FORMER CA GOVERNOR DEUKMEJIAN ENDORSES TARKANIAN FOR SENATE
Armenian Weekly
January 25, 2010
On Jan. 24, Danny Tarkanian’s campaign for the United States Senate
announced the recent endorsement by former California Governor George
Deukmejian.
"I am pleased to announce my endorsement of Danny Tarkanian for
the United States Senate," said Governor Deukmejian. "Danny is both
an entrepreneur and a leading voice in non-profit educational work
in his community. Most importantly Danny Tarkanian is committed to
building a better future for his state and to helping to shape the
policies critical to America’s future, while remaining true to our core
conservative values and fundamental principles of the Constitution."
"Danny Tarkanian is poised to become the first Armenian American member
of the United States Senate, and I am confident that he will work
tirelessly as an advocate for the issues important to all Americans,"
the former governor added.
"I am deeply grateful for Governor Deukmejian’s support," said Danny
Tarkanian. "I have always said that I want to be a public servant,
rather than a politician, and Governor Deukmejian’s strong leadership
as governor of California is an example I would be proud to follow."
In turn, "Armenians for Tarkanian" welcomed the endorsement. "Governor
Deukemejian’s endorsement is a powerful and warmly welcomed addition
to the growing support for Danny Tarkanian’s bid for the Senate,"
said Armenians for Tarkanian activist Aram Gaboudian. "Danny will
bring the Armenian American community’s concerns directly to the the
Senate, standing up to the politics-as-usual approach to the Armenian
Genocide and the full range of Armenian American issues."