ANC PAC
104 N. Belmont St.
Suite 200B
Glendale, CA 91206
Press Release
ANC-PAC Announces Endorsements For City Council Race
February 21, 2007
Glendale, CA – After more than two months of interviews and discussions,
the Armenian National Committee – Political Action Committee (ANC-PAC)
announced on Monday its endorsement of Rafi Manoukian and Greg Krikorian for
Glendale City Council. The ANC-PAC will announce endorsements for the
Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) Board of Education and Glendale
Community College Board of Trustees at a later date. The endorsement process
began with candidate questionnaires sent to the 8 candidates running for
office followed by interviews with selected candidates.
"The ANC-PAC took this opportunity to meet and discuss issues of concern
in the community with candidates," said ANC-PAC spokesperson, Pierre
Chraghchian. "After careful review, we feel that both Councilmember Rafi
Manoukian and current GUSD Board of Education member, Greg Krikorian, have a
track record of commitment to the community and a passion for public service
that is necessary for serving in the City Council. For this reason we feel
that these two candidates are best prepared to address the needs of our
community," added Chraghchian.
Councilmember Manoukian has been a long time activist in the community. He
was elected to the Glendale City Council in April 1999 after registering over
4000 new citizens and was reelected in 2003 with the most votes of any
candidate up to that period. On the Council he served as Chair of the Housing
Authority, the Redevelopment Agency and as Mayor in 2002-03 and 2005-06.
Prior to serving on the council Mr. Manoukian served as the Chair of ANC
Glendale Chapter in 1997-1998 and on the Board of the Glendale Chamber of
Commerce in 1998-1999.
Mr. Greg Krikorian is a member and past President of the GUSD Board of
Education. Under his tenure, the school district incorporated genocide
curriculum in local high schools, now offers Armenian language classes, and
became the first district to acknowledge Armenian Christmas as an official
holiday. He has also served as President of the Five Star Education
Coalition, has been active with the PTA, Homenetmen and the Glendale, La
Crescenta and Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce.
"We are confident in our decision and look forward to helping
Councilmember Manoukian and Mr. Krikorian throughout their candidacy," stated
Arbi Ohanian.
According to Ohanian, the ANC-PAC will spend the next 6 weeks encouraging
people to register to vote and get active on campaigns.
The ANC-PAC is a non-partisan federally registered political action
committee established to support political candidates who share the values of
the Armenian American community.