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ANCA-PASADENA CHAPTER ANNOUNCES ITS ENDORSEMENTS FOR CITY COUNCIL RACE
http://asbarez.com/108654/anca-pasadena-chapter-announces-its-endorsements-for-city-council-race/
Tuesday, March 5th, 2013
Clockwise from top left: Terry Tornek, Ishmael Trone, John J. Kennedy
and Victor Gordo
PASADENA - The Armenian National Committee of America - Pasadena
Chapter announced on Monday its dual endorsement of John J. Kennedy and
Ishmael Trone for Pasadena City Council District 3, a seat formerly
occupied by Chris Holden, as well as incumbent councilmembers Victor
Gordo and Terry Tornek in the City's Districts 5 and 7 respectively.
Born and raised in Pasadena, an attorney by trade, and currently
serving as Senior Vice President of the Los Angeles Urban League,
John J. Kennedy emphasizes solutions for local economic growth. His
plan focuses on creating new businesses by promoting the City of
Pasadena to outside companies and providing incentives for training and
hiring locally. Kennedy states that businesses that provide funding,
mentoring, training and job recruitment for the youth will foster a
highly skilled workforce for tomorrow. Having served as Deputy Chief
of Police in Richmond, Virginia, Kennedy's dedication to improve
the quality of life for Pasadena citizens and ensure government
accountability is a testament to his leadership qualities.
Ishmael Trone, a candidate with decades of service to the Pasadena
community, has been a true civic leader in his entire civic career. He
has applied himself to improve the quality of life in the city of
Pasadena. Trone has served as Chair of the Fair Oaks Project Area
Committee and Vice-Chair of the Community Development Commission. He
currently serves as a board member of the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce
and Trustee of the Pasadena Museum of History. His involvement in
multiple community and capital improvement projects helped increase
the vitality of Pasadena neighborhoods. More than four decades of
commitment to the Pasadena Unified School District demonstrates his
desire to reach out to the needs of the youth, displayed strongly
in his leadership with founding the non-profit Youth Job Training
Program in 2009.
Both Kennedy and Trone have stated that they are aware and informed of
the importance of the Armenian-American Community in Pasadena, and are
ready to help address the needs and concerns of the community. Both
candidates have expressed a strong commitment to supporting the
Armenian Genocide Memorial project, which will be established in
District 3.
Councilmembers Terry Tornek and Victor Gordo, both longtime friends
of the Armenian-American Community, garnered their endorsements after
interview questions affirmed their utter understanding and support
of important Armenian issues, as well as their steadfast backing of
the Armenian Genocide Memorial in the City of Pasadena. They have
expressed their willingness to support efforts that will ensure the
Armenian Genocide Memorial will be completed in time for the centennial
commemoration of the Armenian Genocide in 2015.
John J. Kennedy and Ishmael Trone are both first-time contenders for
City Council elections running for District 3. Councilmembers Victor
Gordo and Terry Tornek are incumbent candidates both running unopposed
in their respective Districts.
The decisions came at the recommendations of the ANCA-Pasadena
Chapter's Board who met and heard the candidates' plans for the
future as it pertains to the Armenian-American Community in the City
of Pasadena and the overall direction they would like to see the city
take for the greater good of the entire community in Pasadena.
http://asbarez.com/108654/anca-pasadena-chapter-announces-its-endorsements-for-city-council-race/
Tuesday, March 5th, 2013
Clockwise from top left: Terry Tornek, Ishmael Trone, John J. Kennedy
and Victor Gordo
PASADENA - The Armenian National Committee of America - Pasadena
Chapter announced on Monday its dual endorsement of John J. Kennedy and
Ishmael Trone for Pasadena City Council District 3, a seat formerly
occupied by Chris Holden, as well as incumbent councilmembers Victor
Gordo and Terry Tornek in the City's Districts 5 and 7 respectively.
Born and raised in Pasadena, an attorney by trade, and currently
serving as Senior Vice President of the Los Angeles Urban League,
John J. Kennedy emphasizes solutions for local economic growth. His
plan focuses on creating new businesses by promoting the City of
Pasadena to outside companies and providing incentives for training and
hiring locally. Kennedy states that businesses that provide funding,
mentoring, training and job recruitment for the youth will foster a
highly skilled workforce for tomorrow. Having served as Deputy Chief
of Police in Richmond, Virginia, Kennedy's dedication to improve
the quality of life for Pasadena citizens and ensure government
accountability is a testament to his leadership qualities.
Ishmael Trone, a candidate with decades of service to the Pasadena
community, has been a true civic leader in his entire civic career. He
has applied himself to improve the quality of life in the city of
Pasadena. Trone has served as Chair of the Fair Oaks Project Area
Committee and Vice-Chair of the Community Development Commission. He
currently serves as a board member of the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce
and Trustee of the Pasadena Museum of History. His involvement in
multiple community and capital improvement projects helped increase
the vitality of Pasadena neighborhoods. More than four decades of
commitment to the Pasadena Unified School District demonstrates his
desire to reach out to the needs of the youth, displayed strongly
in his leadership with founding the non-profit Youth Job Training
Program in 2009.
Both Kennedy and Trone have stated that they are aware and informed of
the importance of the Armenian-American Community in Pasadena, and are
ready to help address the needs and concerns of the community. Both
candidates have expressed a strong commitment to supporting the
Armenian Genocide Memorial project, which will be established in
District 3.
Councilmembers Terry Tornek and Victor Gordo, both longtime friends
of the Armenian-American Community, garnered their endorsements after
interview questions affirmed their utter understanding and support
of important Armenian issues, as well as their steadfast backing of
the Armenian Genocide Memorial in the City of Pasadena. They have
expressed their willingness to support efforts that will ensure the
Armenian Genocide Memorial will be completed in time for the centennial
commemoration of the Armenian Genocide in 2015.
John J. Kennedy and Ishmael Trone are both first-time contenders for
City Council elections running for District 3. Councilmembers Victor
Gordo and Terry Tornek are incumbent candidates both running unopposed
in their respective Districts.
The decisions came at the recommendations of the ANCA-Pasadena
Chapter's Board who met and heard the candidates' plans for the
future as it pertains to the Armenian-American Community in the City
of Pasadena and the overall direction they would like to see the city
take for the greater good of the entire community in Pasadena.