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ARMENIAN GROUP HELPS KOUTOUJIAN'S CONGRESSIONAL RUN
http://www.reporter.am/go/article/2013-10-07-armenian-group-helps-koutoujian-s-congressional-run
Published: Monday October 07, 2013
Peter Koutoujian. Campaign photo
FRANKLIN, MASS. - The Armenian National Committee of American Eastern
Region (ANCA-ER) organized a phone bank for Congressional hopeful
Peter Koutoujian at Camp Haiastan on October 6.
Middlesex County Sheriff Peter Koutoujian is running for the vacant
seat in Massachusetts' 5th Congressional district, which includes
Watertown, Belmont, Waltham, Lexington, Arlington, and many other
towns heavily populated with Armenian Americans. The ANCA Eastern
Massachusetts has been actively working on the campaign, volunteering
at district phone banks and canvassing the district. Local Armenian
youth have joined the local ANC and participated in this effort.
The latest fundraising and polling data published October 4 identify
Koutoujian as one of the two leading candidates in the competitive
race.
The ANCA-ER organized the phone bank at Camp Haiastan during the
Armenian Youth Federation's annual Senior Seminar, an educational
event that attracted more than 85 Armenian youth from the East Coast,
West Coast and Canada. ANCA-ER Executive Director Michelle Hagopian
and ANCA National Board Member Steve Mesrobian instructed and helped
the youth for an hour on Saturday. The group used the online system
on www.koutoujianforcongress.com by doing a virtual phone bank, which
allows individuals to make calls anywhere they have Internet access.
"The ANCA-ER strives to activate Armenian youth on all things important
to the Armenian people. Volunteering with the ANCA-ER to phone bank
for Peter is a privilege and the very least that Armenian youth can
be doing," said Hagopian.
The Special Primary Election for now Sen. Ed Markey's old seat will
take place on Tuesday, October 15, in Massachusetts' 5th district. For
more information on ANCA-endorsed Koutoujian and his campaign, visit
www.koutoujianforcongress.com.
ANC-PAC backs Koutoujian For Congress campaign
Supporters of the Armenian National Committee - Political Action
Committee (ANC-PAC) gathered on August 11 to support the congressional
campaign of Peter Koutoujian.
"Peter Koutoujian is a brilliant example of the American Dream," said
the ANC-PAC in a statement. "The ANC-PAC believes Peter will bring
integrity and vision to the U.S. Congress. We are supporting Peter
because he will convey his wealth of experience as a policymaker to the
U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, DC. His current position
as the Sheriff of Middlesex County, his long tenure as a member of
the Massachusetts Legislature and his past post as a prosecutor with
the Middlesex District Attorney's Office are emblematic of the fact
that Peter's judgment and character is just what is needed in Congress
these days."
The ANC-PAC is proud of Peter Koutoujian's track record on Armenian
American issues and confident that he will apply his support for
human rights when he is elected to join the 113th Congress. From
issues like securing justice with respect to the Armenian Genocide,
to safeguarding the freedom and liberty for the people of Artsakh,
Koutoujian is a strong proponent of issues of concern to human rights
advocates not only in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, but also
across the United States.
As a member of the Massachusetts Legislature, Koutoujian crafted
legislation that led to the creation of the Armenian Heritage Park
(AHP) in downtown Boston. The AHP, which is visited by hundreds of
thousands of visitors every year, includes among other elements a
sculpture that is dedicated to lives lost during the Armenian Genocide
and all other crimes against humanity.
http://www.reporter.am/go/article/2013-10-07-armenian-group-helps-koutoujian-s-congressional-run
Published: Monday October 07, 2013
Peter Koutoujian. Campaign photo
FRANKLIN, MASS. - The Armenian National Committee of American Eastern
Region (ANCA-ER) organized a phone bank for Congressional hopeful
Peter Koutoujian at Camp Haiastan on October 6.
Middlesex County Sheriff Peter Koutoujian is running for the vacant
seat in Massachusetts' 5th Congressional district, which includes
Watertown, Belmont, Waltham, Lexington, Arlington, and many other
towns heavily populated with Armenian Americans. The ANCA Eastern
Massachusetts has been actively working on the campaign, volunteering
at district phone banks and canvassing the district. Local Armenian
youth have joined the local ANC and participated in this effort.
The latest fundraising and polling data published October 4 identify
Koutoujian as one of the two leading candidates in the competitive
race.
The ANCA-ER organized the phone bank at Camp Haiastan during the
Armenian Youth Federation's annual Senior Seminar, an educational
event that attracted more than 85 Armenian youth from the East Coast,
West Coast and Canada. ANCA-ER Executive Director Michelle Hagopian
and ANCA National Board Member Steve Mesrobian instructed and helped
the youth for an hour on Saturday. The group used the online system
on www.koutoujianforcongress.com by doing a virtual phone bank, which
allows individuals to make calls anywhere they have Internet access.
"The ANCA-ER strives to activate Armenian youth on all things important
to the Armenian people. Volunteering with the ANCA-ER to phone bank
for Peter is a privilege and the very least that Armenian youth can
be doing," said Hagopian.
The Special Primary Election for now Sen. Ed Markey's old seat will
take place on Tuesday, October 15, in Massachusetts' 5th district. For
more information on ANCA-endorsed Koutoujian and his campaign, visit
www.koutoujianforcongress.com.
ANC-PAC backs Koutoujian For Congress campaign
Supporters of the Armenian National Committee - Political Action
Committee (ANC-PAC) gathered on August 11 to support the congressional
campaign of Peter Koutoujian.
"Peter Koutoujian is a brilliant example of the American Dream," said
the ANC-PAC in a statement. "The ANC-PAC believes Peter will bring
integrity and vision to the U.S. Congress. We are supporting Peter
because he will convey his wealth of experience as a policymaker to the
U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, DC. His current position
as the Sheriff of Middlesex County, his long tenure as a member of
the Massachusetts Legislature and his past post as a prosecutor with
the Middlesex District Attorney's Office are emblematic of the fact
that Peter's judgment and character is just what is needed in Congress
these days."
The ANC-PAC is proud of Peter Koutoujian's track record on Armenian
American issues and confident that he will apply his support for
human rights when he is elected to join the 113th Congress. From
issues like securing justice with respect to the Armenian Genocide,
to safeguarding the freedom and liberty for the people of Artsakh,
Koutoujian is a strong proponent of issues of concern to human rights
advocates not only in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, but also
across the United States.
As a member of the Massachusetts Legislature, Koutoujian crafted
legislation that led to the creation of the Armenian Heritage Park
(AHP) in downtown Boston. The AHP, which is visited by hundreds of
thousands of visitors every year, includes among other elements a
sculpture that is dedicated to lives lost during the Armenian Genocide
and all other crimes against humanity.