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November 5, 2014
FLORIDA ARMENIANS
Contact: Taniel Koushakjian
Email: [email protected]
Florida Armenians Endorsed Candidates Overwhelmingly Win on Election Night
By Taniel Koushakjian
FLArmenians Managing Editor
Florida Armenians is pleased to announce that 38 out of 39 candidates
endorsed by Florida Armenians have won election to various offices across
the State of Florida. The 97% success rate of Florida Armenians endorsed
candidates illustrates the power and effectiveness of the Armenian American
community in Florida at the federal, state, and local level.
All thirteen Florida Armenians endorsed candidates for United States
Congress were elected, including Republican challenger Carlos Curbelo who
defeated Democratic incumbent Joe Garcia in FL-26, which covers southwest
Miami-Dade County and all of Monroe County.
In the state legislature, all four Florida Armenians endorsed senate
candidates won election. In the state house, fifteen out of sixteen Florida
Armenians endorsed candidates won election, including HD-67 Republican
Chris Latvala who easily defeated Democrat Christopher Shepard in the
open-seat contest. Christ Latvala is the son of State Senator Jack Latvala
(R-Pinellas), who introduced and managed the successful passage of the
first Armenian Genocide resolution in the Florida State Senate in 2013. The
only loss of all Florida Armenians endorsed candidates in the 2014 election
cycle occurred next door to Chris Latvala, in HD-68, where Bill Young lost
his challenge to Democratic incumbent Dwight Dudley (D-Pinellas). Bill
Young is the son of the late C.W. Bill Young III (R-FL), who represented
Florida in the United State Congress from 1971-2013.
At the state executive level, all three Florida Armenians endorsed
candidates coasted to victory. Although Florida Armenians withheld our
endorsement in the hotly-contested Florida Governor race, we would like to
congratulate Governor Rick Scott on his reelection victory. We look forward
to working with him and his administration as we approach the Armenian
Genocide centennial in April 24, 2015.
Florida Armenians also endorsed Garo Artinian, the sole Armenian American
on the ballot in Florida. He won an uncontested race and is now the North
Palm Beach County Improvement District Seat 2 Board Member-elect.
Florida Armenians would like to congratulate all of our endorsees across
the Sunshine State on their election victory.
Available online at: http://bit.ly/1shau9L
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
November 5, 2014
FLORIDA ARMENIANS
Contact: Taniel Koushakjian
Email: [email protected]
Florida Armenians Endorsed Candidates Overwhelmingly Win on Election Night
By Taniel Koushakjian
FLArmenians Managing Editor
Florida Armenians is pleased to announce that 38 out of 39 candidates
endorsed by Florida Armenians have won election to various offices across
the State of Florida. The 97% success rate of Florida Armenians endorsed
candidates illustrates the power and effectiveness of the Armenian American
community in Florida at the federal, state, and local level.
All thirteen Florida Armenians endorsed candidates for United States
Congress were elected, including Republican challenger Carlos Curbelo who
defeated Democratic incumbent Joe Garcia in FL-26, which covers southwest
Miami-Dade County and all of Monroe County.
In the state legislature, all four Florida Armenians endorsed senate
candidates won election. In the state house, fifteen out of sixteen Florida
Armenians endorsed candidates won election, including HD-67 Republican
Chris Latvala who easily defeated Democrat Christopher Shepard in the
open-seat contest. Christ Latvala is the son of State Senator Jack Latvala
(R-Pinellas), who introduced and managed the successful passage of the
first Armenian Genocide resolution in the Florida State Senate in 2013. The
only loss of all Florida Armenians endorsed candidates in the 2014 election
cycle occurred next door to Chris Latvala, in HD-68, where Bill Young lost
his challenge to Democratic incumbent Dwight Dudley (D-Pinellas). Bill
Young is the son of the late C.W. Bill Young III (R-FL), who represented
Florida in the United State Congress from 1971-2013.
At the state executive level, all three Florida Armenians endorsed
candidates coasted to victory. Although Florida Armenians withheld our
endorsement in the hotly-contested Florida Governor race, we would like to
congratulate Governor Rick Scott on his reelection victory. We look forward
to working with him and his administration as we approach the Armenian
Genocide centennial in April 24, 2015.
Florida Armenians also endorsed Garo Artinian, the sole Armenian American
on the ballot in Florida. He won an uncontested race and is now the North
Palm Beach County Improvement District Seat 2 Board Member-elect.
Florida Armenians would like to congratulate all of our endorsees across
the Sunshine State on their election victory.
Available online at: http://bit.ly/1shau9L
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress