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David Krikorian (born November 19, 1968) is an American businessman and former candidate for Ohio's 2nd congressional district running as both an Independent and a Democratic candidate in several races.
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| Born | November 19, 1968 Rhode Island, United Statees |
| Occupation | Businessman |
David Krikorian was born and raised in Rhode Island. He is married to Elena Krikorian and they have three children.[citation needed]
Krikorian holds a B.A. in economics and finance from Bentley University and an M.B.A. from the University of Cincinnati.[citation needed] He is the founder and managing partner of Parody Productions LLC located in Cincinnati, OH, which produces playing cards and jigsaw puzzles. Krikorian is also the founder of Fabricon3D, which provides 3D printing services and founded Nashville Hot, a Nashville style hot chicken restaurant in 2015[1] located in Crescent Springs, Kentucky. Previous employers include Fidelity Investments, Deloitte & Touche, Cincinnati Bell[2] and Tom & Chee.[3]
Krikorian's grandparents (maternal & paternal) are survivors of the Armenian genocide. Krikorian is a member of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
Krikorian ran as an Independent candidate for United States Congress in 2008[4] and came in third behind Republican incumbent Representative Jean Schmidt and Democratic challenger Victoria Wulsin, receiving 17.71 percent of the vote after endorsements from the Cincinnati Fraternal Order of Police,[5] the Ohio Libertarian Party, and the Georgetown News Democrat.[6]
In 2009, Krikorian announced that he would seek the Democratic Party nomination for the Second District in 2010.[7] He was narrowly defeated by marketing executive Surya Yalamanchili after Republican Congresswoman Jean Schmidt made false allegations about Krikorian. Rep. Schmidt won an easy re-election in the 2010 general election against Yalamanchili.[8]
In June 2010, Jean Schmidt sued Krikorian in Ohio civil court for a total of $6.8 million in perceived damages to her image. The lawsuit was unsuccessful.[9]
On July 1, 2011, Krikorian's complaints to the OCE pertaining to Schmidt were elevated to full probation by the United States House of Representatives Ethics Committee. She was accused of accepting free legal services from Turkish-American interest groups pertaining to her lawsuits against Krikorian.[10]
Krikorian allegedly made negative remarks about Surya Yalamanchili's name during the 2009 Congressional race, resulting in a rebuttal from Hamilton and Clermont County Democratic Chairmen Timothy M. Burke and David Lane, respectively.[12] Subsequently, Keith Olbermann named Krikorian a "Worst Person in the World" on his MSNBC show, and Krikorian implied that since the show had run an Oil of Olay advertisement, Procter and Gamble were attempting to advance their former employee. Olbermann denied knowledge of what ads were being run on the show and stated that they had since checked the lineup and no Procter and Gamble ads had been run, although an online viewer informed him that Oil of Olay ads had been run prior to the online version of the episode.[13][14]
The Ohio Democratic Party and affiliates across southern Ohio began circulating literature for 2012 candidates as early as 2011.
Krikorian launched a third candidacy for United States Congress. On March 6, 2012, he narrowly lost the Democratic primary to relative unknown William Smith[15] at the same time Schmidt lost the Republican primary to Brad Wenstrup.
Multiple robo-calls were made on behalf of candidate Smith through a super PAC called Victory Ohio. Krikorian believes this contributed to his loss in the 2012 primary.[16]
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