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 ↗

Also on the ballot for this seat: Andrew Harris · Compare side by side

Sources cited in this profile

  1. 4.Dan Schwartz (Maryland) · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 5.Dan Schwartz Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words