FOR THE CITIZENS, FOR A CHANGE
Message to Voters in Legislative District 21
I believe that citizens in LD21 need a change in their representation in the Maryland General Assembly, away from the present direction of ever-increasing taxes and unaccountable, wasteful spending that doesn’t serve the well-being of all. My campaign offers a change from this misguided direction to one that favors cost-effective free market solutions, that offers opportunity for developing your life and business on your own terms, rather than under the constant fear and interference of a dysfunction, unaccountable government. If you want a voice in the General Assembly to speak for lower taxes and innovative ways to bring greater freedom and cost-effective, accountable government to Maryland, then I’m asking for your vote and support for my campaign to bring a voice of reason, commonsense, and accountability into the Maryland State Senate, for the citizens, for a change.
Meet Lee Havis
Lee was born and raised in his native College Park, and graduated with a BS degree in Engineering from the University of Connecticut. He also holds a JD degree in law from the Catholic University of America. In public life, he has been active in Republican politics for many years, most recently as a term of 5 years as member of the Prince George’s County Republican Central Committee, and as an active member of the Northern Prince George’s County Republican Club. He is also founder and leader of several non-partisan political groups working for more citizen-friendly, accountable government, such as Free State Patriots and Citizens for a Better Prince George’s County. He was also 2018 and 2022 Republican candidate for Maryland State Senate in LD21 and a candidate for US Congress in MD5 in 2020.
After a post-graduate degree in Foreign Trade from the American Institute of Foreign Trade (Glendale, AZ), he served about two years in the Peace Corps in Panama, as an assistant professor in the faculty of engineering at the University of Panama. And, thereafter, he gradually entered the field of Montessori education, first as a teacher and then in the training of teachers in this specialized field of scientific education. Eventually, Lee founded the International Montessori Society, where he has been an innovative leader in this field, having written a 400-page book on the subject entitled, “The Technology of Scientific Education“, published in 2023.
Lee sees his campaign as a way to open up dialogue and discussion on a new direction for Maryland state government, one that is more “For the Citizens, for a Change“. His special focus is on a fundamental change to the role of government in education. So, in his campaign, he will highlight how Maryland government can change from the present system of wasteful, destructive control of education through academic censorship and monopoly, to one of choice and competition in the free market economy.
Main Issues
- Sensible Development
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Last week, on Thursday, October 18, 2018, I conducted a telephone townhall to discuss my campaign with LD21 voters and answer their questions and concerns about the direction of government… Continue reading Townhall meeting – in review