Armenian Groups Endorse Chris Holden for Assembly

Pasadena City Council Member Chris Holden picked up the endorsement of the Armenian Community Coalition on Thursday in his bid to represent Sierra Madre and other nearby communities in the newly redrawn State Assembly district.

The group announced their endorsement of Holden while pointing to an underrepresentation for Armenians in local and state government, the Pasadena Star-News reported Sunday.

Holden is vying to replace Assemblyman Anthony Porantino, who has been termed out for running for the office again. No other challenger has announced his or her candidacy in the district at this point.

has put Altadena with a new group of cities that includes Sierra Madre, Pasadena, South Pasadena and Monrovia, as well as a group of cities in eastern Los Angeles County that are geographically linked to the western cities only through the Angeles National Forest including San Dimas, parts of Claremont and La Verne and Upland.