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U.S. House, District 1: who gets your vote?

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U.S. representatives work with the Senate on U.S. laws and spending.

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Candidate
Dan Schwartz

Dan Schwartz

Running for U.S. House · Maryland District 1

NationalDemocrat

In the role now
Andy Harris

Andy Harris

U.S. House · Maryland District 1

NationalRepublican

Dan SchwartzCandidateAndy HarrisCurrent rep

Job fit

Dan Schwartz

Other work

  • Working with state banking regulators 1

Andy Harris

Other work

  • a medical officer in the Naval Reserve 2
  • was a physician at the Johns Hopkins Hospital 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Dan Schwartz

  • Health care costs
    Campaign site pledges to protect and improve the ACA and to 'allow public option plans in the ACA marketplace to drive competition.' 3
  • Cost of living & jobs
    Calls to 'raise the federal minimum wage' and to invest in community colleges, trade schools, universal pre-K, and childcare for working families. 3
  • Guns
    Supports 'common-sense gun safety measures including universal background checks' and closing the 'boyfriend loophole' for domestic-violence victims. 3

No public stance found on: Crime & safety

More on their website →

Andy Harris

No stated positions on file yet.

How they voted on top issues

Dan Schwartz

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Andy Harris

  • Immigration → A tighter border and stricter enforcement (28 of 28 votes) 4
  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Tighter voting rules (4 of 4 votes) 4
  • What kids are taught in school → Limits on lessons and more say for parents (4 of 4 votes) 4

Who pays them

Dan Schwartz

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donorsother politiciansmembership organizations
small donors$292Klarge donors$376Kotherpoliticians$6Kmembershiporganizations$5K$682K raised
$292,0965Small individual donors
$375,8915Large individual donors

Andy Harris

Where the campaign money came from6

small donorslarge donorsindustry associationscompaniesmembership organizationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$527Klarge donors$1.3Mindustryassociations$210Kcompanies$100Kmembershiporganizations$47KOther kinds ofdonors$70K$2.3M raised
$527,1346Small individual donors
$1,306,3356Large individual donors

Checks

Dan Schwartz

No voting record to check yet

Andy Harris

Checks run: missed votes

Nothing raised by these checks.

Not checked yet: stock trades

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Meet Dan — Dan Schwartz for Congress (visible-text extract of retained capture) · checked 2026-10-15 used in: Experience
  2. About | Congressman Andy Harris (visible-text extract of retained capture) · checked 2026-10-15 used in: Experience
  3. schwartzforcongress.com used in: Top issues
  4. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  5. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  6. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money