PRESS RELEASE
ARMENPAC, The Armenian-American Political Action Committee
Contact: Jason P. Capizzi
Tel: 972-635-5347
Fax: 972-635-5406
E-mail: [email protected]
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ARMENPAC SURVEYS ALL 2,069 CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES TO ASSESS THEIR
POSITIONS ON ARMENIAN-AMERICAN ISSUES
Irving, TX – ARMENPAC, The Armenian-American Political Action Committee,
recently issued its 2008 Congressional Candidate Questionnaire to every
candidate seeking election to the United States Congress on November 4,
2008. Since initiating this effort in 2006, ARMENPAC continues to be the
first and only Armenian advocacy organization to tackle this very important
project, and to apprise the Armenian-American community of its local
candidates’ positions on Armenian-American issues before Election Day.
"ARMENPAC implemented this daunting research project not just to educate the
Armenian-American community, but to also educate the candidates on our
issues that they will face if elected to Congress," said ARMENPAC Co-Chairs
Annie Totah and Edgar Hagopian. "By beginning dialogues and building
relationships with Congressional hopefuls early on, ARMENPAC is cultivating
a bipartisan majority in support of Armenian-American issues."
The 2008 ARMENPAC Congressional Candidate Questionnaire is comprised of
questions that succinctly and objectively apprise candidates of the issues
affecting the Republic of Armenia and the Nagorno Karabakh Republic. The
brief survey broadly addresses, and seeks the candidates’ position on, the
following topics: United States Reaffirmation of the Armenian Genocide,
United States – Armenia Trade Relations, Turkish and Azeri Hostility toward
Armenia, the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Peace Process, and the Congressional
Caucus on Armenian Issues.
The 2008 ARMENPAC Congressional Candidate Questionnaire was mailed, during
the week of April 28th and sent to all 2,069 candidates running for seats in
both the United States Senate and the United States House of
Representatives. Each candidate received a unique "username" and "password"
granting them access to a secure area of the ARMENPAC website,
<; , so that they can submit their
responses to the ARMENPAC Congressional Candidate Questionnaire on-line.
Once a candidate responds to the Congressional Candidate Questionnaire, his
or her answers are posted in real time in the "Candidate Response" section
of the ARMENPAC website for all to view and consider before Election Day.
The ARMENPAC Board of Directors will issue its list of endorsed candidates
before October, 2008 based, in part, on the information collected in
response to the Congressional Candidate Questionnaire.
ARMENPAC is an independent, bipartisan political action committee
established to shape public policy by raising awareness of, and advocating
for, Armenian-American issues. ARMENPAC provides financial support to
federal officeholders, candidates, political action committees and
organizations that actively support issues of importance to
Armenian-Americans. For more information and how to join ARMENPAC, please
call (877) 286-1046 or visit <; .
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