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U.S. House · Maryland's 1st District

Maryland's Eastern Shore and part of northeastern Maryland, including Cambridge, Salisbury, Bel Air and Ocean City.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

✓ Fact-checked 2026-09-25: 20 claims re-checked against their sources · 2 corrected · 0 removed

A second, independent research pass re-opened every cited source for this race and corrected or removed anything the source didn’t support.

  • Andrew Harris's cited Ballotpedia bio (s2) only reports 2017 news reports listing him as a Freedom Caucus member, not as chairman; added his official house.gov About page (new source s6, confirming he was elected House Freedom Caucus Chairman on September 17, 2024) to support the 'chairs the House Freedom Caucus' claims in his summary and record, and made the record item specific to the September 17, 2024 election.
  • Confirmed primary results (79.7%-20.3% Harris/Bruneau; Schwartz 46.3%), Dan Schwartz's quote on tariffs, and all bio/priority/position facts against sources; no other corrections needed.

On the ballot · 2 candidates

Andrew HarrisRINCUMBENTU.S. Representative (since 2011)

Raised $2.3M · spent $1.2M · $1.9M cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

Dan SchwartzD

Raised $695K · spent $623K · $73K cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

Where they stand — side by side

Only positions documented in a cited source are shown. Where an officeholder’s recorded votes speak to an issue, the votes set the position (marked “votes”). A dash means we found no clear public position — not that the candidate has none.

ISSUEAndrew Harris
R
Dan Schwartz
D
Expand immigration enforcement and deportationsSupports[3]—
Expand public health coverage—Supports[5]
Public funding for school choice (vouchers / charters)Supports[3]—
Broad tariffs on imported goods—Opposes[5]

The candidates, in full

Andrew Harris

RINCUMBENTU.S. Representative (since 2011)

Andrew Harris is the Republican incumbent seeking re-election in Maryland's 1st Congressional District. A physician and former Maryland state senator, he chairs the House Freedom Caucus and sits on the House Appropriations Committee.[2][6]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

On the record — official actions

  • actionServes on the House Committee on Appropriations for the 2025-2026 term, chairing the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration subcommittee.[2]
  • actionElected Chairman of the House Freedom Caucus on September 17, 2024.[6]

Positions on the issues

  • SupportsExpand immigration enforcement and deportations

    Says illegal immigration undermines the American workforce and creates national security risks, and supports enforcement against undocumented immigrants and visa overstays.[3]

  • SupportsPublic funding for school choice (vouchers / charters)

    Says local governments, not federal micromanagement, should determine curricula, and that parents should be able to choose between public, private or home education.[3]

In their words — priorities

  • Health care, describing himself as keenly aware, as a physician, of the challenges Americans face accessing care.[3]
  • Agriculture, saying he continues in Congress the work he did promoting and protecting Maryland agriculture and poultry as a state senator.[3]
  • Immigration enforcement, saying porous borders and visa overstays undermine the American workforce and create national security risks.[3]

Background

  • Born January 25, 1957, in Brooklyn, New York; earned a B.S. and M.D. from Johns Hopkins University and an M.H.S. from Johns Hopkins in 1995.[2]
  • Worked as a physician and served in the U.S. Naval Reserve from 1988 to 2010.[2]
  • Has represented Maryland's 1st District in the U.S. House since 2011.[2]

Campaign money

Raised $2.3M · spent $1.2M · $1.9M cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

Campaign website ↗Shareable profile page

Dan Schwartz

D

Won the June 23, 2026 Democratic primary with 46.3% of the vote.

Dan Schwartz is the Democratic nominee for Maryland's 1st Congressional District. He has spent his career working with state and federal regulators on consumer financial protection.[4][5]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Positions on the issues

  • OpposesBroad tariffs on imported goods

    Says he will fight tariff policies that he says make it impossible for families to save and small businesses to plan for the future.[5]

    “I will fight dangerous policies like spending freezes and tariffs that make it impossible for families to save, and small businesses to plan for the future.”
  • SupportsExpand public health coverage

    Says he will improve and protect access to affordable health care and support public health research funding.[5]

In their words — priorities

  • Affordability and the economy, saying he will fight policies like spending freezes and tariffs that he says make it harder for families to save and businesses to plan.[5]
  • Protecting and improving access to affordable health care and public health research funding he says has been cut by the Trump administration and DOGE.[5]
  • Investing in Maryland's environment and future so working families can stay in the state.[5]

Background

  • Born in New York, New York; earned a bachelor's degree from George Washington University in 2010.[4]
  • Worked for the Conference of State Bank Supervisors over a 14-year career in consumer financial protection.[4][5]

Campaign money

Raised $695K · spent $623K · $73K cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

Shareable profile page

Sources · 6

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland, 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 2.Andrew Harris · Ballotpedia Reference
  3. 3.Issues · Office of Rep. Andy Harris Official record
  4. 4.Dan Schwartz (Maryland) · Ballotpedia Reference
  5. 5.Dan Schwartz Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  6. 6.About · Office of Rep. Andy Harris Official record