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Dan Schwartz speaking to a crowd at an outdoor town hall in Bel Air, outside Andy Harris's office, on August 30.
Dan Schwartz · Bel Air town hall · August 30

Maryland's 1st Congressional District

MD-01: the issues
and the election.

Explore Andy Harris's voting record, find your county's election guide, and understand Question 3.

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Official Maryland map of Congressional District 1, stretching from Harford County across the Eastern Shore to the Atlantic Ocean
Maryland's 2022 Congressional District 1 map. Maryland Department of Planning ↗

The big picture

One congressional district, from Harford County to the Atlantic.

MD-01 crosses the Chesapeake Bay and runs the length of the Eastern Shore. Harford County is part of the district's western side, and its residents vote for the same U.S. House seat as communities from Cecil County to the Lower Shore.

The next election

November 3, 2026

The MD-01 U.S. House seat will be on Maryland's general-election ballot. Early voting runs October 22 through October 29.

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District at a glance

Residents
781,616
Median age
41.7

2020–2024 American Community Survey estimates. District profile ↗

2026 election guides

Find your county's 2026 election guide.

DEAR America has a guide for every county with voters in Maryland's 1st Congressional District.

Redistricting and MD-01

Question 3 and congressional redistricting

Maryland voters will see the proposed Election Districts constitutional amendment on the November 3 ballot. It sets legal ground rules. It does not draw district lines.

Find Question 3 in your county guide

What stays the same in 2026

The current MD-01 map remains in place.

The November election will use Maryland's 2022 congressional map, shown above. Question 3 would not move Harford County or any other community into a different district for this election.

What the amendment changes

It would clarify that certain Maryland constitutional standards apply only to General Assembly districts and specify that the Maryland Constitution provides no applicable criteria for congressional district boundaries. The General Assembly could also give the Supreme Court of Maryland original jurisdiction to review a congressional map.

After the November vote

If the amendment passes, any proposal to redraw MD-01 would go through a separate process. A later map could change which counties and communities share the district. Watch for proposed maps, public hearings, legislative votes, and any court challenges.

Maryland ballot questionsHB 2100 amendment textCurrent MD-01 map

Congressional votes

Andy Harris’s voting record

Six House votes, with Harford County figures and local context.

50,920Harford County residents enrolled in Medicaid in May 2025

Health coverage

Voted AYE · H.R. 1 · July 3, 2025

He voted for the law that changed Medicaid eligibility and financing.

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the Medicaid provisions in the enacted 2025 reconciliation law will reduce federal spending by $886.8 billion from 2025 through 2034 and increase the number of people without health insurance by 7.5 million in 2034.

Those are national estimates, not a prediction that every Harford enrollee will lose coverage. The local stake is still direct: more than 50,000 county residents were enrolled when Maryland published its county fact sheet.

House voteHarford enrollmentCBO estimate
17,501veterans living in Harford County, according to the U.S. Census Bureau

Veterans

Voted NAY · H.R. 3967 · March 3, 2022

He voted against the House's Honoring Our PACT Act.

Harris voted no when the House passed H.R. 3967, the Honoring our PACT Act. Congress later enacted the PACT Act, which expanded VA health care and benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange, and other toxic substances.

The VA calls the enacted PACT Act one of the largest health care and benefit expansions in its history. Harford is home to more than 17,000 veterans.

House voteVA explanationHarford Census data
19.7%of Harford County residents are 65 or older

Prescription costs

Voted NAY · H.R. 5376 · August 12, 2022

He voted against the measure that became the Inflation Reduction Act.

The law changed Medicare prescription-drug costs. In 2026, covered Part D drugs have a $2,100 annual out-of-pocket limit, and a one-month supply of each covered insulin product costs no more than $35.

Not every older Harford resident uses Medicare Part D or insulin. But in a county where nearly one in five residents is 65 or older, Medicare policy is a local cost-of-living issue.

House vote2026 drug-cost limitInsulin limitHarford Census data
Harford County sits at the headwaters of the Chesapeake Bay.

Chesapeake Bay

Voted YEA · H.J. Res. 27 · March 9, 2023

He voted to overturn the federal rule defining which waters receive Clean Water Act protection.

Harris voted yes on a resolution disapproving the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers rule defining “waters of the United States.” That definition determines which waters and wetlands receive federal Clean Water Act protection.

The resolution passed the House and Senate, but President Biden vetoed it and the House failed to override the veto. It did not become law. The local stake is direct: Harford lies in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, with streams and tributaries draining through the Susquehanna and Western Shore basins.

House voteResolution and actionsHarford streams and watersheds
Harford voters would be subject to the same federal documentation rule.

Voter registration

Voted YEA · S. 1383 · February 11, 2026

He voted for the SAVE America Act's nationwide proof-of-citizenship and voter-ID rules.

The House passed the SAVE America Act by a 218–213 vote, with Harris voting yes. The measure would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship when registering for federal elections, photo identification for in-person voting, and identifying information or documentation with mail ballots.

The House-passed SAVE America Act has not become law. Its proposed documentation requirements are not in effect; Maryland voters should follow the State Board of Elections’ current registration and voting instructions.

House voteBill provisionsLegislative statusMaryland registration rules
The votes of MD-01 residents must count.

Democratic accountability

Voted YEA twice · January 6–7, 2021

He voted to sustain objections to certified presidential electors.

After the attack on the U.S. Capitol and after Congress reconvened, Harris voted for objections to the electoral votes from Arizona and Pennsylvania.

Both objections failed. The House Clerk records Harris as voting yes on each one, and the Congressional Record identifies the states at issue.

Arizona votePennsylvania voteCongressional Record
Explore the wider record on The Andy Files

Now in Harford County

The first billboard is up on Route 40 in Aberdeen.

The message is blunt: "Who voted to cut your healthcare? Andy Harris did. Repeatedly." Drivers who want to check the evidence can find the wider record at TheAndyFiles.com.

This is the first Harford placement. More are planned, and donations help pay for new boards and keep them up through October.

MD-01 Oust Andy campaign

$20,596 raised

of $30,000

68.7% fundedChecked Oct 4, 9:34 AM ET
Support the billboard campaign
Billboard on Route 40 in Aberdeen reading, Who voted to cut your healthcare? Andy Harris did. Repeatedly, with TheAndyFiles.com.
Route 40, Aberdeen · August 2026

More ways to get involved

Read the wider record

The Andy Files documents votes, statements, sponsored legislation, and issue-by-issue history.

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Support the billboard campaign

Donations support billboards across MD-01 and, as the budget allows, digital marketing and direct mail.

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See the 2026 election guides

Find the election guide for your county, including the certified November ballot and official primary results.

Choose your county

Track Harford government

Follow County Council meetings, school-board updates, public hearings, elections, and ways to comment.

Open Harford Civic Watch