Armenian-American Candidate Profiles: 2008 Archives
ARMENPAC, the Armenian American Political Action Committee, is proud to provide you with information about some prominent Armenian American candidates running for elected office this year. Below, you can find a brief description of some of these candidates and links to their websites to find even more information and to help with their fundraising efforts.
As Armenian-Americans, it is important they we know our candidates, their issues and how to support them. The most effective way to have our issues represented at the federal, state, and local level is to show aggressive and generous support of our candidates.
David Krikorian, Independent candidate for Congress in Ohio’s second district. |
David Krikorian is a successful entrepreneur and a businessman who wants to bring his knowledge and experience to Congress to address today’s tough economic issues. David’s strong financial sense and strategic thinking is what is needed in Ohio, and in the nation as a whole, not only to understand the challenges of today's economic situation, but to determine the best course of action for our future, and more importantly, the future of our children.
In addition to David’s impressive career and educational background, David is also the grandson of genocide survivors that gets his faith and belief in community from the Armenian Church. To learn more about David, his background, family and how you can help his campaign, please visit http://krikorianforcongress.com/index.php. |
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| Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, representing California’s 14th Congressional District |
Elected in 1992, Anna G. Eshoo is the first Democrat to represent the 14th Congressional District, the heart of Silicon Valley, in more than 50 years and is one of only two Armenian Americans currently serving in Congress.
Anna has served on the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee since 1995 and is a member of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet and the Subcommittee on Health. She was appointed to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in January 2003, and in the 110th Congress, she chairs the Subcommittee on Intelligence Community Management. Anna co-chairs the Congressional Medical Technology Caucus and is a member of the Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus and the Diabetes Caucus. In addition, she co-chairs the Congressional E-911 Caucus and the House Medical Technology Caucus, and serves as Vice Chair of the 21st Century Health Care Caucus.
To learn more about Anna and how you can help her re-election efforts, please visit
http://annaeshoo4congress.com/anna/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1 |
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| Congresswoman Jackie Kanchelian Speier, representing California’s 12th District |
Jackie Speier was sworn into Congress on April 10, 2008 to fill the unexpired term of the late Congressman Tom Lantos. She represents California's 12th Congressional District, where she has lived her entire life. Jackie is a profile in courage that continues to live an amazing life and lead a successful political career while triumphing over adversity. Please take the time to learn about Jackie’s personal story located here http://speier.house.gov/about.shtml.
To learn more about Congresswoman Speier’s re-election efforts and how you can get involved please visit her official campaign website www.jackieforcongress.com. |
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If you know of other Armenian-American candidates seeking federal or state offices that should be profiled on this website, please contact ARMENPAC Executive Director, Jason P. Capizzi at jason.capizzi@armenpac.org.
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