BY GAREN YEGPARIAN
I apologize for the extreme lateness of this article. I’ve already been scolded by a few people for not having my electoral suggestions presented. This will be extremely condensed, therefore my explanations will not be as thorough as they typically have been. Once again, apologies.
First, let’s dispense with a massive number of positions. Please refer to the ANCA’s endorsements for California’s, Nevada’s (June 12), and Colorado’s (June 26) primary elections. I will fill in some of the gaps.
At the state level, it’s a toss-up between Jeff Bleich and Ed Hernandez in my mind. Please read their statements in your ballot book and choose one or the other. Vote for Tony Thurmond as Superintendent of Public Instruction (note that in your ballot book, this position is listed separately from the other statewide offices).
There is one Congressional district, the 25th, whose incumbent is barely decent on Armenian issues but horrible on just about everything else. There are three leading challengers ”“ Bryan Caforio, Katie Hill, and Jess Phoenix. If you live in this district, please vote for one of them. Come November, there will likely be a runoff between the incumbent and one of these three.
If you live in the 29th State Senate District, please vote no on the recall of Josh Newman. This is a childish ploy to unseat an elected official because some people didn’t like one particular vote he cast. If everyone did that to each elected official, we’d have a crisis of democracy and governance.
Next come the judges (but only for Los Angeles County), perhaps the most difficult to assess. Here, I will just list my recommendations. If you want more details, you can check the Los Angeles County Bar Association’s report.
Office 4: Veronica Sauceda
Office 16: Patricia “Patti”
