Katcho Achadjian rep

<font size="4" face="Times New Roman"></font><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">oppose 59</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"></font></div><div><p align="center" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Katcho Achadjian (R)</font></strong></p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Until recently, Achadjian’s relatively low fundraising turnout surprised many and sparked skepticism that asked if he was prepared to wage a campaign robust enough to get him through the primary.</font></p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">The state Assembly member and former SLO County supervisor has since picked up some steam, though he is still well behind Fareed in the money race. </font></p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Smith said the competitiveness between Achadjian and Fareed speaks to a rift within the Republican Party that’s led to fragmented support for different candidates, both locally and nationally.</font></p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">“You would expect that the leading Republican office holder would be in first or second place in fundraising,” UCSB’s Smith said. “The fact that he is behind Salud Carbajal or any other Republican that isn’t an office holder is surprising.”</font></p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Achadjian attributes the late fundraising—he’s raised a total of $667,185 thus far—to something else.</font></p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">“Being an assemblyman is a full-time job, so I have to let that be the priority,” he said. “It doesn’t give me as much time to be out there raising money.”</font></p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Achadjian said that while two other candidates have out-raised him, he still has a large number of total donors, which speaks to the kind of support he’s attracted.</font></p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">“That means that our support is coming from the everyday people that can’t afford to write us a big check,” he said. “Those are the most loyal supporters that I wish to have. They worked very hard to earn that dollar amount. You know it’s coming from the heart and not from the big wallets.”</font></p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b>The bulk of Achadjian’s fundraising comes from established families and businesses within SLO County, particularly from those involved in agriculture, real estate, or development.</b></font></p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Familiar family names on that list include Filipponi, Conway, Daou, Braebeck, Firestone, Grossman, Hayashi, Kester, Kirk, Maas, Martin, Rossi, Goodrow, Sinton, Souza, Tompkins, Thompson, Wittstom, Woolpert, and a few others, including the owners of Tolosa Winery.</font></p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">He also received funding from individuals who work in health care and insurance, and local and state politicians.</font></p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Achadjian, an Armenian immigrant, has seen significant financial support from the tightly knit Armenian community. Many of those donors are in Los Angeles. </font></p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Where Achadjian has lacked in fundraising, he’s made up in endorsements. He’s been endorsed by every single Republican member of both the California state Assembly and Senate, several local elected officials including SLO County Supervisor Lynn Compton and Paso Robles Mayor Steve Martin—a moderate Democrat running for the county’s 1st District supervisor seat.</font></p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">The Santa Barbara County Republican Party endorsed Achadjian, while the San Luis Obispo Republican Party did not endorse a candidate, which meant he couldn’t receive endorsement from the California party.</font></p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Those endorsements, in addition to his experience, are what sets Achadjian apart from Fareed and still makes him competitive, Cal Poly’s Latner said.</font></p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">“He’s well known among rank and file members in California, he’s connected around the state, and he’s been able to cultivate the perception that he’s a moderate,” Latner said.</font></p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b>Historically, Achadjian has been attacked for contributions from and votes accommodating the oil and gas industry</b>. Those haven’t had a strong presence in Achadjian’s fundraising however, and he’s thus far gotten only a few modest contributions from industry PACs.  </font></p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; font-stretch: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span style="line-height: 18px;">http://www.newtimesslo.com/cover/13767/cash-grab-new-times-breaks-down--the-dollars-pouring-into-the-24th-congressional-district-race/</span></font></p></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"></font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">4/16</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-salud-carbajal-justin-fareed-helene-schneider-20160204-htmlstory.html</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
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</div><div>Republican State Assemblyman K.H. “Katcho” Achadjian of San Luis Obispo is the fourth-best fundraiser — though he enters the race with perhaps the best name recognition among local voters. The former San Luis Obispo County Supervisor led both the poll released by Schneider’s campaign last year and one released by his own campaign this week, showing him with 20% of voters while the two Democrats each got 12%. The rest of the field all had less than 7%.</div><div>
</div><div>He raised just under $386,915 in 2015 and has $257,084 in cash on hand. He received $2,000 from the American Dental PAC as well as a few thousand dollars from other members of the state assembly, the San Luis Obispo County Wine Community PAC and the San Luis Obispo Deputy Sheriff's Association PAC. Achadjian received $345,000 from individuals, including several Central Coast businessmen. Among that group was developer Gary Grossman and vineyard owners George and Daniel Daou.</div><div>
</div><div>The debate Thursday will focus on the role of the federal government in higher education, the economy, political polarization, environmental issues and the state’s water crisis. With the June 7 primary not yet a priority for voters, especially given the number of candidates, the forum offers a first chance for the candidates to differentiate themselves.</div><div>
</div><div>That will be especially helpful for Democrat William Ostrander, a San Luis Obispo farmer also in the race, who is making the fight against the influence of money in politics the core of his campaign. He raised $20,317 in 2015 and ended the year with $303 in the bank. He ranks last among the five candidates who have set up campaign committees with the federal elections committee.</div></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"></font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katcho_Achadjian</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div><p style="margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: 22.4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b>Katcho Achadjian</b> (born June 2, 1951) is an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" title="United States" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">American</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politician" title="Politician" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">politician</a> currently serving in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Assembly" title="California State Assembly" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">California State Assembly</a>. He is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Republican_Party" title="California Republican Party" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Republican</a> representing the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s_35th_State_Assembly_district" title="California's 35th State Assembly district" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">35th district</a>, encompassing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Luis_Obispo_County,California" title="San Luis Obispo County, California" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">San Luis Obispo County</a> and part of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Barbara_County,California" title="Santa Barbara County, California" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Santa Barbara County</a>. He previously represented the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s_33rd_State_Assembly_district" title="California's 33rd State Assembly district" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">33rd district</a>, and prior to being elected to the State Assembly, was also a member of the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors. In 2016, he stepped down from the Assembly to run for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">United States House of Representatives</a> from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s_24th_congressional_district" title="California's 24th congressional district" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">24th district</a>.</font></p><p style="margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: 22.4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
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margin: 0.3em 0px; padding: 0px; list-style-image: none;"><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katcho_Achadjian#Early_life.2C_education.2C_and_Board_of_Supervisors" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000"><span class="tocnumber" style="display: table-cell; text-decoration: inherit; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0.5em;">1</span><span class="toctext" style="display: table-cell; text-decoration: inherit;">Early life, education, and Board of Supervisors</span></font></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katcho_Achadjian#California_Assembly" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000"><span class="tocnumber" style="display: table-cell; text-decoration: inherit; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0.5em;">2</span><span class="toctext" style="display: table-cell; text-decoration: inherit;">California Assembly</span></font></a><ul style="list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: none;"><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katcho_Achadjian#Committee_assignments" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000"><span class="tocnumber" style="display: table-cell; text-decoration: inherit; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0.5em;">2.1</span><span class="toctext" style="display: table-cell; text-decoration: inherit;">Committee assignments</span></font></a></li></ul></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katcho_Achadjian#2016_Congressional_bid" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000"><span class="tocnumber" style="display: table-cell; text-decoration: inherit; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0.5em;">3</span><span class="toctext" style="display: table-cell; text-decoration: inherit;">2016 Congressional bid</span></font></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katcho_Achadjian#Electoral_history" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000"><span class="tocnumber" style="display: table-cell; text-decoration: inherit; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0.5em;">4</span><span class="toctext" style="display: table-cell; text-decoration: inherit;">Electoral history</span></font></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katcho_Achadjian#External_links" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000"><span class="tocnumber" style="display: table-cell; text-decoration: inherit; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0.5em;">5</span><span class="toctext" style="display: table-cell; text-decoration: inherit;">External links</span></font></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katcho_Achadjian#References" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000"><span class="tocnumber" style="display: table-cell; text-decoration: inherit; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0.5em;">6</span><span class="toctext" style="display: table-cell; text-decoration: inherit;">References</span></font></a></li></ul></div><p style="margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: 22.4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><h2 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 1em 0px 0.25em; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); line-height: 1.3; background: none rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span class="mw-headline" id="Early_life.2C_education.2C_and_Board_of_Supervisors">Early life, education, and Board of Supervisors</span><span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select: none; margin-left: 1em; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1em; display: inline-block; white-space: nowrap; unicode-bidi: isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="margin-right: 0.25em;">[</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Katcho_Achadjian&action=edit&section=1&editintro=Template:BLP_editintro" title="Edit section: Early life, education, and Board of Supervisors" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="margin-left: 0.25em;">]</span></span></font></h2><p style="margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: 22.4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4">Achadjian was born in Lebanon to Armenian parents, immigrating to the United States in 1971 and becoming a US citizen in 1982. He first attended <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuesta_College" title="Cuesta College" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Cuesta College</a> before graduating from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Polytechnic_State_University" title="California Polytechnic State University" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Cal Poly</a> with a Business Administration degree. He and his wife Araxie were married in 1984. In 1978, he purchased a small business that expanded into multiple stores and gas stations throughout <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Luis_Obispo_County" class="mw-redirect" title="San Luis Obispo County" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">San Luis Obispo County</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Biography_4-0" class="reference" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katcho_Achadjian#cite_note-Biography-4" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">[4]</a></sup></font></p><p style="margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: 22.4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4">Achadjian was first elected to the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors in 1998, serving until his election to the Assembly in 2010. He served as Chairman of the Board in 2001 and 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-Biography_4-1" class="reference" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katcho_Achadjian#cite_note-Biography-4" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">[4]</a></sup></font></p><h2 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 1em 0px 0.25em; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); line-height: 1.3; background: none rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span class="mw-headline" id="California_Assembly">California Assembly</span><span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select: none; margin-left: 1em; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1em; display: inline-block; white-space: nowrap; unicode-bidi: isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="margin-right: 0.25em;">[</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Katcho_Achadjian&action=edit&section=2&editintro=Template:BLP_editintro" title="Edit section: California Assembly" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="margin-left: 0.25em;">]</span></span></font></h2><p style="margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: 22.4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">In <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Assembly_election,2010#District_33" title="California State Assembly election, 2010" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">2010</a>, Achadjian first ran as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Republican</a> nominee for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Assembly" title="California State Assembly" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">California State Assembly</a>, in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s_33rd_State_Assembly_district" title="California's 33rd State Assembly district" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">33rd district</a>. He won 58% of the popular vote against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Democrat</a> Hilda Zacarias.</font></p><p style="margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: 22.4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">By <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Assembly_election,2012#District_35" title="California State Assembly election, 2012" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">2012</a>, the district was redrawn into the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s_35th_State_Assembly_district" title="California's 35th State Assembly district" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">35th district</a>. In the primary, Achadjian won 65% of the vote against Democrat Gerald Manata's 35%. In the general election, Achadjian won 61% to Manata's 39%.</font></p><p style="margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: 22.4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Achadjian ran for a third term in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Assembly_election,2014#District_35" title="California State Assembly election, 2014" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">2014</a>, winning 65% of the vote yet again in the primary, against the 35% of Democrat Heidi Harmon. In the general, Achadjian increased his performance slightly over his 2012 result, with 63% of the vote to Harman's 37%.</font></p><p style="margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: 22.4px;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Throughout his time in the Assembly, Achadjian's voting record received </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">perfect scores from such groups as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Chamber_of_Commerce" title="California Chamber of Commerce" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">California Chamber of Commerce</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Taxpayers_Association" title="California Taxpayers Association" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">California Taxpayers Association</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Federation_of_Independent_Business" title="National Federation of Independent Business" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">National Federation of Independent Business</a>, </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">and the California Small Business Association.</span><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katcho_Achadjian#cite_note-5" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">[5]</a></sup></font></p><h3 style="margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; border-bottom: none; line-height: 1.6; background: none rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span class="mw-headline" id="Committee_assignments">Committee assignments</span><span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select: none; font-weight: normal; margin-left: 1em; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1em; display: inline-block; white-space: nowrap; unicode-bidi: isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="margin-right: 0.25em;">[</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Katcho_Achadjian&action=edit&section=3&editintro=Template:BLP_editintro" title="Edit section: Committee assignments" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="margin-left: 0.25em;">]</span></span></font></h3><ul style="margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: url(" data:image="data:image" svg="svg" xml="xml" c="C" fxml="Fxml" version="version" d="D" encoding="encoding" utf-8="UTF-8" f="F" e="E" a="A" csvg="Csvg" http="http" fwww.w3.org="Fwww.w3.org" f2000="F2000" fsvg="Fsvg" width="width" height="height" ccircle="Ccircle" cx="cx" cy="cy" r="r" fill="fill" line-height="line-height" px="px" background-color="background-color" rgb="rgb" xmlns="xmlns" xmlns:data="data"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Assembly Committee on Banking and Finance</font></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy</font></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Assembly Committee on Veterans Affairs</font></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Assembly Joint Committee on Fairs, Allocations, and Classification</font></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Assembly Joint Committee on Fisheries and Antiquities</font></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4">Assembly Joint Legislative Audit<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katcho_Achadjian#cite_note-6" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">[6]</a></sup></font></li></ul><h2 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 1em 0px 0.25em; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); line-height: 1.3; background: none rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span class="mw-headline" id="2016_Congressional_bid">2016 Congressional bid</span></font></h2><p style="margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: 22.4px;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In 2015, Achadjian announced his intention to run for the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">United States House of Representatives</a><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">, from </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s_24th_congressional_district" title="California's 24th congressional district" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">California's 24th congressional district</a><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">, in the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_California,2016#District_24" title="United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2016" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">2016 elections</a><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><sup id="cite_ref-achadjian_7-0" class="reference" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katcho_Achadjian#cite_note-achadjian-7" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">[7]</a></sup><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The district's</span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"> longtime incumbent, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Democrat</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lois_Capps" title="Lois Capps" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Lois Capps</a>, had previously announced that she would not seek reelection.</span><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katcho_Achadjian#cite_note-8" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">[8]</a></sup><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> As a result, the field was significantly larger than in the past; Achadjian's competition included two other Republicans (both of whom, Justin Fareed and Matt Kokkonen, are former candidates for the same district in previous years), two independent candidates (including another former candidate, Steve Isakson), and four Democrats (including Santa Barbara Mayor </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helene_Schneider" title="Helene Schneider" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Helene Schneider</a><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> and Santa Barbara County Supervisor Salud Carbajal). Achadjian received endorsements from many prominent Republicans in the region, including Santa Barbara City Councilmen Frank Hotchkiss and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Francisco" class="mw-redirect" title="Dale Francisco" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Dale Francisco</a><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> (the latter of whom was also Santa Barbara County Republican Chair, and had previously run for the same district in 2014), and former actor </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Mitchum" title="Christopher Mitchum" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Christopher Mitchum</a><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">, the previous Republican nominee for the seat who lost to Capps in 2014.</span><sup id="cite_ref-achadjian_7-1" class="reference" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katcho_Achadjian#cite_note-achadjian-7" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">[7]</a></sup></font></p><p style="margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: 22.4px;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In the lead-up to the primary on June 7, </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Achadjian raised roughly $750,000 in the congressional race.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katcho_Achadjian#cite_note-9" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">[9]</a></sup> Although he was only the fourth-highest fundraiser in the race, </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">he was generally considered to be the primary frontrunner due to arguably having more name recognition among voters than any other candidate, from either party. Polls released both by his own campaign and the Schneider campaign predicted that Achadjian would come in first in the open primary.</span><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katcho_Achadjian#cite_note-10" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">[10]</a></sup><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> However, despite this, he came in a narrow <b>third</b> with 27,545 (18.9%) total votes, only 1.6% behind Justin Fareed. The district as a whole is generally viewed as favored by the Democrats in the general election.</span><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katcho_Achadjian#cite_note-11" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">[11]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katcho_Achadjian#cite_note-12" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">[12]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katcho_Achadjian#cite_note-13" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">[13]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katcho_Achadjian#cite_note-14" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">[14]</a></sup></font></p><p style="margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: 22.4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></p><p style="margin: 0.5em 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span style="line-height: 22.4px;"><b><a href="https://votesmart.org/candidate/81542/katcho-achadjian#.V8TS0PkrKM8">https://votesmart.org/candidate/81542/katcho-achadjian#.V8TS0PkrKM8</a></b></span></font></p><p style="margin: 0.5em 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span style="line-height: 22.4px;"><b>
</b></span></font></p></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" /><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4">Vote:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian voted Nay (Passage) - AJR 1 - Requests Constitutional Convention to Overturn Citizens United</font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></div><div>08/29/<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">2012</span></div><div>Vote:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian voted Nay (Passage) - ACA 10 - Limits Citizen-led Initiatives to Amend the State Constitution</div><div>03/22/2012</div><div>Vote:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian voted Nay (Passage) - AJR 22 - Requests a Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United</div></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">--</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" /><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4">Katcho Achadjian was <b>rated 18% by Sierra Club California (Positions)</b></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></div><div>07/19<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">/2016</span></div><div>Rating:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian was rated <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">17% by California Environmental Justice Alliance (Positions)</span></div><div>07/18/2016</div><div>Rating:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian was rated<b> 40% by California Clean Money Action (Positions)</b></div><div>Rating:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian was rated <b>59 by University of California Student Association (Positions)</b></div><div>Rating:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian was rated 73 by California Civil Liberties Advocacy (Positions)</div><div>07/08/2016</div><div>Rating:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian was rated<b> 84% by American Conservative Union (Lifetime Scores (State Legislatures))</b></div><div>Rating:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian was rated 93% by American Conservative Union (Positions (State Legislatures))</div><div>06/30/2016</div><div>V<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">ote:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian voted Nay (Concurrence Vote) - AB 1135 - Prohibits Firearms with Bullet Button</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Vote:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian voted Nay (Concurrence Vote) - AB 1695 - Prohibits Falsely Reporting the Loss or Theft of a Firearm</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Vote:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian voted Nay (Passage With Amendment) - SB 1235 - Requires Background Checks to Buy Ammunition</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Vote:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian voted Nay (Concurrence Vote) - AB 1674 - Limits the Purchase of Firearms</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Vote:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian voted Nay (Passage) - SB 1446 - Prohibits the Possession of High-Capacity Gun Magazines</span></div><div>06/28/2016</div><div>Rating:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian was rated 23% by Friends Committee on Legislation of California (Positions)</div><div>06/27/2016</div><div>Rating:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian was rated 60% by Equality California (Positions)</div><div>Rating:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian was rated 30 by Consumer Federation of California (Lifetime Score)</div><div>Rating:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian was rated 33% by Consumer Federation of California (Positions)</div><div>Rating:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian was rated<b> 63% by California Teachers Association (Positions)</b></div><div>Rating:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian was rated 60 by California State University (Positions)</div><div>Rating:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian was rated 40 by California School Employees Association (Positions)</div><div>Rating:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian was rated 0% by California Professional Firefighters (Positions)</div><div>Rating:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian was rated<b> 15% by California Labor Federation (Lifetime Floor Score)</b></div><div>Rating:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian was rated 50% by California Labor Federation (Lifetime<b> Committee</b> Score)</div><div>Rating:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian was rated 14% by California Labor Federation (Total Score)</div><div>06/24/2016</div><div>Endorsed:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian was endorsed by Peace Officers Research Association of California</div><div>06/15/2016</div><div>Vote:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian voted Nay (Concurrence Vote) - SB 826 - Approves Spending Plan for 2016-2017 Fiscal Year</div><div>06/02/2016</div><div>Vote:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian <b>voted <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Nay</span> (Passage) - AB 2757 - Requires Overtime Pay for Farmworkers</b></div><div>06/01/2016</div><div>Rating:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian was rated 40% by Friends Committee on Legislation of California (Positions)</div><div>Vote:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian voted <b>Nay (Passage) - AB 2607 - Authorizes Certain Individuals to Request a Gun Violence Restraining Order</b></div><div>05/31/2016</div><div>Vote:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian did not vote - SB 10 - Authorizes Undocumented Immigrants to be Eligible for Health Coverage</div><div>Vote:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian voted Nay (Passage) - AB 2466 - Expands Voting Rights for Certain Convicted Felons</div><div>05/25/2016</div><div>Rating:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian was rated<b> 88% by California Manufacturers and Technology Association (Positions)</b></div><div>05/20/2016</div><div>Positions:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian has <b>passed the 2016 Political Courage Test.</b></div><div>05/09/2016</div><div>Vote:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian voted Nay (Passage) - AB 1732 - Requires Single User Restrooms to be Gender Neutral</div><div>04/28/2016</div><div>Vote:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian voted Yea (Passage) - ACR 137 - Establishes May 26th as <b>John Wayne Day</b></div><div>03/31/2016</div><div>Vote:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian voted <b>Nay (Passage With Amendment) - SB 3 - Increases Minimum Wage</b></div><div>03/16/2016</div><div>Rating:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian was rated 67 by Humane Society Legislative Fund (Positions (CA State Legislature))</div><div>Rating:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian was rated 29 by Humane Society Legislative Fund (Positions (CA State Legislature))</div><div>Rating:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian was rated 67 by Humane Society Legislative Fund (Positions (CA State Legislature))</div><div>03/07/2016</div><div>Rating:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian was rated<b> 92% by National Federation of Independent Business (Positions (State Legislatures))</b></div><div>03/03/2016</div><div>Rating:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian was rated 89 by Humane Society Legislative Fund (Positions (CA State Legislature))</div><div>Rating:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian was rated <b>87% by California Republican Assembly (Positions)</b></div><div>Vote:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian voted <b>Yea (Passage With Amendment) - SB 7 - Increases Smoking Age to 21</b></div><div>Vote:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian voted Yea (Passage With Amendment) - SB 5 - Amends Regulations for E-Cigarettes</div><div>03/01/2016</div><div>Rating:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian was rated 21 by Consumer Federation of California (Positions (Lifetime))</div><div>Rating:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian was rated 43 by Consumer Federation of California (Positions)</div><div>02/12/2016</div><div>Rating:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian was rated 73% by California Bicycle Coalition (Positions)</div><div>02/11/2016</div><div>Vote:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian Co-sponsored - ACR 137 - Establishes May 26th as John Wayne Day</div><div>02/04/2016</div><div>Rating:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian was rated 33% by Drug Policy Forum of California (DPFCA) (Positions (State Legislature))</div><div>02/01/2016</div><div>Rating:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Katcho Achadjian was rated 55 by Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California (Positions)</div><div>01/01/2016</div><div>Issue Position:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Issue Position: Infrastructure</div></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"></font></div>