We need more politicians like Milad Pooran

How refreshing to read that there still are some people willing to dip into the cesspool of politics and try to do the right thing for a change. I only wish Milad Pooran lived in Baltimore County so I could vote for him, as he sounds like a true progressive hero who actually cares about people other than his campaign donors ("Dismayed by Washington, Pooran runs for Congress," March 27).

I wish him well in his new district, but somehow I doubt someone as forward thinking as Dr. Pooran will fare too well in a district that sent Roscoe Bartlett to Congress for so many years. In fact, even though he has served in the military for years and done honor to his adopted homeland, I suspect that many voters in his district won't look beyond his brown skin and Middle Eastern name.

Good luck and godspeed, Dr. Pooran.

William Smith, Baltimore

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