Bill Paparian
| William M. Paparian | |
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| 52nd Mayor of Pasadena | |
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In office May 1995 – May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Katie Nack |
| Succeeded by | Chris Holden |
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| Born | 1949 Los Angeles, California |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Sona Paparian |
| Profession | attorney |
| Religion | Armenian Orthodox Christian |
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Green nominee for U.S. Representative for California, 29th District |
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Election date November 7, 2006 |
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| Incumbent | Adam Schiff |
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| Born | 1949 Los Angeles, California |
| Political party | Green |
| Spouse(s) | Sona |
| Residence | Pasadena, California |
| Alma mater | Van Nuys High School, Cal State Northridge |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Religion | Armenian Orthodox |
| Website | paparian4congress.com |
William Mihrtad "Bill" Paparian (born 1949 in Los Angeles, California) is an American politician, a former mayor of Pasadena, California, serving from 1995 to 1997. He was also a member of the Pasadena City Council from 1987 to 1999, and a Green Party candidate for Congress in 2006. He was the first Armenian-American mayor of Pasadena, as well as the only Pasadena mayor to visit Cuba during his term. Paparian has been known throughout his political career as an outspoken advocate of controversial causes, including ending the trade embargo against Cuba. He attracted national media attention for dispatching a Pasadena police helicopter to issue a citation to state aircraft spraying pesticides over the city, and for his urging Rose Parade observers in 2008 to turn their backs on the Chinese float, which he called the "Beijing Float of Shame."
Paparian was raised in the Sherman Oaks section of the San Fernando Valley in the 1960s. He is the son of an Armenian immigrant mother and second generation Armenian-Irish-American father from Rhode Island. Paparian received his B.A. degree from California State University Northridge and later received his law degree from Southwestern University School of Law. While attending California State University Northridge, he was a theater student who also protested the Vietnam War. Yet, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1971 and was stationed at Camp Pendleton in San Diego County during the final years of the war. Years later, as Mayor of Pasadena, he was awarded the Outstanding Military Volunteer Service Medal by the Secretary of the Navy for his efforts as an elected public official on behalf of the military and veterans.
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