What’s the job: One of 188 members of Maryland’s General Assembly, split between the House of Delegates and the Senate. Responsible for introducing and voting on legislation, approving state spending and providing oversight of Maryland government operations. Elected to a four-year term.

Democratic

Name: Jim Rosapepe

Candidate did not respond to The Banner’s voter guide questionnaire.

Republican

Name: Lee Havis

Lee Havis.
Lee Havis. (Courtesy of Lee Havis)

Age: 83

Education: Bachelor’s degree, mechanical engineering, University of Connecticut; bachelor’s degree, foreign trade, American Institute for Foreign Trade; Juris Doctor, Catholic University of America; master’s degree, early childhood education, University of Maryland.

Experience: Founder and director, International Montessori Society; member of the Prince George’s County Republican Central Committee; founder and leader, Free State Patriots and Citizens for a Better Prince George’s County.

Questionnaire

A: In Education, cut administrative costs, such as by reducing excess staff and positions; and reducing salaries. Also, change “special needs” staffing to assign duties to regular classroom teachers, for those who are capable of managing the group situation. And for others, use in-home individualized tutoring from a selection of private agencies available on an hourly basis. End public preschool classes; Support non-public alternatives and charter schools that parents control. No state funds to home school children.

A: Education (reduce costs; improve basic skill learning; individualize curriculum); public safety (treat serious juvenile offenses as adult crime; support federal immigration enforcement of criminal illegal aliens); utility costs (reduce them by increasing supply of Maryland energy generation by fossil fuel plans; repeal Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative program that forces local plants to close; no ‘carbon tax’ on energy suppliers).

A: Lower taxes and fees; No speed camera taxation; support clean fossil fuel energy generation; stop mandates on EV and expensive “green” energy state funds; reduce spending in public education by eliminating waste and administrative excessive staff and salaries; support non-public and parent choice alternatives in education to reduce the number of students in public school system.

A: Roll back drastically!

A: Judge by present and past public service activity to community.