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Armenian National Committee of America-Western Region
104 North Belmont Street, Suite 200
Glendale, CA 91206
Phone: 818.500.1918 Fax: 818.246.7353
Email: [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) Website:
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PRESS RELEASE – PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, September 7, 2004
Contact: Armen Carapetian
(818) 500-1918
ANCA ENDORSES U.S. SENATOR BARBARA BOXER
Washington, DC – The Armenian National Committee of America announced
on Thursday, September 2, 2004 that it will endorse U.S. Senator
Barbara Boxer (D-CA) for reelection. The two term Democratic Senator
from California is seeking reelection and is challenged by Republican
and former California Secretary of State Bill Jones.
The ANCA endorsed the Senator based on her record of long and faithful
public service with special regard to Armenian-Americans living in
the State of California. Since her tenure as a Congresswoman, Boxer
has held an open door policy toward her constituents and has carried
their message to the halls of Congress. In a letter to Senator Boxer,
the ANCA stated that while the Senator’s responsibilities as an elected
official have increased, she has managed to maintain close working
relationships with even her smallest constituencies. California is
the nation’s most populous state and home to the nation’s largest
Armenian American community.
On issues of concern to her constituents of Armenian heritage and to
the Armenian-American community at large Senator Boxer has time and
again defended their history and their rightful place in American
society. As recently as this year, she made statements of support
for the official reaffirmation of the Armenian Genocide including
letters to President Bush urging to end the illegal Turkish blockade of
Armenia. In addition to these measures, Senator Boxer has co-sponsored
and actively sought the support of leaders in the Democratic Party for
legislation on the issue of Genocide reaffirmation. Additionally,
Senator Boxer has been a staunch advocate of aid to the Republic of
Armenia as it undergoes the difficult process of transition towards
democracy and a free market economy. Senator Boxer traveled to Armenia
to witness firsthand these changes and returned as an even stronger
advocate than before.
The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) is the largest
and most influential Armenian American grassroots political
organization. Working 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.
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