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OVER 95% OF ANCA ENDORSED CANDIDATES WIN SEATS IN CONGRESS
10:45, 06 Nov 2014
Months of intensive voter registration efforts and grassroots
campaigning contributed to significant Congressional victories for
pro-Armenian American issues candidates during Tuesday's mid-term
elections, with over 95% of Armenian National Committee of America
(ANCA) endorsed candidates being elected to office. Top winners
included Bob Dold (R-IL), a former Republican Vice-Chairman of
the Congressional Armenian Caucus, who won one of the most closely
contested U.S. House races in the country.
"It's always gratifying for the ANCA to empower Armenian American
voters, especially during highly competitive election seasons like
this, when our efforts contribute meaningfully to the victory of so
many Congressional friends," said Aram Hamparian, Executive Director of
the ANCA. "While we're certainly proud that our nation-wide electoral
participation this season hit an all-time high-water mark, we're
already planning to top this unprecedented effort during the coming
2016 election cycle.
Among other wins in competitive races were those by Congressman
Michael Grimm (R-NY), the current Co-Chairman of the Armenian Caucus,
who won by 13% in a high profile campaign; and David Valadao (R-CA),
the co-author of the Armenian Genocide Truth and Justice Resolution,
with a convincing 18 point victory in a race that was rated a toss-up
earlier in the election cycle. Congressman Jim Costa's (D-CA) race
for reelection was still too close to call, as were those contested
by three other candidates endorsed by the ANCA: Mike Honda (D-CA),
Peter Aguilar (D-CA), and Raul Ruiz (D-CA).
Other high-profile victories by ANCA-endorsed candidates included
those by David Brat (R-VA), who will take the Richmond U.S. House
seat formerly held by Majority Leader Eric Cantor, and incoming Senate
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY). U.S. Representative Gary Peters
(D-MI), an ANCA-backed candidate, won a seat in the Senate.
Both Americans of Armenian heritage who serve in the U.S. Congress,
Anna Eshoo (D-CA) and Jackie Speier (D-CA), won reelection, with a
host of Armenian American state and local candidates following suit,
including: Assemblymembers Adrin Nazarian and Katcho Achadjian, who won
reelection to the California State Assembly; Assemblymember Katherine
Kazarian who won reelection in Rhode Island; Scott Avedisian who was
re-elected Mayor of Warwick, RI; and Richelle Noroyan, who secured
a seat on the Santa Cruz, CA City Council.
An ANCA Election Day on-line poll found that 73% of respondents believe
that Armenian American voters are willing to cross U.S. party lines
to support pro-Armenian candidates, results that are consistent with
feedback from previous election cycles.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/11/06/over-95-of-anca-endorsed-candidates-win-seats-in-congress/
10:45, 06 Nov 2014
Months of intensive voter registration efforts and grassroots
campaigning contributed to significant Congressional victories for
pro-Armenian American issues candidates during Tuesday's mid-term
elections, with over 95% of Armenian National Committee of America
(ANCA) endorsed candidates being elected to office. Top winners
included Bob Dold (R-IL), a former Republican Vice-Chairman of
the Congressional Armenian Caucus, who won one of the most closely
contested U.S. House races in the country.
"It's always gratifying for the ANCA to empower Armenian American
voters, especially during highly competitive election seasons like
this, when our efforts contribute meaningfully to the victory of so
many Congressional friends," said Aram Hamparian, Executive Director of
the ANCA. "While we're certainly proud that our nation-wide electoral
participation this season hit an all-time high-water mark, we're
already planning to top this unprecedented effort during the coming
2016 election cycle.
Among other wins in competitive races were those by Congressman
Michael Grimm (R-NY), the current Co-Chairman of the Armenian Caucus,
who won by 13% in a high profile campaign; and David Valadao (R-CA),
the co-author of the Armenian Genocide Truth and Justice Resolution,
with a convincing 18 point victory in a race that was rated a toss-up
earlier in the election cycle. Congressman Jim Costa's (D-CA) race
for reelection was still too close to call, as were those contested
by three other candidates endorsed by the ANCA: Mike Honda (D-CA),
Peter Aguilar (D-CA), and Raul Ruiz (D-CA).
Other high-profile victories by ANCA-endorsed candidates included
those by David Brat (R-VA), who will take the Richmond U.S. House
seat formerly held by Majority Leader Eric Cantor, and incoming Senate
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY). U.S. Representative Gary Peters
(D-MI), an ANCA-backed candidate, won a seat in the Senate.
Both Americans of Armenian heritage who serve in the U.S. Congress,
Anna Eshoo (D-CA) and Jackie Speier (D-CA), won reelection, with a
host of Armenian American state and local candidates following suit,
including: Assemblymembers Adrin Nazarian and Katcho Achadjian, who won
reelection to the California State Assembly; Assemblymember Katherine
Kazarian who won reelection in Rhode Island; Scott Avedisian who was
re-elected Mayor of Warwick, RI; and Richelle Noroyan, who secured
a seat on the Santa Cruz, CA City Council.
An ANCA Election Day on-line poll found that 73% of respondents believe
that Armenian American voters are willing to cross U.S. party lines
to support pro-Armenian candidates, results that are consistent with
feedback from previous election cycles.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/11/06/over-95-of-anca-endorsed-candidates-win-seats-in-congress/