ANCA – Western Region Treasurer/Controller Candidate Questionnaire (2023-2024)

The Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region requests candidates who wish to participate in the candidate evaluation process to submit a completed background information form and questionnaire.

The ANCA-WR will provide a copy of this form to each member of the Candidate Evaluation Committee in preparation for the endorsement decision. Candidate responses may also be made available to the general public before elections.

The Candidate Background Information Form and Questionnaire must be submitted electronically through this form . Only candidates who submit a completed questionnaire or have a proven track record on issues of importance to the Armenian-American community will be eligible for consideration of an endorsement by the ANCA-WR. At its discretion, the ANCA-WR may invite those candidates who submit a completed questionnaire for an in-person interview before making an endorsement decision.

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Armenian American Community
The Armenian-American community has had a significant presence in the United States since the 19th century. Armenian-Americans are civically engaged and contribute to the overall success of the United States. The Armenian National Committee of America - Western Region (ANCA-WR) is the largest and most influential non-partisan Armenian-American grassroots advocacy organization in the western United States. For nearly a century, the ANCA-WR has educated, motivated, and activated the Armenian-American community in the western United States on a wide range of issues, ensuring that the voice of the Armenian-American community is heard. Our current priorities include 1) securing the Republic of Artsakh's right to self-determination; 2) providing vital aid to Artsakh and Armenia; 3) ensuring the unconditional release of Armenian POWs and civilian captives illegally detained by Azerbaijan; 4) seeking justice for the still unpunished Armenian Genocide; 5) putting an end to its ongoing denial of genocide and state-sponsored Armenophobia of Turkey and Azerbaijan; and 5) ending all US assistance to Azerbaijan consistent with Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act.
1) What has been your experience with the Armenian-American community, and what do you perceive to be some of the issues of most significant importance to the Armenian-American community?*
2) What steps would you take to recruit more Armenians for staff positions and increase the level of Armenian presence on the state’s various boards, commissions, and committees?*
3) What will you do to ensure funding to key community Armenian-American cultural institutions and service organizations (e.g. Armenian-American Museum, Armenian Relief Society)?*
4) How would you stand firm against genocide denial and other Armenophobic propaganda disseminated by the Turkish and Azerbaijani governments and their agents in the US?*
5) [FOR CALIFORNIA CANDIDATES ONLY] What concrete steps will you take to ensure that California taxpayer and pension funds in institutions like CalPERS and CalSTRS are not utilized to fuel Turkey's ongoing Genocide denial campaign through investments in Turkish Government-owned bonds and other investment vehicles?*
6) As the steward of the state's finances how would you support halting all future state investments in financial vehicles and firms owned in part or whole by the Government of Turkey and other genocidal regimes?*
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ANCA – Western Region Treasurer/Controller Candidate Questionnaire (2023-2024)

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Armenian American Community