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 in Maryland. I pointed out the change of direction that I would take from the current incumbent’s approach of higher taxes and special interest politics that has been hammering the ordinary citizens in our state for years. My direction would begin to break the hold of special interest machine-style politics, and lead us along the path of lower taxes and greater freedom and fairness for all Maryland citizens.

In the townhall, we also discussed the growing threat to public safety due to the unfettered presence of so many illegal aliens in our community. One caller pointed out how her own College Park neighborhood was under constant threat of violence by such illegal alien gangs as MS-13 which has been reported actively present in local schools as well. I pointed out that, in the Maryland State Senate, I would work to end the policy of “sanctuary” protection of these criminal illegal alien elements in our state.

On the matter of public education, I pointed out the new direction of accountability and oversight I would take to resolve the corruption and mismanagement that has so degraded the quality and value of public schools in the state, especially in Prince George’s County. While I strongly support a state level accountability commission as proposed by Governor Hogan, my opponent, the incumbent state senator, does not. In addition, I stated the need for greater choice and competition in the field of education, to end the censorship and government monopoly in the field that has retarded progress towards greater quality and value in education for so long in our state.

Finally, I noted that the only effective way to correct these problems is to replace the current public officials who have been blocking progress, and replace them with those who lead us in the direction of better, more citizen-friendly government in the state. This is what I propose, as you can see at my website, http://havisforsenate.com  Also, Listen to the townhall recording for yourself.