List of American politicians of Armenian descent

This article is the list of Armenian American politicians, officeholders and party chairpersons.

Bold indicates incumbent officeholders.

Note: persons are classified by chronological order

Federal government

Cabinet officials

Executive Office of the President

• Ken Khachigian, White House Director of Speechwriting, Reagan Administration
• Aram Bakshian, White House Director of Speechwriting, Reagan Administration (1981–83)
• Ike Hajinazarian, White House Regional Communications Director, Biden Administration (2021)
• Jeff Marootian, Special Assistant to the President for Climate and Science Agency Personnel, Biden Administration (2021–22)
• Jirair Ratevosian, Acting Chief of Staff of John N. Nkengasong, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Special Representative for Global Health Diplomacy in 2022–23

Members of Congress

Federal Judicial

State government

Governors

Other state officials

State Judicial

Legislature

Lower

Upper

Municipal government

Mayors

Mayors of Glendale, California

Other

• Paul Krekorian, Los Angeles City Council (2010—2022
• Nina Hachigian, Deputy Mayor of International Affairs for Los Angeles (2017–2022)
• Adrin Nazarian, Los Angeles City Council (2024–)

Foreign service

Ambassadors

Others

United States Foreign Service

• Leon Dominian, consul in Rome (1921), consul-general in Stuttgart (1930), first secretary of the U.S. legation at Montevideo, Uruguay
• Edward Alexander, deputy director for the Soviet Union and East Europe

Other political figures

• Barry Zorthian, diplomat and press spokesman during the Vietnam War
• Edward N. Costikyan, New York-based political personality
• Danny Tarkanian, Nevada-based politician and candidate
• Jeff Kurzon, New York City attorney and politician
• Terry Phillips, non-partisan candidate for California's 23rd congressional district in 2012
• Scott Ashjian
• David Krikorian
• Paul Paul
• Simon Marootian
• Ralph Moradian
• Haiganush R. Bedrosian
• Robert Hagopian, Saugus, Massachusetts Town 1974
• Jirair Ratevosian, candidate, acting chief of staff to the United States Global AIDS Coordinator (2022–23)

See also

• List of Armenian Americans
• List of Jewish American politicians

References

Notes

Citations