PROMINENT POLITICAL ANALYST MAHTESIAN TO SPEAK AT LA CITY HALL

ASBAREZ
2/10/2007

LOS ANGELES–The Armenian National of Committee of America — Western
Region (ANCA-WR) announced it will be hosting a special speaking
and networking event, as part of its Leadership Speaker Series, on
February 24th featuring Charles Mahtesian, editor of the Almanac of
Politics. Mahtesian will provide his insider analysis of the 110th
Congress, the new leadership in Congress, and the possibility of a
new direction for America. The unique event will also draw political
staffers from various federal and state legislators’ offices throughout
southern California.

Charles Mahtesian is the editor of the Almanac of American Politics,
the biennial book often referred to as "the bible of American
politics." Prior to joining the Almanac, he spent eight years as
a national correspondent for Governing magazine, where he covered
state legislatures, governors, and urban politics. He began his
career reporting on elections and congressional redistricting for
Congressional Quarterly, where he was also a contributing writer to
the reference books, Politics in America and Congressional Districts
in the 1990s.

Mahtesian has served as an election night analyst on National Public
Radio and appeared on numerous radio and television programs, including
NPR’s All Things Considered, C-Span’s Washington Journal, and on CNN
and the BBC. He has written for a variety of newspapers, journals,
and magazines including The Weekly Standard, Campaigns and Elections,
and Congress Daily. He currently writes a monthly column on politics
for Government Executive magazine. Mahtesian earned his bachelor’s
degree in politics from Catholic University in Washington D.C. and
his J.D. from American University.

In 2006, Charles Mahtesian delivered the keynote address during the
ANCA’s Leadership Conference held in Washington Mahtesian provided the
conference attendees with a comprehensive overview of the political
landscape in the 2006 general election.

The event will take place on Saturday, February 24, 2007 at Los
Angeles City Hall on 200 North Spring Street in the Tom Bradley Room,
26th Floor. For more information or to RSVP, please call the ANCA-WR
office at (818) 500-1918.

The Armenian National Committee of America is the largest
and most influential Armenian American grassroots political
organization. Working in coordination with a network of offices,
chapters, and supporters throughout the United States and affiliated
organizations around the world, the ANCA actively advances the concerns
of the Armenian American community on a broad range of issues.