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Nayiri Nahabedian
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Nayiri Nahabedian is an at-large member of the Glendale Unified School District Board of Education in California. She was first elected to the board in 2007.[1] Nahabedian successfully ran for re-election in the nonpartisan general election on April 7, 2015.[2][3]
Nahabedian filed a lawsuit to get on the ballot for the general election on April 7, 2015. Her nomination papers were originally rejected by the Glendale City Clerk's Office, as she filed them after the incumbent deadline on January 29, 2015. The City Clerk's Office had sent an email to potential candidates on January 28, 2015, telling them the deadline would be extended to February 3, 2015. Nahabedian received that email and filed her papers during the extended filing period, not knowing the deadline was only extended for non-incumbents, according to her lawsuit. A Los Angeles Superior Court judge sided with Nahabedian, allowing her to run in the election.[4][5]
Nahabedian was a Democratic candidate for District 43 of the California State Assembly. She was defeated in the primary election on June 8, 2010.[6]
Biography
Nahabedian graduated from the Glendale Unified School District. She teaches at California State University at Los Angeles’s School of Social Work. She previously worked as a social worker for the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services. She helped found the Generation Next Mentorship Program, which provides mentorship programs for at-risk middle school students, and is a member of the California School Board Association, the League of Women Voters of Glendale/Burbank and the National Organization for Women. Nahabedian earned both her bachelor's degree and her master's degree from UCLA.[7]
Elections
2015
Two of the five at-large seats on the Glendale Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on April 7, 2015. Only one incumbent, Nayiri Nahabedian, ran for re-election. She faced challengers Kevin Cordova-Brookey, Jennifer Freemon, Todd Hunt and Vahik Satoorian. Nahabedian won re-election to her seat on the board, and Freemon won the second seat.
Results
| Glendale Unified School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Nayiri Nahabedian Incumbent |
30% | 10,634 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jennifer Freemon |
29.5% | 10,430 | |
| Nonpartisan | Vahik Satoorian | 14.9% | 5,291 | |
| Nonpartisan | Todd Hunt | 14.4% | 5,081 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kevin Cordova-Brookey | 11.2% | 3,963 | |
| Total Votes | 35,399 | |||
| Source: City of Glendale, "Final Tally of the April 7, 2015 Glendale Municipal Election," accessed April 28, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Nahabedian reported $21,994.00 in contributions and $11,675.55 in expenditures to the Glendale City Clerk’s Office, which left her campaign with $10,318.45 as of March 21, 2015.[8]
Endorsements
Nahabedian received endorsements from the following organizations and elected officials:[9][10]
- Glendale News-Press
- Los Angeles County Democratic Party
- Glendale Democratic Club
- Armenian National Committee of America - Glendale
- Armenian National Committee of America - Crescenta Valley
- Glendale Teachers Association
- California School Employees Association
- Americans for Democratic Action, Southern California
- Committee on Political Education (COPE), Los Angeles County Federation of Labor
- Armenian Rights Council of America
- Glendale Association of Realtors
- Los Angeles County Young Democrats
- National Women's Political Caucus - Greater Pasadena Chapter & San Fernando Valley Chapter
- Glendale College Guild
- National Association of Social Workers
- Tom Torlakson, California Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Adam Schiff (D), United States House of Representatives
- Carol Liu (D), California State Senate
- Ben Allen (D), California State Senate
- Adrin Nazarian (D), California State Assembly
- Anthony Portantino Jr. (D), California State Assembly (former member)
Nahabedian also received endorsements from a number of local officials. A full list of her endorsements can be found here.
2011
| Glendale Unified School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2011 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Nayiri Nahabedian Incumbent |
24.2% | 10,560 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mary W Boger Incumbent |
20% | 8,761 | |
| Nonpartisan | Vahik Satoorian | 17.1% | 7,454 | |
| Nonpartisan | Todd Hunt | 14% | 6,125 | |
| Nonpartisan | Daniel Cabrera | 8.1% | 3,556 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ingrid Gunnell | 7.9% | 3,447 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jennifer Freemon | 7.1% | 3,122 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ami Fox | 1.6% | 686 | |
| Total Votes | 43,711 | |||
| Source: City of Glendale, "General Municipal Election Results — 2011," accessed March 23, 2015 | ||||
2010
Nahabedian was defeated by Mike Gatto in the Democratic primary on June 8, 2010.[6][11]
| California House of Representatives, District 43 Democratic Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Mike Gatto (D)
|
17,567 | |||
| Nayiri Nahabedian (D) | 3,109 | |||
| Chahe Keuroghelian (D) | 1,107 | |||
Campaign themes
2015
Nahabedian highlighted the following statement on her campaign website:
| “ | Dear Friends, As your representative on the Board of Education, I have and will continue to strongly advocate for a safer learning environment at our schools, off-campus, and online. I have and will continuously work to ensure excellence in teaching and provide our students with all the opportunities they need to succeed. Working with community members, parents, teachers, and students, I have been a part of many accomplishments. Just in my last term, I was a part of milestones in GUSD history such as the expansion of foreign language academies in Spanish, Armenian, and Korean for middle schools; the implementation of positive intervention techniques, advocated for safer schools through an online system that helps prevent teen suicides, cyberbullying, and drug use; the modernization of our facilities; and a forward thinking movement to ensure technology, math and science are at the forefront of educating our children. In a changing world and newly recovering economy, we have succeeded in avoiding furloughs, reducing bullying, providing more opportunities for student success and ensuring that our students’ journeys are paved a first-class education and continuous support. We have much to be grateful for in Glendale Unified — awards and honors, business and community support, and terrific PTAs. But to continue our successes, and to continue to move forward in the right direction, we need an experienced advocate for children on the Board of Education. I will continue to advocate for safe schools, rigorous and relevant curriculum, and a first-class 21st-century education to the children of Glendale Unified, and I would be honored to have your support. Together, we can do better!
Sincerely, Nayiri[12] |
” |
| —Nayiri Nahabedian's campaign website (2015)[13] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- Glendale Unified School District, California
- Glendale Unified School District elections (2015)
- California State Assembly elections, 2010
- Hot tub Gatorade, turnout in Peoria and the Wisconsin state budget... (April 8, 2015)
External links
- Glendale Unified School District
- Office website
- 2015 Campaign website
- 2011 Campaign Facebook page
- 2010 Smart Voter profile
Footnotes
- ↑ Nayiri Nahabedian Facebook, "About," accessed April 1, 2015
- ↑ City of Glendale, "Candidate," accessed February 12, 2015
- ↑ City of Glendale, "City of Glendale Election 2015," accessed April 7, 2015
- ↑ Glendale News-Press, "Nahabedian files suit to get on ballot," February 10, 2015
- ↑ Glendale News-Press, "Judge sides with school board incumbent to have her name on ballot," February 19, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 California Secretary of State, "List of candidates certified for the June 8, 2010 primary in California," accessed spring 2010
- ↑ Re-elect Nahabedian for School Board, "About Nayiri Nahabedian," accessed April 1, 2015
- ↑ Glendale City Clerk, "Viewing filing activity for Nahabedian, Nayiri," accessed April 2, 2015
- ↑ Glendale News-Press, "Endorsements: Glendale school board candidates Nayiri Nahabedian, Kevin Cordova-Brookey," March 14, 2015
- ↑ Re-elect Nahabedian for School Board, "Endorsements," accessed April 1, 2015
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "2010 Primary Election results," accessed June 9, 2010
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Re-elect Nahabedian for School Board, "Home," accessed April 1, 2015
| 2015 Glendale Unified School District Elections | |
| Los Angeles County, California | |
| Election date: | April 7, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Nayiri Nahabedian • Kevin Cordova-Brookey • Jennifer Freemon • Todd Hunt • Vahik Satoorian |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
