Lee Havis

Lee Havis is the Republican candidate for Maryland State Senate District 21 in the November 3, 2026 general election, running against incumbent Jim Rosapepe (D).[1][3] A teacher, he is the founder-director of the International Montessori Society.[1]

Havis was born in College Park, Maryland, and graduated from Northwestern High School in 1961.[1] He earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Connecticut in 1965, a one-year degree in foreign trade from the American Institute of Foreign Trade, a master's degree in early childhood education from the University of Maryland in 1974, and a J.D. from Catholic University of America.[1] His career experience includes working as an assistant professor at the University of Panama and as founder-director of the International Montessori Society.[1] In a 2020 Ballotpedia survey, he said he is also the founder and director of a Washington, D.C.-area tutoring program, had served five years on the Republican central committee of Prince George's County, and was the Republican nominee for Maryland State Senate in a part of Prince George's County in 2018.[2] As of 2020, Ballotpedia lists him as an organizer for Citizens for a Better Prince George's County, Maryland Grassroots Republicans and Free State Patriots, and as a member of the Northern Prince George's County Republican Club.[1]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.