SANGER, CA – Today, on the annual Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) released the following statement:

“Today we remember the over one million ethnic Armenians who were brutally and systemically murdered during the First World War,” said Senator Hurtado. “In order for justice and healing to occur, there must be truth and accountability. I call on others to join me in solidarity with members of the Armenian community, who mourn in remembrance today.”

April 24^th is Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. The Armenian Genocide occurred in 1915 and an estimated one million ethnic Armenians from Asia Minor and the Ottoman Empire were systematically murdered in an ethnic cleansing. Currently, there is no large scale recognition of this atrocity, and the community has struggled for years to have this genocide recognized.

Media Contact: Michelle.Sherwood@sen.ca.gov

About Senator Melissa Hurtado

Senator Melissa Hurtado represents a new generation of Latina leaders as the youngest woman ever elected to the California State Senate and a product of immigrant parents. Senator Hurtado represents the 14th Senate District and focuses on rural community issues that often go unheard — access to clean air and water, food insecurity and poverty, inequities in environmental policies, agriculture and access to health care. In July 2020, she was appointed to the national Biden Latino Leadership Committee alongside former Labor Secretary and current Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis – the only two California Latinas on the Committee.

For more information, visit Senator Hurtado’s Website here or find her on Twitter at @Senator_Hurtado

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