Congressional Hopeful Brad Avakian Visits SF
OREGON LABOR COMMISSIONER AND CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE VISITS SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO, CA - On Sunday, August 7, 2011, the San Francisco Bay Area Armenian National Committee (Bay Area ANC), in partnership with the Armenian National Committee of America - Western Region, hosted a reception for Commissioner of the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries and Congressional Candidate Brad Avakian. More than 75 community members attended the event to hear about Avakian’s background and his bid to represent Oregon’s 1st Congressional District. This was the second such event for Avakian in the Golden State over the week. "It is nice to have a member of Congress that will be a reliable vote on your issues, but I plan to go to Congress and be the flag bearer for Armenians every single day," stated Avakian to the San Francisco Armenian community. "My grandparents came to this country fleeing oppression and seeking opportunity. It is my pledge to never forget where I come from or why my family came to this country." Brad Avakian was born in Fresno, CA before moving to Oregon. His grandfather had moved to Fresno from Moush in 1898 and his grandmother had moved to Fresno from Bitlis in 1900. He graduated from Oregon State University with a degree in Psychology before receiving his Juris Doctorate from Lewis and Clark Law School. He was a Civil rights attorney before being elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 2002 and was elected to the Oregon State Senate in 2006. In 2008, he was appointed by Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski to be the Commissioner of the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries. In April of 2011, Avakian announced his intention to run for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. "Brad Avakian is a proven public servant who will make a great addition to the growing number of friends of Armenian Americans in Congress," stated Bay Area ANC Board Member Matt Senekeremian. "We are honored that he took the time to visit our community to share his plans for this seat." To learn more about Brad Avakian and his campaign, please visit www.BradAvakian.com. --- Armenian National Committee San Francisco Bay Area 51 Commonwealth Avenue San Francisco, CA 94118 Tel: 415-387-3433 Fax: 415-751-0617 ******************************************************************************** PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS MESSAGE. IF YOU WISH TO BE REMOVED FROM THIS LIST PLEASE CLICK ON THE UNSUBSCRIBE LINK BELOW. FOR ALL INQUIRIES AND COMMENTS PLEASE CONTACT US AT mail@ancsf.org. If you received this message in error or would like to be removed from the list, please reply to this email with the subject heading changed to "PLEASE REMOVE FROM LIST". Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused. Only forward this message to friends and family who you know would be interested in this issue. Please note that sending unsolicited e-mail is considered "spam" and is illegal. ******************************************************************************** |
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