Celebrating the Fourth of July holidays, I met with voters at my local hometown parade in College Park on July 4, 2022. On my walk along the parade route on Rhode Island Ave, I was accompanied by fellow College Park resident, Linda Ferrete, who is also president of the Northern Prince George’s County Republican Club.… Continue reading College Park Parade – July 4, 2022
Author: Lee Havis
Kick off to the General
Free Market Solutions
A job in the free market economy is the best social program. The state can therefore best address the needs of the economically disadvantaged by support for job growth and opportunities for employment in the free market economy. In this purpose, reducing taxes and lifting government restrictions on entry-level employment is important to enable progress… Continue reading Free Market Solutions
Lower Taxes
High Maryland taxes discourage a robust eocnomy, home ownership, and job growth. Instead, such increasing taxation on businesss and individuals promotes waste, unaccountability, and inefficieny in government spending. Lower taxes will reduce such wsteful spending, and support a better quality of life through the normal functioning of a strong and healthy economy that benefits all.
Education
Improving quality and value in education comes through free market competition and choice in the field, rather than centralized government control through censorship and monopoly. So, greater direct parent choice and accountability is needed in public education such as through wider access to innovative charter schools and a full range of non-government alternatives.
Election Integrity
Fair and honest elections must be assured to eradicate all potential for voter fraud. For this, there must no outside private funding and an end to unsupervised drop boxes and mail-in ballots. In addition, voter rolls must be fully and regularly purged of inactive and illegal voters. Also, voter ID required and paper ballot counting,… Continue reading Election Integrity
Kirwan Commission – Education Reform
In my campaign for Maryland State Senate, I emphasized that improving public education required more choice and competition, free market solutions, rather than government control through censorship and monopoly to a dysfunctional and obsolete system more about expanding a bloated government employment than the education of students. On November 29, 2018, the Kirwan Commission to… Continue reading Kirwan Commission – Education Reform
Election Results – what happened?
Summary Introduction RESULTS: for Havis – 22.4% – 9,311 votes. For opponent – 77.5% – 32,262 votes. Money raised: $26,000 Mobilized 500 Volunteers, donors and supporters. – From this year-long campaign experience, I learned how hard it is to overcome a well-funded, tightly organized and entrenched “machine” style opposition. The strength of this machine came… Continue reading Election Results – what happened?
“Touch of Love” in Laurel
My campaign for Maryland state senate in LD21 includes visits to churches in the district. On Sunday, October 21, 2018, I enjoyed the service and meeting members of the “Touch of Love” church in Laurel. In the picture, I’m with pastor Wale Maye, a native of Nigeria. Thanks to all the good people I have… Continue reading “Touch of Love” in Laurel
Townhall meeting – in review
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… Continue reading Townhall meeting – in review