Araz Parseghian
Araz Parseghian was a candidate for District 6 representative on the Los Angeles Unified School District school board in California. Parseghian was defeated in the by-district primary election on March 7, 2017.
Biography
Parseghian works as a loan officer. He holds an M.B.A. and has worked in the finance field for 17 years. He and his wife have two daughters.[1][2]
Elections
2017
Three seats on the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education were up for primary election on March 7, 2017. A general election was held on May 16, 2017, for the District 4 and 6 seats. In her bid for re-election to the District 2 seat, incumbent Mónica García defeated challengers Lisa Alva and Carl Petersen and won another term outright by receiving a majority of votes in the primary. In District 4, board President Steve Zimmer advanced to the general election with challenger Nick Melvoin after they defeated Gregory Martayan and Allison Holdorff Polhill. Melvoin defeated Zimmer in the general election. Six candidates—Kelly Fitzpatrick-Gonez, Patty Lopez, Imelda Padilla, Araz Parseghian, Gwendolyn Posey, and Jose Sandoval—filed to run for the open District 6 seat in the primary. Fitzpatrick-Gonez and Padilla advanced to the general election, where Fitzpatrick-Gonez won the seat. District 6 incumbent Monica Ratliff opted not to run for re-election to the board and instead ran for a Los Angeles City Council seat.[3][4][5][6]
Results
| Los Angeles Unified School District, District 6 Primary Election, 5-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Kelly Fitzpatrick-Gonez |
37.16% | 15,984 |
| Imelda Padilla |
31.13% | 13,390 |
| Patty Lopez | 11.99% | 5,159 |
| Araz Parseghian | 8.96% | 3,853 |
| Gwendolyn Posey | 5.77% | 2,483 |
| Jose Sandoval | 5.00% | 2,149 |
| Total Votes | 43,018 | |
| Source: Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Los Angeles County Election Results: Consolidated Municipal and Special Elections March 7, 2017," accessed March 30, 2017 | ||
Funding
Parseghian reported $43,510.04 in contributions and $42,992.26 in expenditures to the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission, which left his campaign with $517.78 on hand in the election.[7]
Endorsements
Parseghian was endorsed by the following organizations and elected officials:[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
- Southern California Armenian Democrats
- Korean American Democratic Committee
- State Sen. Scott Wilk (R-21)
- Glendale City Councilman Vartan Gharpetian
- Glendale City Councilman Zareh Sinanyan
- Burbank Unified Board of Education member Armond Aghakhanian
- Glendale Unified Board of Education President Armina Gharpetian
- Glendale Unified Board of Education Clerk Greg Krikorian
See also
- Los Angeles Unified School District, California
- Los Angeles Unified School District elections (2017)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Araz Parseghian, "Meet Araz," accessed January 18, 2017
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Here's how the L.A. school board races are taking shape," December 7, 2016
- ↑ Los Angeles City Clerk, "2017 Primary Nominating Election Candidates: Nominating Petition Filing Status," accessed December 13, 2016
- ↑ 98.3 KPCC, "Crowded field for Los Angeles primary election in March, but no serious threat yet for Garcetti," December 8, 2016
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Los Angeles County Election Results: Consolidated Municipal and Special Elections March 7, 2017," accessed March 8, 2017
- ↑ Los Angeles City Clerk, "Election Night Results (Unofficial): May 16, 2017," accessed May 17, 2017
- ↑ Los Angeles City Ethics Commission, "2017 City and LAUSD Elections," accessed August 1, 2017
- ↑ Facebook, "Araz Parseghian for School Board 2017 post February 15, 2017," accessed February 16, 2017
- ↑ Facebook, "Araz Parseghian for School Board 2017 post January 10, 2017," accessed January 19, 2017
- ↑ Facebook, "Araz Parseghian for School Board 2017 post February 9, 2017," accessed February 16, 2017
- ↑ Facebook, "Araz Parseghian for School Board 2017 post February 3, 2017," accessed February 16, 2017
- ↑ Facebook, "Araz Parseghian for School Board 2017 post January 19, 2017," accessed February 16, 2017
- ↑ Facebook, "Araz Parseghian for School Board 2017 post January 13, 2017," accessed February 16, 2017
- ↑ Facebook, "Araz Parseghian for School Board 2017 post March 1, 2017," accessed March 2, 2017
- ↑ Facebook, "Araz Parseghian for School Board 2017 post February 24, 2017," accessed March 2, 2017
| Los Angeles Unified School District elections in 2017 | |
| Los Angeles County, California | |
| Election date: | Primary election: March 7, 2017 • General election: May 16, 2017 |
| Candidates: | District 2: • Incumbent, Mónica García • Lisa Alva • Carl Petersen District 4: • Incumbent, Steve Zimmer • Gregory Martayan • Nick Melvoin • Allison Holdorff Polhill District 6: • Kelly Fitzpatrick-Gonez • Patty Lopez • Imelda Padilla • Araz Parseghian • Gwendolyn Posey • Jose Sandoval |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
