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Sevag Vartanian
Sevag Vartanian (Republican Party) ran for election for an at-large seat of the University of Michigan Board of Regents. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Sevag Vartanian was born in Dearborn, Michigan. He earned a bachelor's degree in Actuarial Mathematics in 1991 from the University of Michigan. He also earned a master's degree in Finance and Statistics from the Chicago Both School of Business. His career experience includes working in credit and bond trading, and asset management.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Michigan State Board of Regents election, 2024
General election
General election for University of Michigan Board of Regents (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for University of Michigan Board of Regents on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Carl Meyers (R) | 25.7 | 2,574,288 |
| ✔ |  | Denise Ilitch (D) | 25.1 | 2,511,589 |
 | Shauna Diggs (D) | 23.5 | 2,349,849 | |
 | Sevag Vartanian (R) | 22.5 | 2,257,913 | |
 | Donna Oetman (U.S. Taxpayers Party) | 1.6 | 158,633 | |
 | Andrew Chadderdon (L) | 1.6 | 157,190 | |
 | Huwaida Arraf (D) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 7,882 | |
| Total votes: 10,017,344 | |||
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Democratic convention
Democratic convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents (2 seats)
Incumbent Denise Ilitch and Shauna Diggs advanced from the Democratic convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents on August 24, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Denise Ilitch (D) |
| ✔ | | Shauna Diggs (D) |
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Republican convention
Republican convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents (2 seats)
Carl Meyers and Sevag Vartanian advanced from the Republican convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents on August 24, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Carl Meyers (R) |
| ✔ | | Sevag Vartanian (R) |
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents (2 seats)
Andrew Chadderdon advanced from the Libertarian convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents on July 20, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Andrew Chadderdon (L) |
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U.S. Taxpayers Party convention
U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents (2 seats)
Donna Oetman advanced from the U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents on July 27, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Donna Oetman (U.S. Taxpayers Party) |
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Endorsements
2022
See also: Michigan State Board of Regents election, 2022
General election
General election for University of Michigan Board of Regents (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for University of Michigan Board of Regents on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Katherine White (D) | 25.2 | 2,014,542 |
| ✔ |  | Michael Behm (D) | 24.6 | 1,966,635 |
 | Lena Epstein (R) | 23.9 | 1,914,188 | |
| Sevag Vartanian (R) | 22.3 | 1,786,379 | |
 | Eric Larson (L) | 1.6 | 129,021 | |
 | Sherry A. Wells (G) | 1.0 | 78,046 | |
| Joe Sanger (U.S. Taxpayers Party) | 0.9 | 71,506 | ||
| Kathleen Oakford (Natural Law Party) | 0.6 | 45,692 | ||
| Total votes: 8,006,009 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Democratic convention
Democratic convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents (2 seats)
Incumbent Michael Behm and incumbent Katherine White advanced from the Democratic convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents on August 21, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Behm (D) |
| ✔ | | Katherine White (D) |
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Republican convention
Republican convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents (2 seats)
Lena Epstein and Sevag Vartanian advanced from the Republican convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents on August 27, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Lena Epstein (R) |
| ✔ | | Sevag Vartanian (R) |
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Green convention
Green convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents (2 seats)
Sherry A. Wells advanced from the Green convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents on April 23, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Sherry A. Wells (G) |
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents (2 seats)
Eric Larson and James Lewis Hudler advanced from the Libertarian convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents on July 10, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Eric Larson (L) |
| ✔ | James Lewis Hudler (L) | |
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U.S. Taxpayers Party convention
U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents (2 seats)
Joe Sanger advanced from the U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents on July 23, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Joe Sanger (U.S. Taxpayers Party) | |
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Sevag Vartanian did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Sevag Vartanian's campaign website stated the following:[1]
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PRINCIPLED LEADERSHIP Michigan needs new leaders who can preside over a new era of accountability after the sexual abuse scandal. Keeping the same people in place who presided over the scandal will only serve to re-victimize the sexual abuse survivors. DIVERSITY OF OPINION Michigan must move toward a more inclusive campus environment where conservative opinions and values can be freely expressed by students and faculty. FISCAL DISCIPLINE With a $17 billion dollar endowment, Michigan needs to re-examine how best to invest in the future of the University and lower cost for its students.[2] |
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2022
Sevag Vartanian did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Vartanian’s campaign website stated the following:
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Michigan needs new leaders who can preside over a new era of accountability after the sexual abuse scandal. Keeping the same people in place who presided over the scandal will only serve to re-victimize the sexual abuse survivors.
Michigan must move toward a more inclusive campus environment where conservative opinions and values can be freely expressed by students and faculty.
With a $17 billion dollar endowment, Michigan needs to re-examine how best to invest in the future of the University and lower cost for its students.[2] |
” |
| —Sevag Vartanian’s campaign website (2022)[3] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sevag Vartanian for U of M REGENT, "ABOUT SEVAG VARTANIAN," accessed September 19, 2024
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Sevag Vartanian’s campaign website, “Home,” accessed September 17, 2022
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