WASHINGTON, DC – Over 93% of the Congressional candidates
backed by the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) prevailed in yesterday’s
hard-fought elections, as U.S. voters elected Donald Trump President and
maintained Republican majorities in the Senate and House. “We congratulate Donald Trump on his victory, commend
Secretary Clinton on a hard-fought campaign, and thank Armenian American voters
who went to the polls in record numbers to back federal, state, and local
candidates who champion issues of special concern to our community,” said ANCA
Executive Director Aram Hamparian. “We
look forward to getting to work right away in engaging with the Trump
Administration and the incoming Congress to make progress on the full range of
the Armenian American community’s public policy priorities.”
“We were greatly gratified to see such a large percentage
of our Congressional endorsees win their races, including powerful advocates
such as Maryland Senator Elect Chris Van Hollen, House Foreign Affairs
Committee Chairman Ed Royce, Representatives Adam Schiff, Frank Pallone, David
Valadao, Jackie Speier, and many others.”
On the Senate side, 7 out of 11 ANCA endorsed candidates
emerged victorious, including Senior New York Senator Charles Schumer, a
long-time advocate of Armenian Genocide justice, who is slated to replace the
retiring Harry Reid (D-NV) as Senate Democratic Leader.
On the House side, the ANCA endorsed 122 candidates, of
which only 5 were reported to have lost their election bids. Congressional
Armenian Caucus Co-Chairs Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Jackie Speier (D-CA) and David
Valadao (R-CA) won their elections comfortably, while Illinois Congressman
Robert Dold (R) lost re-election in a tightly contested race. Armenian Caucus
Vice-Chairs Adam Schiff (D-CA) and David Trott (R-MI) won re-election handily.
The two Armenian American Members of Congress –
California Democrats Anna Eshoo and Jackie Speier – each won broad support of
the electorate, but Republican Danny Tarkanian, who sought election in Nevada’s
third Congressional district fell short by 1%.
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