Los Angeles, CA – Earlier today, the Armenian National Committee of
America – Western Region (ANCA-WR) along with its local chapters in
Sunland-Tujunga and San Fernando Valley announced the endorsement of
Karo Torossian for LA City Council District 7. The early endorsement
vote was unanimous in support of Torossian’s candidacy and came after
2 separate meeting the organization and its local chapters held with
him to discuss his vision for the district and the many needs of the
Armenian-American community.
ANCA-WR and Local Leaders with Karo Torossian from Left: ANCA
Sunland-Tujunga Board Members Aris Hovasapian and Anna Aroutounian,
ANCA-WR Executive Director Elen Asatryan and Chair Nora Hovsepian, LA
City Council District 7 Candidate Karo Torossian, ANCA-WR Government
Affairs Director Tereza Yerimyan and Boardmember Sako Berberian.
“Our decision was based on Karo’s decades of service and dedication to
the overall city of Los Angeles and particularly the Armenian-American
community,” said Nora Hovsepian, Chair of the ANCA-WR. “We are
confident that he will continue to build on his strong track record
when elected to the Los Angeles City Council.”
“I am proud to have earned the endorsement of the Armenian National
Committee of America-Western Region. My community based campaign is
winning support from across all communities which are represented in
the wonderful mosaic of neighborhoods and communities represented in
the Los Angeles Seventh Council District,” stated Torossian.
“Karo Torossian has been a champion for the Armenian-American
community for many years. As an activist for the Armenian cause, Karo
has helped ensure our community has a voice at all levels of
government. He has worked to preserve over 200 acres of open space in
Sunland Tujunga, helped local businesses overcome city regulations and
brought affordable housing to our community. ANCA Sunland-Tujunga
proud to support his candidacy for the Los Angeles City Council and we
know he will work tirelessly to represent all of the constituents of
Council District 7,” stated ANCA Sunland-Tujunga Co-Chair Shooshig
Avakian.
Covering the northeast section of the San Fernando Valley, the 7th Los
Angeles Council District includes the communities of Pacoima, Lake
View Terrace, Shadow Hills, Sunland, Tujunga, Mission Hills, North
Hills and Sylmar.
Torossian currently serves as the Director of Planning and the
Environment for City Councilmember Paul Krekorian, where he oversees
policy and planning matters affecting land use, the environment,
economic development and community revitalization. He has dedicated
much of his work to protecting the Valley’s open space, promoting
Economic Development and creating jobs. In 2013, Torossian assisted a
delegation of State Assemblymembers and City Councilmembers to Armenia
and Artsakh.
Karo has been civically engaged since high school and is a veteran of
many successful political campaigns, including Congressman Adam
Schiff, former Assemblymember and current LA Councilmember Paul
Krekorian, Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian, former Glendale Mayor,
Councilmember and current City Treasurer Rafi Manoukian, GUSD Board
Vice President Nayiri Nahabedian, City Clerk Ardy Kassakhian, and many
others. Torossian also worked on issues pertaining to the Health
Education Labor and Pensions Committee of the US Senate in Washington
DC for Senator Edward Kennedy.
In his early days, Torossian attended Los Angeles Valley College,
where he participated in his first successful election for the LA
Valley College Treasurer of the student government. As treasurer, he
uncovered thousands of dollars of accounting errors by the school’s
administration. Torossian later transferred to UCLA, where he earned a
degree in political science and labor and workplace studies. While at
UCLA, Karo joined the first Armenian Student Fraternity, Alpha Epsilon
Omega, with that brotherhood he continued to fight for the Armenian
cause, organizing events and bringing awareness of the Armenian
Genocide to the UCLA campus. After graduating from UCLA, he completed
his graduate school coursework in the urban and regional planning
master’s program at California Polytechnic University, Pomona.
Karo and his wife, Arsine, a children’s librarian, live in Tujunga
with their two young children, Adana and Arout. Karo’s priority is to
ensure that every child in the Valley lives in a safe neighborhood
with access to parks, libraries and high-quality schools.
In addition to the ANCA-WR, Karo has also proudly earned the
endorsement of Senator Anthony Portantino, Assemblymember Adrin
Nazarian, Los Angeles Councilmember Paul Krekorian, GUSD Board Vice
President Nayiri Nahabedian, BUSD Board Member Steven Ferguson, former
Glendale Mayor, Councilmember and current City Treasurer Rafi
Manoukian and many more civic and community leaders.
The 2017 LA Primary Municipal Elections will take place on Tuesday,
March 7. In order to vote, you must be registered. To check voter
registration status, register to vote online or become a permanent
absentee voter, visit lavote.net.
The Armenian National Committee of America-Western Region is the
largest and most influential Armenian American grassroots advocacy
organization in the Western United States. Working in coordination
with a network of offices, chapters, and supporters throughout the
Western United States and affiliated organizations around the country,
the ANCA-WR advances the concerns of the Armenian American community
on a broad range of issues.
Photo Caption:
ANCA-WR and Local Leaders with Karo Torossian from Left: ANCA
Sunland-Tujunga Board Members Aris Hovasapian and Anna Aroutounian,
ANCA-WR Executive Director Elen Asatryan and Chair Nora Hovsepian, LA
City Council District 7 Candidate Karo Torossian, ANCA-WR Government
Affairs Director Tereza Yerimyan and Boardmember Sako Berberian.