Andy Harris

Republican Representative of Maryland's 1st district

  • Representative

    Maryland, district 1

    January 3, 2025 - January 3, 2027

202-225-5311

@RepAndyHarrisMD

harris.house.gov

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8

Congresses Served

8

House Terms

January 25, 1957 (68 years old)

Birthday

  • Serving as the U.S. representative for Maryland’s 1st congressional district since 2011
  • Previously served in the Maryland Senate
  • Born to a Hungarian father and a Polish mother in New York, grew up in Queens, and attended Regis High School in Manhattan
  • Holds a BS in biology, an MD, and an MHS in health policy and management and health finance and management from Johns Hopkins University
  • Served in the Navy Medical Corps and the U.S. Naval Reserve, including active duty during Operation Desert Storm
  • Worked as an anesthesiologist, an associate professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine, and as chief of obstetric anesthesiology at Johns Hopkins Hospital
  • Defeated his predecessor in the Maryland Senate in 1998, served as minority whip from 2003 to 2006
  • Formed an exploratory committee for a potential run for Congress in 2001 but decided against running
  • Defeated incumbent Republican Wayne Gilchrest in the 2008 primary for Maryland’s 1st congressional district but lost the general election; won the seat in 2010
  • Re-elected multiple times, with his district redrawn to be even more Republican-friendly
  • Committee assignments include the Committee on Appropriations with several subcommittee roles
  • Member of the Freedom Caucus
  • Described as the 60th most conservative member of the House during the 117th Congress and an ardent supporter of President Donald Trump
  • Holds strong “pro-life” positions, opposes the Affordable Care Act, supports a federal balanced budget, and has questioned human contributions to climate change
  • Opposes restrictions on gun rights and has voted against various gun control measures
  • Opposes the Affordable Care Act and has voted for its repeal
  • Does not support a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants and has supported various Trump administration immigration policies
  • Led a filibuster against a bill prohibiting discrimination against same-sex couples and has voted against LGBT rights measures
  • Opposed legalizing medical marijuana in Maryland and led efforts to block marijuana decriminalization in the District of Columbia
  • Voted against measures related to COVID-19 relief and opposed prohibitions on indoor dining during the pandemic
  • Supported efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results and voted against the impeachment of President Trump
  • Supports using independent redistricting commissions for federal offices
  • Downplayed the violence of the January 6 Capitol riot and opposed creating a commission to investigate it
  • Married twice, with five children from his first marriage; his first wife died in 2014
  • Tried to enter the House floor with a gun in 2021, violating new security measures
  • Prescribed ivermectin to constituents for treatment of COVID-19, despite it not being FDA-approved for such use