Have you ever received a “speed camera” ticket in the mail? If so, you have already probably figured out that it is NOT about traffic safety, but rather a clever way for devious state and local politicians to gouge the citizens for more government revenue, without calling it a “tax”. Since 2009, this “driver’s tax”… Continue reading No to Speed Cameras
Author: Lee Havis
Havis for Senate Fundraiser
On Saturday, September 17, 2022, from 1:00 – 3:00 PM, a fundraising luncheon was held at the Bob Evans Restaurant in Laurel, MD. After lunch, discussion focused on such practical issues as how to assure fair and honest elections in Maryland. I pointed out how the Maryland General Assembly, dominated by narrow political interests of… Continue reading Havis for Senate Fundraiser
College Park fundraiser – July 27, 2022
In College Park, MD, on July 27, 2022, my campaign held a “kick-off to the General” fundraiser event at the local FVW center in my hometown. In my comments to those attending, I spoke about the need for a re-direction of the Maryland General Assembly, to break the chains of entrenched partisan control to inflate… Continue reading College Park fundraiser – July 27, 2022
College Park Parade – July 4, 2022
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
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