LOS ANGELES, CA — Preliminary results of the March 3rd California Primary elections indicate that of all the 36 candidates endorsed by the Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region (ANCA-WR) for the federal, state, and Los Angeles races, 33 of them have won and/or advanced to the next stage. The ANCA-WR recorded a sweeping victory in the federal and state level, where nearly all of its endorsed candidates were victorious.
Since September of 2019, ANCA-WR’s HyeVotes initiative has been actively registering people to vote and assisting in voter outreach efforts especially in areas with a high concentration of Armenian-American constituencies for the March 3 Primaries. The active phase of this campaign for the 2020 election cycle will continue until November 2020, gearing up to the general elections. Launched in 2012, HyeVotes is a regionwide, non-partisan initiative to engage community members in the electoral process. The HyeVotes initiative works in coalition with a network of non-profit organizations, student groups, and community members to register and encourage the community to vote while also serving as a source for voter information. For more information, please visit: www.hyevotes.org.
“ANCA Western Region has always been actively engaged in electoral processes, ensuring that our community’s collective voice is heard loud and clear throughout the western U.S.,” remarked the organization’s Chair Nora Hovsepian, Esq. “Through our endorsement process and the ongoing HyeVotes initiative, we’re proud to have once again ensured a high level of engagement and participation from our community irrespective of political and party affiliations. We congratulate all of our endorsed candidates and look forward to continuing to build on our relationships moving forward as we seek ways to advance the Armenian Cause together.”
A complete list of ANCA-WR endorsed candidates and their preliminary results as of March 4, 2020 are provided below:
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Federal Races
Judy Chu – CA Congressional 27th District – re-elected
Jim Costa – CA Congressional 16th District – re-elected
Anna Eshoo – CA Congressional 18th District – re-elected
Ted Lieu – CA Congressional 33rd District – re-elected
Linda Sanchez – CA Congressional 38th District – re-elected
Adam Schiff – CA Congressional 28th District – re-elected
Brad Sherman – CA Congressional 30th District – re-elected
Christy Smith – CA Congressional 25th District – first place and will advance to run-off
Jackie Speier – CA Congressional 14th District – re-elected
State Senate
Toni Atkins – 39th District – re-elected
Anthony Portantino – 25th District – re-elected
Henry Stern – 27th District – re-elected
Scott Wiener – 11th District – re-elected
Scott Wilk – 21st District – re-elected
Marc Berman – 24th District – re-elected
Lisa Calderon – 57th District – will advance to run-off
Laura Friedman – 43rd District – re-elected
Jesse Gabriel – 45th District- re-elected
Chris Holden – 41st District – re-elected
Adrin Nazarian – 46th District – re-elected
Jim Patterson – 23rd District – re-elected
Sharon Quirk-Silva – 65th District – re-elected
Anthony Rendon – 63rd District – re-elected
Luz Rivas – 39th District – re-elected
Los Angeles County Races
Kathryn Barger – LA County Board of Supervisors 5th District – re-elected
George Gascon – LA County District Attorney – not elected pending final results
Elen Asatryan – Democratic County Central Committee – elected
Ingrid Gunnell – Democratic County Central Committee – not elected
Malcolm Johnson – Democratic County Central Committee – not elected
Los Angeles City Races
Kevin De Leon – Los Angeles City Council 14th District – elected
Paul Krekorian – Los Angeles City Council 2nd District – re-elected
John Lee – Los Angeles City Council 12th District – re-elected
David Ryu – Los Angeles City Council 4th District – first place and will advance to run-off
LAUSD School Board Races
Jackie Goldberg – Los Angeles Unified School District Board- re-elected
Scott Schmerelson – Los Angeles Unified School District Board- first place and will advance to run-off
The Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region is the largest and most influential nonpartisan 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 in pursuit of the Armenian Cause.