{"id":23045,"date":"2024-11-09T16:21:51","date_gmt":"2024-11-09T16:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/?p=23045"},"modified":"2024-11-09T16:21:54","modified_gmt":"2024-11-09T16:21:54","slug":"anca-welcomes-unprecedented-armenian-american-electoral-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/?p=23045","title":{"rendered":"ANCA Welcomes Unprecedented Armenian American Electoral Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Leveraging Voters in Presidential Swing States and Key Congressional Races, the ANCA Elevated Artsakh as a National Electoral Priority<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) welcomed the unprecedented impact of Armenian American voters this election cycle \u2013 the result of a year-long ANCA campaign to strategically leverage the electoral power of our community and coalition partners in key Presidential swing states and hotly contested Congressional elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe ANCA played this election smart,\u201d explained ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian in a video issued following the nationwide closing of polls on November 5th. \u201cWe did not lower our bar or compromise our values, but we did raise our voices and leverage our votes. We did not accept promises, but we did demand accountability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ANCA did not endorse either presidential candidate, explained Hamparian, instead focusing on creating \u201cpolitical costs for those who cross our community \u2013 who arm and abet the genocide of Armenians,\u201d and elevating Armenian American concerns \u2013 \u201cArtsakh first among them \u2013 in the U.S. political arena \u2013 as American electoral priorities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hamparian thanked Armenian Americans and coalition partners for helping the community \u201cemerge from this election cycle far stronger than we entered it – respected as a powerful swing state constituency, with voice and vote \u2013 impact and influence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch Hamparian\u2019s video here:
https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/cUTLB1tNB9Y<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over 90% of ANCA-Endorsed U.S. Senate and House Candidates Elected<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ANCA endorsed eighty-four U.S. Senate and House candidates, with over 90% elected to office in twenty states across the U.S. Each ANCA endorsement was backed up by detailed Report Cards documenting the track record of every incumbent Senator and Representative across over 40 policy criteria \u2013 with a heavy focus on holding Azerbaijan for its genocidal ethnic cleansing of Artsakh and supporting Armenia\u2019s security and sovereignty. This year\u2019s Report Cards cover an unprecedented range of legislative, community, social media activities \u2013 including resolutions, letters, events, and public statements supporting the ANCA\u2019s advocacy priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also taken into consideration were membership in the Armenian Caucus; travel to Armenia and Artsakh; participation in Armenian American events commemorating the Armenian Genocide, demanding accountability for the Artsakh Genocide, and marking Armenia\u2019s independence; engagement with local Armenian American constituents, and; significantly, support for a broad array of Congressional letters on ANCA-backed advocacy priorities \u2013 including the FY24 and FY25 foreign aid bills and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The full list of ANCA-endorsed candidates here is available here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ANCA Congressional Endorsements 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>