# Andy Harris

Andy Harris is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Maryland’s 1st district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Maryland’s 1st district
- Serving since: 2011-01-05
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: H001052
- FEC candidate IDs: H8MD01094

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/H001052 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

26% of Harris’s statements criticize a policy, 1.7 times the House Republican average of 15%.

## What Harris says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,293 classified statements: 1,097 posts on X, 118 press releases, 43 newsletters, 35 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Harris | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.6% | 2.1% | 91 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 26.2% | 15.1% | 13 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 70.5% | 67.7% | 98 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.9% | 8.9% | 205 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 27.8% | 37.4% | 178 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 5.1% | 3.0% | 43 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 20% (House Republicans 19%); Health 20% (House Republicans 15%); Immigration 18% (House Republicans 13%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (House Republicans 19%); Armed Forces and National Security 16% (House Republicans 24%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.41 (standard error 0.01), from 4,115 donors and 7,440 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 93% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 97.3% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 96.3% (97.1%). 85 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted nay · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted not voting · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 6 bills: 6 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 278. 16.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 78 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10392: To temporarily suspend the imposition of certain fuel taxes. (in committee, 2026-09-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10392
- H.R. 8646: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027 (passed one chamber, 2026-06-08) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8646
- H.R. 7339: For the relief of Dr. Yue-Cheng Yang. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7339
- H.R. 4229: To amend the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require prior approval from Congress before the Comptroller General may pursue a civil action under such Act,… (in committee, 2025-06-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4229
- H.R. 4121: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (in committee, 2025-06-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4121
- H.Con.Res. 10: Emergency Border Control Resolution (in committee, 2025-02-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/10
- H.R. 9027: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (in committee, 2024-07-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/9027
- H.R. 4368: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 (in committee, 2023-09-28) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4368
- H.R. 6060: Conscience Protection Act of 2021 (in committee, 2021-11-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6060
- H.R. 2014: Conscience Protection Act of 2019 (in committee, 2019-04-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2014

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $2.7M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 29% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 49% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepAndyHarrisMD/status/2112668811354878009
- 2026-10-20 · Press release · Congressman Harris Applauds $8 Billion USDA Relief Program for Farmers and Watermen · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-harris-applauds-8-billion-usda-relief-program-farmers-and-watermen
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepAndyHarrisMD/status/2112189597337956835
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepAndyHarrisMD/status/2111158512503902526
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepAndyHarrisMD/status/2111159389696545052
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepAndyHarrisMD/status/2111166574761582856
- 2026-10-16 · Press release · Congressman Harris Congratulates UMES on Veterinary School Milestone, Highlights $1 Million Federal Investment · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-harris-congratulates-umes-veterinary-school-milestone-highlights-1
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepAndyHarrisMD/status/2110790374893424908
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepAndyHarrisMD/status/2110825841919775185
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepAndyHarrisMD/status/2110393779710546330

## Links

- Official site: https://harris.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepAndyHarrisMD
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AndyHarrisMD
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RepAndyHarris
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H001052

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/H001052