{"id":15259,"date":"2018-11-08T07:25:38","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T07:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/?p=15259"},"modified":"2018-11-08T07:25:38","modified_gmt":"2018-11-08T07:25:38","slug":"armenian-american-lorig-charkoudian-victorious-in-marylands-house-of-delegates-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/?p=15259","title":{"rendered":"Armenian American Lorig Charkoudian Victorious in Maryland\u2019s House of Delegates Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Watertown, MA \u2013 Lorig Charkoudian, the Democratic candidate for Maryland\u2019s House of Delegates was elected to serve as one of the three delegates for District 20 in the November 6th midterm elections becoming the first Armenian American in recent memory \u2013 and perhaps ever \u2013 to serve in the Maryland state legislature.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ANCA Eastern Region joins with Armenian Americans in Maryland and across the country in congratulating Lorig on her victory,\u201d said Steve Mesrobian, ANCA Eastern Region Board Chairman. \u201cWe are so excited to have Lorig in a leadership position in Maryland\u2019s House of Delegates and celebrate her win as she works to advance issues and voice concerns that matter to the residents in her district including Armenian Americans,\u201d said Mesrobian.<br \/>\n<!--more Continue reading \/ \u0531\u0574\u0562\u0578\u0572\u057b\u0568 \u2192--><\/p>\n<p><div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-15259 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ancnews.info\/?attachment_id=15261'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/LorigKids11190-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/LorigKids11190-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/LorigKids11190-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/LorigKids11190.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ancnews.info\/?attachment_id=15262'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Lorig-Head-Shot211189-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Lorig-Head-Shot211189-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Lorig-Head-Shot211189-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ancnews.info\/?attachment_id=15263'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/LorigandKids11187-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/LorigandKids11187-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/LorigandKids11187-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<br \/>\nCharkoudian, originally from Newton, Massachusetts, has been in public service for more than two decades and hails from a politically active family. As the Executive Director of Community Mediation Maryland and the impetus behind the growth of the Crossroads Farmer\u2019s Market and the Takoma Park Silver Spring Commercial Kitchen, Charkoudian has worked tirelessly for the residents of District 20 (which includes Takoma Park and Silver Spring) and beyond. <\/p>\n<p>Charkoudian\u2019s grandparents were survivors of the Armenian Genocide and her family has strong ties to the Armenian American communities in both Maryland and Massachusetts for decades. Charkoudian\u2019s father Levon Charkoudian was Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Community Affairs and served under Governor Francis Sargent and her mother Bethel Bilezikian Charkoudian was active in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and serves on the Newton Parks and Recreation Commission. <\/p>\n<p>She earned a doctorate in economics from Johns Hopkins University and is the mother of Aline and Raffi who were instrumental in the success of their mother\u2019s campaign.<br \/>\n&#8220;We ran a grassroots campaign motivated by a commitment to building a more just and inclusive Maryland. I am excited to take this energy to Annapolis and begin turning this vision into legislation,&#8221; said Charkoudian.<br \/>\nCharkoudian\u2019s numerous endorsements included the Maryland League of Conservation Voters, Food and Water Action, Sierra Club, Montgomery County Green Democrats, Montgomery County Education Association, Latino Democrats of Montgomery County and the Association of Black Democrats of Montgomery County to name a few.<br \/>\nFor more information about Lorig Charkoudian, please visit: https:\/\/lorigd20.com\/.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watertown, MA \u2013 Lorig Charkoudian, the Democratic candidate for Maryland\u2019s House of Delegates was elected to serve as one of the three delegates for District 20 in the November 6th midterm elections becoming the first Armenian American in recent memory \u2013 and perhaps ever \u2013 to serve in the Maryland state legislature. \u201cThe ANCA Eastern [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15262,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[115],"tags":[127],"class_list":["post-15259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-anca-eastern-region"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - 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