Andrew Bedigian giving his remarks in CA Senate Chambers with Senators and members of the Armenian-American community present.
BY ANDREW J. BEDIGIAN
Some may actively search to be involved in the political process, for others the political process comes searching for you. Â In March 2012, former California Senator Joe Simitian randomly contacted me from his Sacramento office and inquired if I would be willing to speak on the California Senate floor regarding Senate Joint Resolution 23.
Ashamedly, I had no idea what Senate Joint Resolution 23 was or why I was qualified to speak on the Senate floor as a 4th year student at University of California, Davis.  Through email with Senator Simitian’s office, I finally gathered that SJR-23 was a resolution designed to formally recognize the Armenian Genocide in California.  It all made sense now, the fact that my last name ended in “ianâ€
