by ANCA-WR for statewide races:
California State Senate
25 Carol Liu
27 Fran Pavley
California State Assembly
35 Katcho Achadjian
38 Scott Wilk
41 Chris Holden
43 Greg Krikorian
46 Adrin Nazarian
49 Ed Chau
50 Richard Bloom
57 Ian Calderon
58 Cristina Garcia
59 Reggie Jones-Sawyer
Los Angeles County District Attorney
Alan Jackson
From: A. Papazian