Adrin Nazarian
| Adrin Nazarian | |
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| Ատրին Նազարեան | |
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| Member of the California State Assembly from the 46th district |
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Assumed office December 3, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | new district |
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March 19, 1973 Tehran, Iran |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Diana |
| Residence | Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | asmdc |
Adrin Nazarian (Armenian: Ատրին Նազարեան; hayer: [hɑˈjɛɾ], born March 19, 1973) is an American politician currently serving in the California State Assembly. A Democrat, he represents the 46th Assembly District which encompasses the central-southern San Fernando Valley.
He is of Iranian-Armenian descent, and is the first Iranian-American elected to the California State Legislature. He is a member of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus.
Adrin Nazarian was born in Iran. As a child, his family immigrated to the San Fernando Valley in Southern California. He grew up there and graduated from a local Valley school before receiving his BA degree in Economics from UCLA in 1996.
Nazarian served as chief of staff to Councilmember Paul Krekorian, who represented the communities of Studio City, Sherman Oaks, Valley Village, North Hollywood and Valley Glen. Previously, Nazarian had served as chief of staff to then-Assistant Majority Leader Paul Krekorian in the California State Assembly, representing the communities of North Hollywood, Van Nuys, Valley Glen and Toluca Lake among others, since 2006.
A life-altering experience occurred for Nazarian when he applied to become an interviewer of battered and abused women at the San Fernando Valley Superior Court Domestic Violence Clinic unit as a summer internship job. There he saw first-hand the results of what happens in the privacy of homes, taking down reports in order to submit restraining orders on behalf of the victims.
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