Career
During her undergraduate studies,Manoogian interned in the office of U.S. Representative John Dingell and at the United States Mission to the United Nations under Ambassador Samantha Power. She began work in Washington,D.C.,at the United States Department of State,first in the Office of English Language Programs and later in the Office of eDiplomacy,before returning to Michigan and running for office. [9]
Manoogian began campaigning for election to the Michigan House of Representatives in August 2017. [5] Receiving the endorsement of national progressive candidate recruitment organization Run for Something, [10] Manoogian won the Democratic primary in August 2018,defeating the 2016 Democratic nominee for the 40th District,Nicole Bedi. [11] During the general election,Manoogian was endorsed by former U.S. President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. [12] [13] Manoogian defeated David Wolkinson –former vice chairman of the Michigan Republican Party and policy director for Governor Rick Snyder –by 56.5% to 43.4%,flipping the district for the first time in 22 years. [14] [15] [16]
Manoogian was selected as one of seventeen speakers to jointly deliver the keynote address at the 2020 Democratic National Convention nominating Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. [17]
Political positions
Manoogian supports repealing the state Senior Pension Tax and expanding investment in renewable energy practices. [18] She has been profiled by national and local news outlets in the lead-up to her election for supporting funding for clean water initiatives in her district. [19] She considers herself a progressive. [20]
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