Bill Paparian
Politician
1949 –
Who is Bill Paparian?
Bill Paparian 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."
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- Born
- 1949
Van Nuys - Spouses
- Religion
- Armenian Apostolic Church
- Profession
- Education
- California State University, Northridge
- Van Nuys High School
- Southwestern University School of Law
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on July 23, 2013
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