List of American politicians of Armenian descent
This article is the list of Armenian American politicians, officeholders and party chairpersons.
George Deukmejian has served as a State Assemblyman, Senator, State Attorney General and a former Governor of California.
Bold indicates incumbent officeholders.
Note: persons are classified by chronological order
Federal government
Steven Derounian was the first high-ranked American officeholder of Armenian ancestry
Cabinet officials
- Paul Ignatius, United States Secretary of the Navy (1967–69)
- Robert Mardian, United States Assistant Attorney General (1970–72)
Members of Congress
- House of Representatives
- Steven Derounian, Republican, New York (1953–65)[1]
- Adam Benjamin, Jr., Democrat, Indiana (1977–82)
- Chip Pashayan, Republican, California (1979–91)[1]
- Anna Eshoo, Democrat, California (1993—)[1]
- John E. Sweeney, Republican, New York (1999–2007)[1]
- Jackie Speier, Democrat, California (2008—)[1]
- Anthony Brindisi, Democrat, New York (2019—)[2]
State government
Governors
- George Deukmejian, Republican, California (1983–91)[3]
Other
- Steven Derounian, Justice of the New York Supreme Court (1969–81)[1]
- George Deukmejian, California Attorney General (1979–83)[3]
- Julia Tashjian, Secretary of the State of Connecticut (1983–91)[4][1]
- Dickran Tevrizian, United States District Court for the Central District of California (1985–2005)[1]
- Armand Arabian, Justice of the Supreme Court of California (1990–96)[1]
- Marvin R. Baxter, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California (1991—2015)[1]
- Brad Avakian, Commissioner of the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (2008—)[5]
- Rachel Kaprielian, Massachusetts Registrar of Motor Vehicles (2008–14); Massachusetts Secretary of Labor and Worforce Development[6]
- Peter Koutoujian, Middlesex County sheriff, Massachusetts (2011—)[7]
Legislature
Lower
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Upper
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Municipal government
Mayors
| Name | City | Years | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Sabonjian | Waukegan, Illinois | 1957–1977 1985–1989 |
|
| Samuel Mardian | Phoenix, Arizona | 1960–1964 | |
| Peter Torigian | Peabody, Massachusetts | 1978–2001 | |
| Larry Zarian | Glendale, California | 1986–1987 1990–1991 1993–1994 1997–1998 |
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| Haig Paravonian | Waukegan, Illinois | 1989–1993 | |
| Bill Paparian | Pasadena, California | 1995–1997 | |
| Scott Avedisian | Warwick, Rhode Island | 2000–2018 | |
| Rafi Manoukian | Glendale, California | 2003–2004 2005–2006 |
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| Bob Yousefian | Glendale, California | 2004–2005 | |
| Harry Tutunjian | Troy, New York | 2004–2012 | |
| Ara Najarian | Glendale, California | 2007–2008 2010–2011 2015– |
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| Marina Khubesrian | South Pasadena, California | 2018– | |
| Amy Shuklian | Visalia, California | 2011–2013 | |
| Zareh Sinanyan | Glendale, California | 2014–2015 | |
| Jack Hadjinian | Montebello, California | 2014– | |
Other
- Onnie Shekerjian, Vice-Mayor of Tempe, Arizona (2006–)[24]
- Paul Krekorian, Los Angeles City Council (2010—)[1]
- Marina Khubesrian, South Pasadena, CA Mayor Pro Tem (2010—)[1]
Other
- Edward N. Costikyan, New York-based political personality
- Danny Tarkanian, Nevada-based politician and candidate
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