Armenian Committee announces endorsements ahead of 2020 Primaries February 25, 2020 - 11:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - With just over a week left until the March 3 primary elections, the Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region (ANCA-WR) released its list of primary endorsements. “Ensuring our community's active participation in the electoral process is one of the core functions of the ANCA Western Region, as we strive to make our community’s collective voice heard at the national, regional and local levels of government,” remarked the organization’s Chair Nora Hovsepian, Esq. “Through our HyeVotes Initiative we strive to educate our community about the importance of registering to vote and participating in the nation’s democratic processes as active and engaged citizens to help ensure that our elected representatives address the needs and concerns of our community.” Federal Races Judy Chu – CA Congressional 27th District Jim Costa – CA Congressional 16th District Anna Eshoo – CA Congressional 18th District Ted Lieu – CA Congressional 33rd District Linda Sanchez – CA Congressional 38th District Adam Schiff – CA Congressional 28th District Brad Sherman – CA Congressional 30th District Christy Smith – CA Congressional 25th District Jackie Speier – CA Congressional 14th District Andrew Romanoff – U.S. Senate Primary (Colorado) Dan Janjigian – Texas Congressional 31st District California State Senate Races Toni Atkins – 39th District Anthony Portantino – 25th District Henry Stern – 27th District Scott Wiener – 11th District Scott Wilk – 21st District State Assembly Races Marc Berman – 24th District Lisa Calderon – 57th District Laura Friedman – 43rd District Jesse Gabriel – 45th District Chris Holden – 41st District Adrin Nazarian – 46th District Jim Patterson – 23rd District Sharon Quirk-Silva – 65th District Anthony Rendon – 63rd District Luz Rivas – 39th District Simon Maghakyan – Colorado House 7th District Los Angeles County Races Kathryn Barger – LA County Board of Supervisors 5th District George Gascon – LA County District Attorney Elen Asatryan – Democratic County Central Committee Ingrid Gunnell – Democratic County Central Committee Malcolm Johnson – Democratic County Central Committee City Races Kevin De Leon – Los Angeles City Council 14th District Paul Krekorian – Los Angeles City Council 2nd District John Lee – Los Angeles City Council 12th District David Ryu – Los Angeles City Council 4th District Paula Devine – Glendale City Council Vartan Gharpetian – Glendale City Council Ardy Kassakhian – Glendale City Council Leonard Manoukian – Glendale City Council Terry Tornek – Pasadena City Mayor Joe Baghdadlian – Pasadena City Council 4th District Tyron Hampton – Pasadena City Council 1st District Steve Madison – Pasadena City Council 6th District Boghos Patatian – Pasadena City Council 2nd District College and School Board Races Scott Svonkin – Los Angeles City College District Board of Trustees James Osterling – Pasadena City College Board of Trustees 2nd Area Sevan Benlian – Glendale Community College Board of Trustees Harry Leon – Glendale Community College Board of Trustees Jennifer Freemon – Glendale Unified School District Nayiri Nahabedian – Glendale Unified School District Jackie Goldberg – Los Angeles Unified School District Board Scott Schmerelson – Los Angeles Unified School District Board Many of the endorsements include incumbents who have served as a strong voice for the community.   Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency.   Partner news |  Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
