Green Party Candidate

So now, according to The Times, a female candidate running for office on the Green Party ticket is not a woman. (“Valley Races Show Women Candidates in Short Supply,” Oct. 17). Unaware readers would never know that Maria Armoudian is running a serious campaign to unseat Howard Berman from his 26th Congressional District perch of 16 years.

But the same day’s paper discusses Greens in Germany (page 2) and [the Oct 18] paper covers New Mexico’s Greens. The Times has covered Maria’s varied and original campaign activities--pool hall fund-raiser, chess tournament, talking billboard, to name a few. So, why the double standard?

GAREN YEGPARIAN, Fund-Raising Director, Armoudian for Congress Campaign, Burbank