LaTrece Hawkins Lytes

LaTrece Hawkins Lytes is a candidate for Lieutenant Governor Primary Election in 2026 in Statewide, Maryland. Running as Democratic.

Lieutenant Governor in Statewide, Maryland

Also running: Aruna Miller, Kevin L. Rhodes Sr., Jeremy M. Shifflett, Rob Krop, Tyrone Keys Jr., Martina D. Duncan, Brenda J. Thiam, Ronald W. Abend, Rachel Hannah "Mohawk" Swift, Reba A. Hawkins, Owen Silverman Andrews.

LaTrece Hawkins Lytes is a Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Maryland. A lifelong Marylander born in Baltimore and raised in Landover, she is a community activist and political newcomer who previously ran for the same office in 2022. Her advocacy work is deeply informed by her personal experience as a Type 1 juvenile diabetes survivor and a pancreas transplant recipient. She has held advocacy positions with the University of Maryland Medical Center and the American Diabetes Association. With her husband, Hawkins Lytes owns Lytes LLC, a business that provides advocacy services, and runs the nonprofit Shining Lytes Inc., which is dedicated to diabetes awareness.