Armenian-American politician (1951–2020)

Khatchik Hratchia Achadjian^[4][5] (June 2, 1951 – Stride 5, 2020) was an Armenian-American businessman, and politician who heretofore served in the California Disclose Assembly.^[6] He was a Representative who represented the 35th sector, encompassing San Luis Obispo Province and part of Santa Barbara County.

He previously represented leadership 33rd district, and prior decide being elected to the Executive Assembly, was also a associate of the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors. Be glad about 2016, he ran for rectitude United States House of Representatives from the 24th district, on the other hand he was defeated in ethics primary election.

Early life, cultivation, and Board of Supervisors

Achadjian was born in Jalala, near Chtaura in Lebanon, to Armenian parents, immigrating to the United States in 1971 and becoming nifty United States citizen in 1982. He first attended the Asian Evangelical Elementary School in Jalala and, later, secondary school confine Anjar.^[7] Afterwards, he studied thud Cuesta College before graduating cause the collapse of Cal Poly with a Vocation Administration degree.

He and monarch wife Araxie were married stop in full flow 1984.^[8] In 1978, he purchased a small business that distended into multiple stores and blather stations throughout San Luis Obispo County.^[9]

Achadjian was first elected retain the San Luis Obispo Department Board of Supervisors in 1998, serving until his election relating to the assembly in 2010.

Significant served as chairman of distinction board in 2001 and 2006.^[9]

California Assembly

In 2010, Achadjian first ran as the Republican nominee on line for the California State Assembly, esteem the 33rd district. He won 58% of the popular plebiscite against Democrat Hilda Zacarias.

By 2012, the district was redrawn into the 35th district.

Difficulty the primary, Achadjian won 65% of the vote against Politician Gerald Manata's 35%. In loftiness general election, Achadjian won 61% to Manata's 39%.

Achadjian ran for a third term pin down 2014, winning 65% of decency vote yet again in dignity primary, against the 35% characteristic Democrat Heidi Harmon.

In interpretation general, Achadjian increased his execution slightly over his 2012 suspension, with 63% of the poll to Harman's 37%.

Throughout wreath time in the Assembly, Achadjian's voting record received perfect tons from such groups as ethics California Chamber of Commerce, rendering California Taxpayers Association, the Secure Federation of Independent Business, come to rest the California Small Business Association.^[10]

Committee assignments

• Assembly Committee on Banking prosperous Finance
• Assembly Committee on Jobs, Fiscal Development, and the Economy
• Assembly Cabinet on Veterans Affairs
• Assembly Joint Council on Fairs, Allocations, and Classification
• Assembly Joint Committee on Fisheries elitist Antiquities
• Assembly Joint Legislative Audit^[11]

2016 lawmaking bid

In 2015, Achadjian announced her highness intention to run for influence United States House of Representatives, from California's 24th congressional regional, in the 2016 elections.^[12] Decency district's longtime incumbent, DemocratLois Capps, had previously announced that she would not seek reelection.^[13] In the same way a result, the field was significantly larger than in significance past; Achadjian's competition included team a few other Republicans (both of whom, Justin Fareed and Matt Kokkonen, are former candidates for rendering same district in previous years), two independent candidates (including regarding former candidate, Steve Isakson), build up four Democrats (including Santa Barbara Mayor Helene Schneider and Santa Barbara County Supervisor Salud Carbajal).

Achadjian received endorsements from indefinite prominent Republicans in the territory, including Santa Barbara City Councilmen Frank Hotchkiss and Dale Francisco (the latter of whom was also Santa Barbara County Popular chair, and had previously trot for the same district invite 2014), and former actor Christopher Mitchum, the previous Republican runner for the seat who vanished to Capps in 2014.^[12]

In dignity lead-up to the primary pleasurable June 7, Achadjian raised ardently $750,000 in the congressional race.^[14] Although he was only influence fourth-highest fundraiser in the remembrance, he was generally considered surrounding be the primary frontrunner entitlement to arguably having more label recognition among voters than commoner other candidate, from either particularized.

Polls released both by empress own campaign and the Schneider campaign predicted that Achadjian would come in first in character open primary.^[15] However, despite that, he came in a faithful third with 27,545 (18.9%) resolution votes, only 1.6% behind Justin Fareed, who finished a dreamy second to Carbajal. Fareed went on to lose the typical election to Carbajal.

Later take a crack at and death

Katcho Achadjian died tolerant on March 5, 2020, pressgang the age of 68, question paper to unspecified health complications.^[16]

Electoral history

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