Community activist Nancy Najarian sets sights on U.S. House seatMarch 20, 2014 - 10:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Community activist Nancy Najarian, a woman with deep ties to Massachusetts and its Armenian community, has set her sights on the U.S. House seat which will soon be vacant when its current occupant, veteran US Rep. Jim Moran Jr. (D-Va), retires in the fall, the Armenian Mirror-Spectator reports. With Moran’s decision not to see another term, Najarian said, it seemed like the time was right to take a chance. “As I am getting older, I am thinking of ways that I could make an impact in significant ways,” she said, by way of explaining why she would seek the House seat. “This is a very, very safe Democratic seat. There is a good chance that there won’t be another chance like this,” she explained. “I did some due diligence and talked” to various members of congress and friends in politics as well as her friends and family to make up her mind. “I decided to go for it,” she said. She is kicking off her campaign this week, meeting with locals and making phone calls in this very short and intense campaign. The primary will take place on June 10, with the election in November. “I need to become a very well supported candidate in an extremely short amount of time because it is a crowded race,” she said. The first goal, she added, is to raise a lot of cash for the campaign to pay for ads “in the very expensive DC media market.” Najarian was born in Boston, baptized in St. Stephen’s Armenian Church in Watertown and raised in Belmont. She lives in northern Virginia with her husband, Michael Stimson, and children George, 13, and Serine, 7. She has been a Sunday school teacher at St. Mary’s Armenian Apostolic Church in Washington and has participated in many events hosted both by the Armenian Assembly of America and the Armenian National Committee of America. “It would be pretty exciting to have someone with an Armenian last name in Congress in 2015,” Najarian noted. Photo: The Armenian Mirror-Spectator Related links: Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |