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PRESS RELEASE
January 21, 2005
Contact: Armen Carapetian
Tel: (818) 500-1918
REP. LINDA SANCHEZ LATEST ADDITION TO CONGRESSIONAL ARMENIAN CAUCUS
— Two term Congresswoman has been active on Genocide Recognition
and U.S.-Armenia Economic Relations Issues
GLENDALE, CA – Southern California Democrat Linda Sanchez (39th
Dist.) is the most recent in a line of Representatives who have
become members of the Congressional Armenian Caucus. She joins
Representatives Ben Chandler (R-KY), Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), Jerry
Moran (R-KS), and Joe Schwarz (R-MI), all of whom have added their
names to the Caucus over the past three weeks.
Since her election to Congress in 2002, Rep. Sanchez has
consistently been active on issues of concern to the Armenian
American community. In the 108th Congress, she was a cosponsor of a
measure, which granted permanent normal trade relations status
(PNTR) to Armenia. She has also been vocal in urging President
Bush to properly commemorate the Armenian Genocide, joining over
160 of her colleagues in cosigning letters to the President
regarding the topic in April 2003 and 2004.
“We appreciate Rep. Linda Sanchez’s leadership and advocacy on
issues of concern to her Armenian American constituency,” commented
ANCA Western Region Executive Director Ardashes Kassakhian. “It is
through exemplary leadership like hers that we will see the
membership of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian issues continue
to grow.”
An attorney by profession prior to her election to office, Rep.
Sanchez currently serves on the House Government Reforms, Small
Business and Judiciary Committees. She convincingly defeated
Republican Tim Escobar in the 2004 Congressional elections,
garnering 61% of the vote.
Established in 1995 and co-chaired by Representatives Frank Pallone
(D-NJ) and Joe Knollenberg (R-MI), the Congressional Armenian
Caucus is a bipartisan forum for the discussion of policies to
foster increased cooperation between the United States and Armenian
governments and to strengthen the enduring bonds between the
American and Armenian peoples.