{{short description|American politician (born 1957)}} {{pp-pc}} {{Use American English|date=November 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2012}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Andy Harris | image = Andy Harris 115th Congress Higher dif (cropped).jpg | caption = Official portrait, 2018 | office = Chair of the House Freedom Caucus | term_start = September 17, 2024 | term_end = | predecessor = Bob Good | successor = | state1 = Maryland | district1 = {{ushr|MD|1|1st}} | term_start1 = January 3, 2011 | term_end1 = | predecessor1 = Frank Kratovil | successor1 = | office2 = Member of the Maryland Senate | term_start2 = January 13, 1999 | term_end2 = January 3, 2011 | predecessor2 = Vernon Boozer (9th)<br>Norman Stone (7th) | successor2 = Robert Kittleman (9th)<br>J. B. Jennings (7th) | constituency2 = 9th district (1999–2003)<br>7th district (2003–2011) | birth_name = Andrew Peter Harris | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|1|25}} | birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = Republican | spouse = {{ubl |{{marriage|Cookie Harris|1981|2014|end=died}} |{{marriage|Nicole Beus|2017}}}} | children = 5 | education = Johns Hopkins University (BS, MD, MHS) | signature = Andy Harris' signature.jpg | website = {{url|harris.house.gov|House website}}<br>{{url|andyharris.com|Campaign website}} | branch = {{tree list}} *United States Navy **Navy Reserve {{tree list/end}} | service_years = 1988-2005 | rank = Commander | unit = Navy Medical Corps | battles = Operation Desert Storm | module = {{Listen |pos=center |embed=yes |filename=Rep. Andy Harris on COVID-19 Vaccine Research and Operation Warp Speed.ogg |title=Harris's voice |type=speech |description=Harris on COVID-19 vaccine research and Operation Warp Speed<br>Recorded September 14, 2020}} }} '''Andrew Peter Harris''' (born January 25, 1957) is an American politician and physician<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/research/advancements-in-research/fundamentals/profiles/andrew-harris |title=Andrew Harris on Moving from Medicine to Politics |access-date=December 5, 2022 |publisher=Johns Hopkins Medicine}}</ref> serving as the U.S. representative for {{ushr|MD|1}} since 2011. The district includes the entire Eastern Shore, as well as several eastern exurbs of Baltimore County. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Before entering politics, Harris worked as an anesthesiologist at Johns Hopkins University and commanded the Johns Hopkins Naval Reserve Medical Unit from 1989 to 1992. He was elected to the Maryland Senate in 1998 after defeating incumbent F. Vernon Boozer in the Republican primary, and served until his election to Congress in 2010, when he defeated incumbent Democrat Frank Kratovil in a rematch.
Since 2013, Harris has been the only Republican in Maryland's congressional delegation. He became chair of the House Freedom Caucus in 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wood |first1=Pamela |title=Maryland U.S. Rep. Andy Harris is new chair of the House Freedom Caucus |url=https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/andy-harris-freedom-caucus-GDWYELNJRFHG7IWEEMTNVPPNSM/ |access-date=September 18, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Banner |date=September 18, 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
==Early life, education, and career== Harris's father was Zoltán Harris, an anesthesiologist who was born in Miskolc, Hungary, in 1911 and emigrated to the U.S. in 1950; his mother, Irene (Koczerzuk), was born in Zarice, Poland.<ref name="harris bio" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hungarianfreepress.com/2018/10/19/rep-andy-harriss-unexplained-gulag-story/|title = Rep. Andy Harris's unexplained "Gulag story"|date = October 19, 2018|access-date = January 14, 2021|archive-date = January 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115214211/https://hungarianfreepress.com/2018/10/19/rep-andy-harriss-unexplained-gulag-story/|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.winchesterstar.com/obituaries/irene-koczerzuk-harris/article_f76d1d1e-dcdd-5c10-a49a-465075587e93.html|title=Irene Koczerzuk Harris|website=The Winchester Star|date=July 21, 2020 |access-date=January 14, 2021|archive-date=January 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115010506/https://www.winchesterstar.com/obituaries/irene-koczerzuk-harris/article_f76d1d1e-dcdd-5c10-a49a-465075587e93.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Harris was born in New York, grew up in Queens, and attended Regis High School in Manhattan.<ref>{{cite journal |access-date=November 30, 2016 |title=Mr. Harris Goes to Washington |journal=Regis Alumni News |url=http://community.regis.org/netcommunity/document.doc?id=59 |pages=10–11 |first=Mike |last=Memoli |volume=75 |issue=2 (Winter 2011) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201143534/http://community.regis.org/netcommunity/document.doc?id=59 |archive-date=December 1, 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
Harris earned his BS in biology (1977) and his MD (1980) from Johns Hopkins University. The university's School of Hygiene and Public Health conferred his MHS in 1995 in health policy and management and health finance and management.<ref name="harris bio">[https://harris.house.gov/about CongressmanAndy Harris: Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930131418/https://harris.house.gov/about |date=September 30, 2017 }}. Retrieved September 29, 2017.</ref>
Harris served in the Navy Medical Corps and the U.S. Naval Reserve as a commander on active duty during Operation Desert Storm.<ref name="harris bio" /> He previously worked as an anesthesiologist, an associate professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine, and as chief of obstetric anesthesiology at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Harris also served as commanding officer for the Johns Hopkins Naval Reserve Medical Unit from 1989 to 1992.<ref name="harris bio"/>
==Maryland General Assembly== Harris was first elected to the Maryland Senate in 1998 for District 9, including part of Baltimore County.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/1998/results_1998/gasse.html|title=1998 Gubernatorial Election|author=Maryland State Board of Elections|work=state.md.us|access-date=September 13, 2015|archive-date=June 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620003457/http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/1998/results_1998/gasse.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He defeated his predecessor, Minority Leader F. Vernon Boozer, in the 1998 primary election.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/1998/results_1998/passe.html|title=1998 Gubernatorial Election|author=Maryland State Board of Elections|work=state.md.us|access-date=September 13, 2015|archive-date=September 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923235108/http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/1998/results_1998/passe.html|url-status=live}}</ref> A major factor in the race was Boozer's role in derailing an attempt to ban partial-birth abortion a year earlier; the bill's sponsor, fellow state senator Larry Haines, supported Harris's primary bid.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/local/longterm/mdleg/abortion031199.htm |newspaper=The Washington Post |title='Partial Birth' Ban Set to Pass in Md |date=March 11, 1999 |access-date=August 24, 2017 |archive-date=July 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701013559/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/local/longterm/mdleg/abortion031199.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In the general election he defeated Democratic nominee Anthony O. Blades.
Harris's district was later redrawn to be District 7, representing parts of Harford County, succeeding Norman Stone.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=18387 |title=Our Campaigns - MD State Senate 7 Race - Nov 05, 2002 |work=ourcampaigns.com |access-date=September 13, 2015 |archive-date=December 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207161930/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=18387 |url-status=live }}</ref> He defeated Democratic nominee Diane DeCarlo in the general election in 2002,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2002/results/g_state_senator.html|title=2002 Gubernatorial Election|author=Maryland State Board of Elections|work=state.md.us|access-date=September 13, 2015|archive-date=September 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923235118/http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2002/results/g_state_senator.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and from 2003 to 2006 served as the minority whip.<ref name="harris bio"/> He was reelected in 2006, defeating Patricia A. Foerster.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2006/results/general/office_State_Senator.html|title=Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for State Senator|author=Maryland State Board of Elections|work=state.md.us|access-date=September 13, 2015|archive-date=April 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425230747/http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2006/results/general/office_State_Senator.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He was succeeded by J. B. Jennings.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=85196 |title=Our Campaigns - MD State Senate 7 Race - Nov 07, 2006 |work=ourcampaigns.com |access-date=September 13, 2015 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102407/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=85196 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In August 2001, following speculation that U.S. representative Bob Ehrlich would run for governor of Maryland in 2002, Harris formed an exploratory committee to explore a potential run for Congress in Maryland's 2nd congressional district.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nitkin |first1=David |last2=Francke |first2=Caitlin |title=He's ready to dip a toe in congressional waters |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-hes-ready-to-dip-a-to/154286376/ |access-date=December 8, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=August 28, 2001 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> He ultimately decided against running.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Green |first1=Andrew A. |title=Pledges by GOP boost chances of Bentley run |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-bentley-would-retain-h/154286403/ |access-date=December 8, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=May 6, 2002 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
==U.S. House of Representatives== ===Elections=== ====2008==== {{See also|2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 1}} Harris defeated incumbent Republican Wayne Gilchrest and state senator E. J. Pipkin in the Republican primary for Maryland's 1st congressional district.<ref name="2008 results" /> Harris ran well to the right of Gilchrest, a moderate Republican. He explained that he was upset with Gilchrest's decision to support a Democrat-sponsored bill setting a timetable for troop withdrawal from Iraq and suspected that many of his constituents also felt that way. He was endorsed by the Club for Growth,<ref>[http://andyharris08.org/news/club-for-growth-endorses-andy-harris.html Club for Growth Endorses Andy Harris] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928023915/http://andyharris08.org/news/club-for-growth-endorses-andy-harris.html |date=September 28, 2007}} Andy Harris For Congress press release. August 13, 2007. Retrieved August 17, 2007.</ref> which raised nearly $250,000 for him,<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/races/contrib.php?cycle=2008&id=MD01 OpenSecrets.org] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080916082552/http://www.opensecrets.org/races/contrib.php?cycle=2008&id=MD01 |date=September 16, 2008 }}. OpenSecrets</ref> former governor Bob Ehrlich,<ref>[http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071019/METRO/110190065 Ehrlich supports Harris for seat] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080220023036/http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20071019%2FMETRO%2F110190065 |date=February 20, 2008 }} Associated Press, ''Washington Times''. October 19, 2007. Retrieved October 19, 2007.</ref> seven of 10 state senators who represent parts of the district, and House minority leader Anthony O'Donnell.<ref>[https://news.yahoo.com/s/cq/20071002/pl_cq_politics/elevenrepublicanincumbentshavetowatchtheirbacksinhouseprimaries_1 Eleven Republican Incumbents Have to Watch Their Backs in House Primaries] By CQ Staff. October 2, 2007. Retrieved October 19, 2007.</ref> His general election opponent, Queen Anne's County state's attorney Frank Kratovil, criticized the Club for Growth's policies, and Harris for having its support.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160309080159/http://www.politico.com/story/2008/10/anti-tax-groups-support-not-paying-dividends-014543 Anti-tax group’s support not paying dividends] ''Politico''</ref> Gilchrest endorsed Kratovil.<ref name=crosses>[http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/bal-gilchrest0902,0,6122703.story Gilchrest crosses party lines, endorses Democrat Kratovil, even cutting an ad for him]{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}} ''Baltimore Sun''</ref>
On paper, Harris had a strong advantage in the general election due to its Republican lean. Although Democrats and Republicans are nearly tied in registration, the district has a strong tinge of social conservatism that favors Republicans. It had been in Republican hands for all but 14 years since 1947, although Kratovil received a significant boost when Gilchrest endorsed him.<ref name=crosses/>
On election night, Kratovil led Harris by 915 votes. After two rounds of counting absentee ballots, Kratovil's lead grew to 2,000 votes. Forecasting that there was little chance for Harris to close the gap, most media outlets declared Kratovil the winner on the night of November 7.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wjz.com/local/district.absentees.2.858564.html|title=AP: Kratovil Winner Of 1st District Seat|publisher=WJZ-TV|access-date=November 8, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081113215948/http://wjz.com/local/district.absentees.2.858564.html|archive-date=November 13, 2008|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/individual/#mapHMD/H/01|title=Maryland's 1st District |publisher=CNN|access-date=November 8, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081107105721/http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/individual/ |archive-date=November 7, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> Harris conceded on November 11.
Harris dominated his longtime base in Baltimore's heavily Republican eastern suburbs, which account for most of the district's share of Baltimore County, but failed to carry a single county on the Eastern Shore.
====2010==== {{Main|2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 1}}
Harris ran again in the 1st District in 2010. He defeated Rob Fisher, a conservative businessman, in the primary.
Harris's primary win set up a rematch against Kratovil. Libertarian Richard James Davis and Independent Jack Wilson also ran. In the November 2 general election, Harris defeated Kratovil by 14%.
====2012==== {{See also|2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 1}}
The ''National Journal's'' Cook Political Report named Harris one of the top 10 Republicans most vulnerable to redistricting in 2012, noting that Maryland Democrats could redraw Harris's home in Cockeysville out of the 1st.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationaljournal.com/top-10-republicans-most-vulnerable-to-redistricting-20110415|title=Top 10 Republicans Most Vulnerable to Redistricting |first1=David|last1=Wasserman|first2=Julia|last2=Edwards|date=April 15, 2011|work=Cook Political Report|publisher=National Journal|access-date=April 25, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501045824/http://nationaljournal.com/top-10-republicans-most-vulnerable-to-redistricting-20110415| archive-date=May 1, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> Instead, Roscoe Bartlett's 6th District was redrawn.<ref>{{cite news |title=Delaney defeats Bartlett in the 6th District |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-maryland-congress-20121106-story.html |access-date=12 December 2022 |work=Baltimore Sun}}</ref> Some of Bartlett's shares of Harford, Baltimore, and Carroll counties were drawn into the 1st, making this already strongly Republican district even more so.
Harris was reelected, defeating Democratic nominee Wendy Rosen with 67% of the vote. Rosen withdrew from the race after being confronted with evidence that she had voted in both Maryland and Florida in the 2006 and 2008 elections.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lash |first1=Steve |title=Former candidate Rosen charged with illegal voting {{!}} Maryland Daily Record |url=https://thedailyrecord.com/2012/12/20/former-candidate-rosen-charged-with-illegal-voting/ |access-date=12 December 2022 |date=20 December 2012}}</ref> Rosen had property in Florida, and Maryland law allowed property owners to vote in local elections even if they live elsewhere. But her Florida voting registration reportedly also gave her access to state and federal elections there, which was prohibited by Maryland law.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-wendy-rosen-withdraws-20120910,0,3764352.story|title=Democrat withdraws from 1st District congressional race after allegations she voted in two states|date=September 14, 2012|access-date=September 15, 2012|work=The Baltimore Sun|first=Matthew Hay|last=Brown|archive-date=September 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915040515/http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-wendy-rosen-withdraws-20120910,0,3764352.story|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2012/09/11/the-lesson-of-wendy-rosen/|title=The lesson of Wendy Rosen|date=September 11, 2012|access-date=September 15, 2012|work=The Baltimore Sun|archive-date=June 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622042638/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-09-11/news/bs-ed-rosen-voter-fraud-20120911_1_voter-id-bill-voter-fraud-congressional-districts|url-status=live}}</ref> At the time Rosen withdrew, ballots had already been printed. John LaFerla, who had narrowly lost to Rosen in the primary, was endorsed as Rosen's replacement, but could only be a write-in.
====2014==== {{See also|2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 1}} Harris defeated Democratic nominee Bill Tilghman with over 70% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cox|first=Jeremy|title=Andy Harris re-elected in landslide|url=https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2014/11/04/harris-tilghman-election/18504763/|access-date=2020-09-23|website=The Daily Times|language=en-US|archive-date=October 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029202450/https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2014/11/04/harris-tilghman-election/18504763/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=6 November 2014|title=WBOC's 2014 Maryland Primary Election Results|url=http://production.wboc.com/elections/index2.html#|access-date=2020-09-23|publisher=WBOC 16|archive-date=March 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317235451/http://production.wboc.com/elections/index2.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
====2016==== {{See also|2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 1}} Harris won the Republican primary, defeating three challengers with 78.4% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Holland|first=Liz|title=Andy Harris not worried about GOP challenges in primary|url=https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/2016/04/25/andy-harris-not-worried-gop-challenges-primary/83390400/|access-date=2020-09-23|website=The Daily Times|language=en-US|archive-date=November 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126105335/https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/2016/04/25/andy-harris-not-worried-gop-challenges-primary/83390400/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|date=2016-09-29|title=Maryland Primary Election Results 2016|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=http://www.nytimes.com/elections/2016/results/primaries/maryland|access-date=2020-09-23|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101115624/https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2016/results/primaries/maryland|url-status=live}}</ref> Former Maryland state delegate Mike Smigiel came in second place with 10.8%.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Kurzius">Rachel Kurzius, [http://dcist.com/2016/04/sorry_dc_andy_harris_won_his_primary.php Sorry, D.C.—Andy Harris Won His Primary Race] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170310224330/http://dcist.com/2016/04/sorry_dc_andy_harris_won_his_primary.php |date=March 10, 2017}}, ''DCist'' (April 27, 2016).</ref> Smigiel ran because he opposed Harris's strident opposition to marijuana decriminalization in the District of Columbia.<ref name="Kurzius"/><ref>{{cite news|last1=Jacobs|first1=Benjamin|title=Washington DC's legal weed debate spills over into Maryland politics|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/mar/19/michael-smigiel-maryland-andy-harris-congress-2016|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=March 21, 2015|date=March 19, 2015|archive-date=March 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320165826/http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/mar/19/michael-smigiel-maryland-andy-harris-congress-2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
In the general election, Harris won another term with 229,135 votes (67.8%),<ref name="2016GenElection">[https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/maryland-house-district-1-harris-werner Maryland U.S. House 1st District: Results: Andy Harris Wins] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222155505/http://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/maryland-house-district-1-harris-werner |date=December 22, 2016 }}, ''New York Times'' (December 13, 2016).</ref> defeating Democratic nominee Joe Werner, a "little-known Harford County attorney and perennial candidate"<ref>Benjamin Freed, [https://washingtonian.com/2016/04/27/maryland-congressman-hates-dcs-legal-marijuana-crushes-primary-challengers/ Activists Tried to Defeat the Maryland Congressman Who Messed With DC’s Pot Laws. Here’s Why They Failed] , ''Washingtonian'' (April 27, 2016).</ref> who received 94,776 votes (28%).<ref name="2016GenElection"/> Libertarian candidate Matt Beers received 14,207 votes (4.2%).<ref name="2016GenElection"/> In February 2016, Harris was the first congressman to endorse Ben Carson for the Republican nomination for president.<ref name="carson">{{Cite web |url=https://www.politico.com/blogs/south-carolina-primary-2016-live-updates-and-results/2016/02/ben-carson-andy-harris-congressional-endorsement-219375 |last= Cheney |first= Kyle |date= 17 February 2016 |website= Politico |title= Ben Carson gets his first congressional endorsement |access-date= 17 February 2016 |archive-date= February 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220050550/http://www.politico.com/blogs/south-carolina-primary-2016-live-updates-and-results/2016/02/ben-carson-andy-harris-congressional-endorsement-219375 |url-status= live }}</ref> Carson dropped out two weeks later after a poor performance in the Super Tuesday March 1 primaries.<ref name=carsonend>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ben-carson-to-tell-supporters-he-sees-no-path-forward-for-campaign/2016/03/02/d6bef352-d9b3-11e5-891a-4ed04f4213e8_story.html |title=Ben Carson tells supporters he sees no 'path forward' for presidential campaign |first1=Robert |last1=Costa |first2=Ben |last2=Terris |date=2 March 2016 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-date=June 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616130053/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ben-carson-to-tell-supporters-he-sees-no-path-forward-for-campaign/2016/03/02/d6bef352-d9b3-11e5-891a-4ed04f4213e8_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
====2018==== {{See also|2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 1}} While Harris was running for reelection, the Maryland Democratic Party accused him of ethics violations,<ref name=":1" /> alleging that he might have violated ethics rules requiring members to report the source of spousal income and assets.<ref name=":1" /> In response, the Harris campaign said the omission was a mistake, and Harris amended his filing once he became aware of the error.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Hernández|first=Arelis R.|title=Rep. Andy Harris accused of ethical violation for failing to disclose wife's income|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/rep-andy-harris-accused-of-ethical-violation-for-failing-to-disclose-wifes-income/2018/10/17/2f2f982e-d237-11e8-8c22-fa2ef74bd6d6_story.html|access-date=2020-09-23|issn=0190-8286|archive-date=October 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018105817/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/rep-andy-harris-accused-of-ethical-violation-for-failing-to-disclose-wifes-income/2018/10/17/2f2f982e-d237-11e8-8c22-fa2ef74bd6d6_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
In the general election, Harris defeated Democratic nominee Jesse Colvin with 60% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hernández|first=Arelis R.|title=Meet the Democrat challenging Rep. Andy Harris, Maryland's only Republican in Congress|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/meet-the-democrat-challenging-rep-andy-harris-marylands-only-republican-in-congress/2018/10/10/7cabe99c-c0ec-11e8-9005-5104e9616c21_story.html|access-date=2020-09-23|issn=0190-8286|archive-date=August 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801200046/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/meet-the-democrat-challenging-rep-andy-harris-marylands-only-republican-in-congress/2018/10/10/7cabe99c-c0ec-11e8-9005-5104e9616c21_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2019-01-28|title=Maryland Election Results: First House District|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/maryland-house-district-1|access-date=2020-09-23|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=November 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106233828/https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/maryland-house-district-1|url-status=live}}</ref>
====2020==== {{See also|2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 1}} Harris defeated Democratic nominee Mia Mason with over 63% of the vote.<ref name="MDgenr">{{cite web |title=Official 2020 Presidential General Election results for Representative in Congress |url=https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2020/results/general/gen_results_2020_4_008X.html |website=Maryland State Board of Elections |access-date=February 13, 2021 |archive-date=January 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131175414/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2020/results/general/gen_results_2020_4_008X.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
====2022==== {{See also|2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 1}}
Harris had initially promised to serve only six terms (12 years) in the House, but opted to run again in 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barker |first1=Jeff |title=National term limits debate resurfaces at inopportune moment for Maryland Rep. Andy Harris |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2022/05/09/national-term-limits-debate-resurfaces-at-inopportune-moment-for-maryland-rep-andy-harris/ |access-date=September 18, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=May 9, 2022}}</ref> Maryland state legislators had passed a new congressional map that gave Democrats an advantage over Republicans in all eight of the state's congressional districts, but the map was ruled unconstitutional by Judge Lynne A. Battaglia in March 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Macagnone |first1=Michael |title=Maryland judge throws out Democrat-leaning congressional map |url=https://rollcall.com/2022/03/25/maryland-judge-throws-out-democrat-leaning-congressional-map/ |access-date=28 March 2022 |work=Roll Call |date=March 25, 2022 |language=en |archive-date=March 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328152441/https://rollcall.com/2022/03/25/maryland-judge-throws-out-democrat-leaning-congressional-map/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Afterwards, legislators passed a new map that was signed into law by Governor Larry Hogan in April 2022, which returned the district to being solidly Republican.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Leckrone |first1=Bennett |title=Maryland Congressional Redistricting Whirlwind Comes To A Close |url=https://marylandmatters.org/2022/04/04/hogan-to-sign-redrawn-congressional-map-appeal-on-earlier-map-to-be-withdrawn/ |access-date=September 18, 2024 |work=Maryland Matters |date=April 4, 2022}}</ref> However, it was slightly less Republican than its predecessor.
In the general election, Harris faced former state delegate Heather Mizeur, whom he sought to portray as a tax-approving liberal who would increase federal spending and support Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. Mizeur, in turn, characterized Harris as an ineffective legislator and criticized him for challenging the results of the 2020 presidential election and for supporting the Life at Conception Act.<ref>{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |title=Harris, Mizeur trade blows on abortion, the insurrection and effectiveness |url=https://marylandmatters.org/2022/10/26/harris-mizeur-trade-blows-on-abortion-the-insurrection-and-effectiveness/ |access-date=September 18, 2024 |work=Maryland Matters |date=October 26, 2022}}</ref> Harris defeated Mizeur with 54.4 percent of the vote, his closest race since his 2010 victory.<ref>{{cite web |title=Official 2022 Gubernatorial General Election Results for Representative in Congress |url=https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2022/general_results/gen_results_2022_5.html|website=elections.maryland.gov |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections |access-date=November 13, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Flynn |first=Meagan |date=July 13, 2022 |title=Committee: Rep. Harris attended White House meeting to plan for Jan. 6 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/07/13/harris-white-house-trump-meeting/ |newspaper=Washington Post |quote=Harris, despite previously saying he would hew to a six-term limit, is seeking a seventh term in Congress this year. |access-date=July 13, 2022 |archive-date=July 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713203105/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/07/13/harris-white-house-trump-meeting/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
====2024==== {{See also|2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 1}}
Harris was re-elected to an eighth term in 2024, defeating Democratic challenger Blaine Miller III in the general election with 59.41% of the vote.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Curtis |first1=Sean |title=Andy Harris Secures Reelection in Maryland's First Congressional District |url=https://www.wboc.com/news/andy-harris-secures-reelection-in-marylands-first-congressional-district/article_b5b44522-9b97-11ef-97b9-e30b315060de.html |access-date=November 22, 2024 |work=WBOC-TV |date=November 5, 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
===Committee assignments=== For the 118th Congress:<ref>{{cite web |title=Andy Harris |url=https://clerk.house.gov/members/H001052 |publisher=Clerk of the United States House of Representatives |access-date=12 April 2023}}</ref> * Committee on Appropriations ** Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (Chair) ** Subcommittee on Homeland Security ** Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
=== Caucus memberships ===
* Freedom Caucus<ref>{{cite web |date=20 October 2015 |title=What is the House Freedom Caucus, and who's in it? |url=http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/10/20/house-freedom-caucus-what-is-it-and-whos-in-it/ |access-date=26 October 2017 |publisher=Pew Research Center |archive-date=July 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703204924/http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/10/20/house-freedom-caucus-what-is-it-and-whos-in-it/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-10 |title=Full list of Freedom Caucus Members after 2022 midterms results |url=https://www.newsweek.com/who-house-freedom-caucus-full-list-members-after-midterms-results-1758547 |access-date=2022-12-26 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref> * Congressional Caucus on Turkey and Turkish Americans<ref>{{cite web|title=Members of the Caucus on U.S. - Türkiye Relations & Turkish Americans|author=|url=https://www.tc-america.org/in-congress/caucus.htm|format=|publisher=Turkish Coalition of America|date=|accessdate=27 March 2025}}</ref> * Congressional Motorcycle Caucus<ref>{{cite web|url=https://americanmotorcyclist.com/congressional-motorcycle-caucus-continues-to-take-shape/ |title=Congressional Motorcycle Caucus Continues to Take Shape|publisher=American Motorcyclist Association|access-date=14 November 2025}}</ref> * Congressional Ukraine Caucus<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ukrainecaucus-kaptur.house.gov/members |title=Members |publisher=Congressional Ukraine Caucus|access-date=20 October 2025}}</ref>
==Political positions== [[File:Republican Caucus Lunch - 49347215782.jpg|thumb|Harris with Governor Larry Hogan, 2020]] During the 117th United States Congress, GovTrack rated Harris as the 60th most conservative member of the House of Representatives.<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 Report Cards |url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/report-cards/2022/house/ideology |publisher=GovTrack |access-date=June 13, 2023 |date=February 12, 2023}}</ref> ''The Washington Post'' described Harris as "an ardent supporter of President Donald Trump", whose right-wing populism he has called the "future of the Republican Party".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Flynn |first1=Meagan |title=Heather Mizeur, former Md. state delegate, to challenge Rep. Andy Harris in 2022 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/mizeur-harris-maryland/2021/01/28/eb3266e8-618a-11eb-9061-07abcc1f9229_story.html |access-date=June 12, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=January 28, 2021}}</ref> He initially endorsed neurosurgeon Ben Carson for president during the 2016 Republican primaries, but later backed Trump after Carson suspended his campaign.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Portnoy |first1=Jenna |title=House GOP not conservative enough? Rep. Andy Harris says he can fix that. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/house-gop-not-conservative-enough-rep-andy-harris-says-he-can-fix-that/2016/11/15/db735adc-aaaf-11e6-977a-1030f822fc35_story.html |access-date=June 12, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=November 15, 2016}}</ref> A member of the House Freedom Caucus, Harris unsuccessfully ran for chairmanship of the Republican Study Committee in 2016, during which he campaigned on uniting the caucus and committee.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Portnoy |first1=Jenna |title=Maryland congressman loses bid to lead a conservative House GOP caucus |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/maryland-congressman-loses-bid-to-lead-a-conservative-house-gop-caucus/2016/11/17/70bcbc0c-acf2-11e6-a31b-4b6397e625d0_story.html |access-date=June 12, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=November 17, 2016}}</ref> Harris voted with President Donald Trump's stated position 94.7% of the time in the 119th Congress through 2025, according to a ''VoteHub'' analysis.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Yang |first1=Tia |title=Republicans in Congress voted in lockstep with Trump in 2025 |url=https://votehub.com/2026/02/04/republicans-in-congress-voted-in-lockstep-with-trump-in-2025/ |access-date=February 6, 2026 |work=VoteHub |date=February 4, 2026}}</ref>
===Domestic policy=== ====Abortion==== Harris identifies as "pro-life".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Haq |first1=Mina |last2=Tonic |first2=Sydney |title=Maryland's Democrats vow Planned Parenthood fight |url=https://cnsmaryland.org/2016/12/01/marylands-democrats-vow-planned-parenthood-fight/ |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=Capital News Service |date=December 1, 2016}}</ref>
During the 2000 legislative session, Harris introduced a bill to ban abortions after fetal viability.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Miller |first1=Kevin |title=Haines to withhold partial-birth abortion bill this year |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/carroll-county-times-haines-to-withhold/154286430/ |access-date=December 8, 2023 |work=Carroll County Times |date=February 11, 2000 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
In 2004, Harris cosigned a letter opposing the Ronald Reagan and Christopher Reeve Stem Cell Research Act, which would require the state to provide $25 million toward stem cell research annually.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Green |first1=Andrew A. |title=Stem cell funding sought |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2004-12-19-0412190285-story.html |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=December 19, 2004}}</ref> He also introduced the Human Cloning Prohibition Act, a bill to ban stem cell research in Maryland.<ref>{{cite news |title=Outright ban on stem cell research debated in Annapolis |url=https://thedailyrecord.com/2004/03/25/outright-ban-on-stem-cell-research-debated-in-annapolis/ |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=The Daily Record |date=March 25, 2004}}</ref> In 2006, Harris filibustered a bill to provide $25 million a year toward stem cell research.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Emery |first1=Chris |title=Filibuster Battle Over Stem Cell Bill Looms in General Assembly |url=https://cnsmaryland.org/2006/02/28/filibuster-battle-over-stem-cell-bill-looms-in-general-assembly/ |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=Capital News Service |date=February 28, 2006}}</ref>
In 2006, Harris opposed a bill to allow pharmacists to provide patients with emergency contraception without a prescription.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rosen |first1=Jill |title=Bill targets Plan B access |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2006-02-16-0602160175-story.html |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=February 16, 2006}}</ref> In July 2014, he praised the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in ''Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.'', which exempted privately held for-profit corporations from having to cover contraception under the Affordable Care Act.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bollinger |first1=Josh |title=Md. officials respond to court's contraceptives decision |url=https://www.stardem.com/news/state_news/md-officials-respond-to-courts-contraceptives-decision/article_269df845-5a38-5698-a111-da2c3e21d8e9.html |access-date=June 11, 2023 |work=The Star Democrat |date=July 1, 2014}}</ref> In 2023, Harris cosigned an amicus brief to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit supporting a lower court ruling in ''Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA'', which temporarily repealed the Food and Drug Administration's approval of mifepristone.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shutt |first1=Jennifer |title=Texas judge's abortion pill ruling supported by 69 Republicans in Congress |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/04/13/texas-judges-abortion-pill-ruling-supported-by-69-republicans-in-congress/ |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=April 13, 2023}}</ref>
In 2015, following the release of undercover videos by the Center for Medical Progress, an anti-abortion group, that purportedly showed Planned Parenthood selling tissues from aborted fetuses, Harris spoke in support of a bill to block Medicaid funds from health care providers that performed abortions.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaudiano |first1=Nicole |title=Harris challenges Easton Planned Parenthood |url=https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/2015/09/29/harris-challenges-planned-parenthood/73052334/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=Delmarvanow |date=September 29, 2015}}</ref> He was later appointed to the United States House Select Investigative Panel on Planned Parenthood.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaudiano |first1=Nicole |last2=Kelly |first2=Erin |title=Andy Harris chosen to aid probe of Planned Parenthood |url=https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/2015/10/23/andy-harris-probe-planned-parenthood/74475652/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=Delmarvanow |date=October 23, 2015}}</ref>
During the 2019 State of the Union Address, Harris praised remarks made by President Donald Trump on efforts to restrict women's access to abortion.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bravender |first1=Robin |title=State of the Union: Md. Dems Skeptical of Trump's Calls for Unity |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/02/06/state-of-the-union-md-dems-skeptical-of-trumps-calls-for-unity/ |access-date=June 12, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=February 6, 2019}}</ref>
In 2021, Harris cosponsored the Life at Conception Act, a bill to ban abortions without exceptions.<ref name="MizeurDebate" /> In June 2022, Harris celebrated the Supreme Court's ruling in ''Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization'', which overturned ''Roe v. Wade''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Scharper |first1=Julie |title=Maryland leaders react strongly to Supreme Court overturning Roe |url=https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/article/maryland-leaders-react-strongly-to-supreme-court-overturning-roe-TR6EC4RVUZE3JNZGXVA2AXM2S4/ |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=Baltimore Banner |date=June 26, 2022}}</ref> Following the ruling, Harris said he would support a federal six-week abortion ban.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=John |title=U.S. Rep. Harris would back national 'heartbeat' abortion ban |url=https://www.wypr.org/wypr-news/2022-06-27/u-s-rep-harris-would-back-national-heartbeat-abortion-ban |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=WYPR |date=June 27, 2022}}</ref> In July 2022, Harris voted against bills codifying ''Roe'', to protect patients who travel across state lines to get an abortion,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shutt |first1=Jennifer |title=U.S. House Passes Bills to Ensure Nationwide Abortion Access, Interstate Travel |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/07/15/u-s-house-passes-bills-to-ensure-nationwide-abortion-access-interstate-travel/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=July 15, 2022}}</ref> and to protect the right to contraception.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shutt |first1=Jennifer |title=U.S. House passes bill guaranteeing contraception access, with eight GOP votes |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/07/21/u-s-house-passes-bill-guaranteeing-contraception-access-with-eight-gop-votes/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=July 21, 2022}}</ref> During a debate in October 2022, he said he would support a bill introduced by Senator Lindsey Graham that would ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.<ref name="MizeurDebate" />
====Budget and economy==== Harris supports a federal balanced budget and opposes earmarks.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Allen |first1=Kelley L. |title=Harris holds town hall meeting in Easton |url=https://www.stardem.com/news/local_news/harris-holds-town-hall-meeting-in-easton/article_31a9d88c-1111-5eb2-a79a-1c4c09b68d57.html |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=The Star Democrat |date=June 14, 2012}}</ref> He opposes increases to the debt ceiling without cuts to federal spending,<ref name="Bel Air Aug13" /> and opposes increases to taxes<ref>{{cite news |title=Maryland's Harris taking anti-tax stance to US House |url=https://thedailyrecord.com/2010/11/03/marylands-harris-taking-anti-tax-stance-to-us-house/ |access-date=June 16, 2023 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=The Daily Record |date=November 3, 2010}}</ref> and to the federal minimum wage.<ref name="Aug13 TH" /> Harris supports eliminating tax deductions and implementing a flat tax.<ref name="tarpley1">{{cite news |last1=Tarpley |first1=Faith |title=Andy Harris talks tax reform at Wi-Hi town hall |url=https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2017/11/12/andy-harris-talks-tax-reform-wi-hi-town-hall/856415001/ |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=Delmarvanow |date=November 12, 2017}}</ref>
In August 2013, Harris proposed using the debt ceiling to delay the Affordable Care Act's implementation by one year as opposed to voting to defund it.<ref name="Bel Air Aug13" /><ref name="Aug13 TH" /> On October 16, 2013, Harris voted against the motion to end the government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fritze |first1=John |title=Harris attacks Obamacare on Crossfire |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bal-harris-attacks-obamacare-on-crossfire-20131021-story.html |access-date=June 11, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=October 21, 2013}}</ref>
In March 2015, Harris proposed "shutting down the White House" by halving appropriations funding as opposed to a government shutdown.<ref>{{cite news |last1=DeBonis |first1=Mike |title=Rep. Andy Harris, considering Senate run, floats defunding the White House |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/03/05/rep-andy-harris-considering-senate-run-floats-defunding-the-white-house/ |access-date=June 12, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 5, 2015}}</ref>
In January 2018, Harris voted for a Senate stopgap funding bill to end the 2018–2019 United States federal government shutdown.<ref>{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |title=Md. Congressional Delegation Splits on Shutdown Vote |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2018/01/22/md-congressional-delegation-splits-on-shutdown-vote/ |access-date=June 12, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=January 22, 2018}}</ref> In March 2018, he voted against the $1.3 trillion omnibus spending package, calling it "fiscally irresponsible".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=Md. Congressional Delegation Splits on Government Funding Bill |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2018/03/25/md-congressional-delegation-splits-on-government-funding-bill/ |access-date=June 12, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=March 25, 2018}}</ref>
In 2022, following a spike in gas prices as the result of the Russo-Ukrainian War, Harris supported efforts to extend Maryland's gas tax holiday until the end of the year.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sears |first1=Bryan P. |title=Md. Republicans call for gas tax pause through 2022 |url=https://thedailyrecord.com/2022/06/27/md-republicans-call-for-gas-tax-pause-through-2022/ |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=The Daily Record |date=June 27, 2022}}</ref>
In April 2023, Harris praised the Republican debt ceiling plan, which limited spending to pre-pandemic levels with one percent annual growth over a decade.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sears |first1=Bryan P. |title=What a federal debt default could mean for Maryland: recession, unpaid workers, loss of benefits |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/05/19/maryland-debt-ceiling-effect/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=May 19, 2023}}</ref> He was among the 71 Republicans who voted against final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in the House.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4029522-republicans-and-democrats-who-bucked-party-leaders-by-voting-no/|title=Republicans and Democrats who bucked party leaders by voting no|first=Jared|last=Gans|date=May 31, 2023|access-date=June 6, 2023|work=The Hill}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Shutt |first1=Jennifer |title=U.S. House approves debt limit package, sending it to Senate with just days until default deadline |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/05/31/u-s-house-approves-debt-limit-package-sending-it-to-senate-with-just-days-until-default-deadline/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=May 31, 2023}}</ref>
In May 2025, Harris flipped his vote from "nay" to "present" as one of five Republican holdouts on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, ultimately allowing it to pass in the House.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gomez |first1=Martin |title=How Every House Member Voted on the G.O.P. Megabill |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/05/22/us/politics/house-gop-megabill-vote.html |website=The New York Times |date=May 22, 2025 |access-date=22 May 2025}}</ref> In July 2025, Harris later flipped his vote from "present" to "aye" after the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed the Senate, attributing his change of heart to overnight negotiations.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harpster |first1=Lexi |title=Rep. Andy Harris backs Trump's megabill after late-night negotiations |url=https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/rep-andy-harris-backs-trumps-bill-after-late-night-negotiations |access-date=9 July 2025 |publisher=Fox45 News |date=July 3, 2025}}</ref>
====Crime and policing==== During the 2003 legislative session, Harris voted against a bill to impose a two-year moratorium on death penalty sentences.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Desmon |first1=Stephanie |title=Death penalty freeze rejected |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-roll-call-on-death-pen/154286575/ |access-date=December 8, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 19, 2003}}</ref>
In 2020, Harris said he supported President Trump's decision to deploy the National Guard in response to George Floyd protests.<ref>{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |title=Rep. Harris' Loyalty to Trump Appears Unbreakable |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/06/09/rep-harris-loyalty-to-trump-appears-unbreakable/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=June 9, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |title=Trump Threatens Baltimore; Raskin Says 'States Appear Defenseless' |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/07/21/trump-threatens-baltimore-raskin-says-states-appear-defenseless/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=July 21, 2020}}</ref> He voted against removing a marble bust of Justice Roger B. Taney from the U.S. Capitol,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=House Votes to Remove Taney Bust From U.S. Capitol, Replace It With Thurgood Marshall |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/07/23/house-votes-to-remove-taney-bust-from-u-s-capitol-replace-it-with-thurgood-marshall/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=July 23, 2020}}</ref> saying that while he supported proposals to add a bust of Justice Thurgood Marshall, he believed the Taney bust should remain as a "teaching moment".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Vock |first1=Daniel C. |title=Md. Delegation Wants Bust of Dred Scott Author Out of U.S. Capitol |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/07/14/md-delegation-wants-bust-of-dred-scott-author-out-of-u-s-capitol/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=July 14, 2020}}</ref>
In August 2025, Harris said that he would support sending National Guard members to Baltimore to "quickly clean up" crime, saying that there were "many areas of the city where you can't go in or you're afraid to go in because crime is just not controlled".<ref name="RedistrictingThreat"/>
====Education==== During the 2001 legislative session, Harris introduced legislation to create a statewide program to provide state-funded scholarships to students attending private schools.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Libit |first1=Howard |title=Vouchers, charter schools featured in state GOP education reform plan |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-vouchers-charter-scho/154286455/ |access-date=December 8, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=February 6, 2001 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
In August 2025, Harris wrote a letter to Maryland State Superintendent Carey Wright threatening to work with the Trump administration and utilize his position on the House Appropriations Committee to withhold Maryland's federal education funds after Wright intervened in a conflict between Somerset County's school board and its superintendent, Ava Tasker-Mitchell, who was temporarily reinstated to her position by Wright after the county school board's MAGA-aligned majority voted to remove Tasker-Mitchell in a closed-door meeting.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wintrode |first1=Brenda |title=Rep. Andy Harris enters partisan fray in Somerset County schools battle |url=https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/andy-harris-donald-trump-education-CVBU6YY64ZCZFIFDZ2DNF2VHN4/ |access-date=August 16, 2025 |work=The Baltimore Banner |date=August 16, 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
====Environment==== Harris has questioned whether human activities have contributed to climate change,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaudiano |first1=Nicole |title=Md. Rep. Harris recalls 'profound experience' with pope |url=https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2015/09/21/andy-harris-met-pope/72588126/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=Delmarvanow |date=September 21, 2015}}</ref> but supports using technological developments, such as hydrogen cells and nuclear fusion, to tackle climate change.<ref name="Jan16 TH" /> He also supports providing federal funding toward Chesapeake Bay cleanup efforts,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fritze |first1=John |title=Trump's budget suggests major changes in Md. |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-trump-budget-20170316-story.html |access-date=June 11, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 16, 2017}}</ref> having played an instrumental role in restoring $60 million in funding for the Chesapeake Bay cleanup program following earlier proposals that saw the program receive no funding.<ref name="delmaroppose">{{cite news |last1=Cox |first1=Jeremy |title=In rare break from Trump, Rep. Andy Harris opposes Maryland offshore drilling |url=https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2018/02/12/rare-break-trump-rep-andy-harris-opposes-maryland-offshore-drilling/326391002/ |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=Delmarvanow |date=February 12, 2018}}</ref>
In July 2017, Harris amended the 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act to ban federal funding for any wind farms projects that were closer than 24 nautical miles to the coastline. The amendment was seen as a response to the Maryland Public Service Commission's approval of two wind farms off the coast of Ocean City, both of which were planned to be at least 17 miles from the shore;<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=Gone With the Wind? Ocean City's Last-Ditch Effort to Push the Turbines Away |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2017/10/19/gone-with-the-wind-ocean-citys-last-ditch-effort-to-push-the-turbines-away/ |access-date=January 12, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=October 19, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Siegel |first1=Rachel |title=Rep. Andy Harris erects new obstacle in path of Md. wind-farm projects |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/rep-andy-harris-erects-new-obstacle-in-path-of-md-wind-farm-projects/2017/07/22/68d1d9d0-6d5b-11e7-96ab-5f38140b38cc_story.html |access-date=June 12, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=July 22, 2017}}</ref> Harris claimed that the wind farms would be visible from the horizon and discourage tourism to Ocean City.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cox |first1=Jeremy |title=Harris amendment imperils Maryland offshore wind project |url=https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/2017/07/19/harris-amendment-imperils-maryland-offshore-wind-project/488582001/ |access-date=June 12, 2023 |work=Delmarvanow |date=July 18, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Soper |first1=Shawn |title=Late Distance Amendment Could Derail Offshore Wind Project |url=https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2017/07/20/late-distance-amendment-could-derail-offshore-wind-project/ |access-date=June 12, 2023 |work=Maryland Coastal Dispatch |date=July 20, 2017}}</ref> He later called for the Ocean City wind farm project to be revisited, claiming that it would interfere with Coast Guard shipping channels and Department of Defense military communications.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaines |first1=Danielle E. |last2=Kurtz |first2=Josh |title=And Still More Notes from MACo |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/08/17/and-still-more-notes-from-maco/ |access-date=June 12, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=August 17, 2019}}</ref> In 2023, after a dead humpback whale washed ashore Assateague Island, Harris called for a moratorium on wind farm construction, which he claimed without evidence was responsible for the whale's death.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gessler |first1=Paul |title=Dead whale washes up in Maryland as environmental activists call for offshore wind investigation |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/dead-whale-washes-up-in-maryland-as-environmental-activists-call-for-offshore-wind-investigation/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=CBS News |date=January 19, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Zullo |first1=Robert |title=Wind and whales: 'No evidence' links projects to deaths |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/03/01/wind-and-whales-no-evidence-links-projects-to-deaths/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=March 1, 2023}}</ref>
In 2018, Harris said that he supported offshore drilling, but opposed offshore drilling off the coast of Maryland.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rep. Harris doesn't support offshore drilling off Maryland |url=https://thedailyrecord.com/2018/02/12/harris-offshore-drilling-maryland/ |access-date=June 16, 2023 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=The Daily Record |date=February 12, 2018}}</ref><ref name="delmaroppose"/> In 2022, following a spike in gas prices as the result of the Russo-Ukrainian War, he said he supported restarting the Keystone pipeline to reduce gas prices.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Detmer |first1=Mike |title=Harris talks Ukraine, gas prices with Eastern Shore lawmakers |url=https://www.myeasternshoremd.com/qa/news/harris-talks-ukraine-gas-prices-with-eastern-shore-lawmakers/article_da05c844-f722-5726-a3ed-e387ec5254fe.html |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=The Star Democrat |publisher=The Kent Island Bay Times |date=March 11, 2022}}</ref> In 2023, Harris called for an increase in natural gas and coal production as a means to lower the national deficit and counter China's influence on global markets.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hubbard |first1=Matt |title=Harris concerned by national debt at Rising Sun town hall |url=https://www.cecildaily.com/news/harris-concerned-by-national-debt-at-rising-sun-town-hall/article_1c636606-3d1e-11ee-b00c-333404a4e623.html |access-date=August 21, 2023 |work=Cecil Whig |date=August 18, 2023}}</ref>
In 2019, Harris voted against rejoining the Paris Agreement.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bravender |first1=Robin |title=House Votes Symbolically to Keep U.S. in Paris Climate Accord |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/05/02/house-votes-symbolically-to-keep-u-s-in-paris-climate-accord/ |access-date=June 12, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=May 2, 2019}}</ref> He also voted against the Coastal and Marine Economies Act, which would ban any new offshore drilling activity off the Pacific or Atlantic coasts.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Winter |first1=Allison |title=Md. Members Divide Along Party Lines as House Votes to Ban Offshore Drilling |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/09/11/md-members-divide-along-party-lines-as-house-votes-to-ban-offshore-drilling/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=September 11, 2019}}</ref>
Following the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in March 2024, Harris called on state and federal officials to "immediately reduce the environmental and regulatory burdens" that would hamper reconstruction of the bridge.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fischler |first1=Jacob |title=Federal rebuild of Baltimore bridge 'will not be quick or easy or cheap,' Buttigieg says |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2024/03/27/federal-rebuild-of-baltimore-bridge-will-not-be-quick-or-easy-or-cheap-buttigieg-says/ |access-date=March 27, 2024 |work=Maryland Matters |date=March 27, 2024}}</ref> In August 2025, after Trump threatened to withhold federal funding for the replacement of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, Harris said that the funding for the Key Bridge "might have to be reinvestigated, because it's a little unusual that we allowed 100% payment by the federal government". He also suggested that the state could afford to pay the remaining cost share not covered by the federal government, which would cost around $200 million, suggesting that state officials could divert money from lawsuits against the Trump administration to pay for the bridge replacement.<ref name="RedistrictingThreat">{{cite news |last1=Iannelli |first1=Nick |title='It just wouldn't be fair:' Maryland's only Republican congressman responds to governor's redistricting threat |url=https://wtop.com/local/2025/08/it-just-wouldnt-be-fair-marylands-only-republican-congressman-responds-to-moores-redistricting-threat/ |access-date=August 26, 2025 |work=WTOP-FM |date=August 26, 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
====Gun rights==== Harris opposes restrictions on the right to carry, but says that citizens who commit or threaten to commit a crime with a firearm should receive harsh sentences.<ref name="Jan16 TH" /> In 2017, he voted for the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, a bill that would require all states recognize concealed carry permits issued by other states.<ref name="Mar18 TH">{{cite news |last1=Sharpe |first1=Charlene |title=Gun Rights A Hot Topic At Congressman's Town Hall Meeting |url=https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2018/03/20/gun-rights-hot-topic-congressmans-town-hall-meeting/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=Maryland Coastal Dispatch |date=March 20, 2018}}</ref>
During the 2000 legislative session, Harris opposed legislation that would require handguns sold in Maryland to have integrated mechanical safety devices.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Miller |first1=Kevin |title=Governor's gun bill pried out of committee |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/carroll-county-times-governors-gun-bill/154286478/ |access-date=December 8, 2023 |work=Carroll County Times |date=March 24, 2000 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
In January 2016, Harris said he supported a proposal by presidential candidate Donald Trump to eliminate gun-free zones at schools, arguing that gun-free zones led to an increase in school shootings.<ref name="Jan16 TH" /> After the Sutherland Springs church shooting on November 5, 2017, Harris compared gun control efforts to Nazi gun control measures, saying "Jews were not allowed to own guns in Nazi Germany and that didn't end well".<ref name="tarpley1"/> In 2018, Harris said he supported arming teachers.<ref name="Mar18 TH" />
In 2022, Harris voted against a bill to ban assault weapons.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Figueroa |first1=Ariana |title=U.S. House passes ban on assault weapons after spate of gun violence |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/07/29/u-s-house-passes-ban-on-assault-weapons-after-spate-of-gun-violence/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=July 29, 2022}}</ref>
====Healthcare==== Harris supports Maryland's "high-risk pool" healthcare system, voting in 2002 for a bill creating the health insurance pool.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cohn |first1=Meredith |last2=Fritze |first2=John |title=Insuring the uninsurable: GOP health plan draws on high-risk pool used in Maryland |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-high-risk-pool-20170505-story.html |access-date=June 11, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=May 6, 2017}}</ref>
Harris opposes the Affordable Care Act (ACA),<ref name="Mar17 TH">{{cite news |last1=Anderson |first1=Jessica |title=Rep. Andy Harris meets with constituents on health care, the bay, other issues |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/harford/bs-md-harris-affordable-care-20170311-story.html |access-date=June 11, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 11, 2017}}</ref> which he has called a "government takeover of health care",<ref name="Bel Air Aug13">{{cite news |last1=Anderson |first1=David |title=Congressman Harris meets with capacity crowd in Bel Air |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/harford/aegis/ph-ag-harris-town-hall-0809-20130806-story.html |access-date=June 11, 2023 |work=The Aegis |publisher=The Baltimore Sun |date=August 8, 2013}}</ref> and ran in 2010 on a promise to repeal it.<ref name="AHCA No" /> During a town hall meeting in August 2013, he criticized the ACA's individual mandate and employer mandates, which he said encouraged businesses to increase part-time hiring. Harris also said he supported protecting health insurance access for individuals with pre-existing conditions as well as removing caps on insurance benefits.<ref name="Aug13 TH">{{cite news |last1=Sharp |first1=Andrew |title=Harris answers questions on health care, NSA, and more |url=https://www.stardem.com/news/local_news/harris-answers-questions-on-health-care-nsa-and-more/article_3e9d58c7-afd2-509d-afe2-7e1850bed9b5.html |access-date=June 11, 2023 |work=The Star Democrat |date=August 22, 2013}}</ref> In December 2013, he proposed using sequestration to increase the amount states would need to pay to expand Medicaid by 10 percent.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fritze |first1=John |title=Harris floats Obamacare change to address budget |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-xpm-2013-12-05-bal-harris-floats-obamacare-change-to-address-budget-20131205-story.html |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=December 5, 2013}}</ref>
In 2013, Harris introduced a bill that would repeal a provision of the ACA that required insurance companies to cover procedures performed by chiropractors, midwives, and similar medical staff. He also cosponsored the HIV Organ Policy Equity Act, a bill that allowed HIV-infected people to donate their organs to other HIV-infected people, which was signed into law by President Barack Obama in November 2013.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fritze |first1=John |title=GOP's Harris takes on health care policy |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/health/bs-md-harris-obamacare-20131203-story.html |access-date=June 11, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=December 3, 2013}}</ref>
In 2014, Harris said he supported an U.S. Department of Health and Human Services probe into glitches with Maryland's health insurance exchange, which was among the worst performing in the nation.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fritze |first1=John |title=Federal inspector to audit Maryland health exchange |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-oig-maryland-20140309-story.html |access-date=June 11, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 9, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Norman |first1=Brett |title=Feds to investigate Md. exchange |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2014/03/maryland-health-insurance-exchange-104478 |access-date=June 11, 2023 |work=Politico |date=March 10, 2014}}</ref> The probe, which concluded in March 2015, found that the state lacked oversight and internal controls that led to the state improperly spending $28.4 million in federal funding.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cohn |first1=Meredith |last2=Fritze |first2=John |title=Audit says Maryland overbilled federal government $28.4M in health exchange launch |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/bs-md-maryland-marketplace-audit-20150327-story.html |access-date=June 11, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 27, 2015}}</ref>
Harris was initially supportive of the American Health Care Act of 2017 (AHCA), which would have partially repealed the ACA. He later said he would vote against the AHCA following last-minute changes made to the bill that he said "simply won't lower premiums as much as the American people need".<ref name="AHCA No">{{cite news |last1=Fritze |first1=John |title=Rep. Andy Harris remains a 'no' on GOP health care bill |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bal-rep-andy-harris-remains-a-no-on-gop-health-care-bill-20170323-story.html |access-date=June 11, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 23, 2017}}</ref> Harris dismissed Congressional Budget Office estimates that showed that eliminating cost-sharing subsidies would cause insurance premiums to grow 20 percent, calling it "another excuse by insurance companies to raise premiums".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cohn |first1=Meredith |last2=Fritze |first2=John |title=Maryland's Eastern Shore, a GOP stronghold, home to thousands who now have insurance thanks to Obamacare |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-obamacare-eastern-shore-20170818-story.html |access-date=June 11, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=August 27, 2017}}</ref> In May 2017, Harris voted for the AHCA.<ref>{{cite news |title=How Did Local Lawmakers Vote on Obamacare Repeal? |url=https://www.nbcwashington.com/local/dc-wtop-how-did-local-lawmakers-vote-on-obamacare-repeal/13590/ |access-date=June 11, 2023 |work=NBC Washington |date=May 4, 2017}}</ref>
In September 2017, Harris said he supported the Graham–Cassidy health care amendment, which would have returned control of Medicaid back to the states.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Portnoy |first1=Jenna |title=Raskin warns the next stop for Cassidy-Graham bill could be the House |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/raskin-warns-the-next-stop-for-cassidy-graham-bill-could-be-the-house/2017/09/20/53c66328-9e05-11e7-9c8d-cf053ff30921_story.html |access-date=June 11, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=September 20, 2017}}</ref> In October 2017, he said he supported the Trump administration's decision to end federal subsidies to help low-income people pay for out-of-pocket expenses under ACA.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McDaniels |first1=Andrea K. |title=End of Obamacare subsidies creates an uproar |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/health/bs-hs-health-subsidies-20171013-story.html |access-date=June 11, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=October 13, 2017}}</ref>
In 2018, Harris said he supported raising the full retirement age for Social Security from 67 to 70 years old.<ref name="Mar18 TH" /> He also said he supported imposing work requirements on "able-bodied adults" for Medicaid and food stamps.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Holland |first1=Liz |title=Harris fields questions on marijuana, wind energy at town hall |url=https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2018/08/11/harris-fields-questions-marijuana-wind-energy-town-hall/965641002/ |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=Delmarvanow |date=August 11, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Miller |first1=Jenna |title=Harris lone Eastern Shore dissent on new $867 billion Farm Bill |url=https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2018/12/13/harris-lone-eastern-shore-dissent-new-867-billion-farm-bill/2293944002/ |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=Delmarvanow |date=December 13, 2018}}</ref>
In 2019, Harris voted against the Never Forget the Heroes Act, a bill authorizing permanent health benefits for first responders during the September 11 attacks. In 2022, he voted against the Federal Firefighters Fairness Act, which would have eased the compensation claim process for federally employed firefighters diagnosed with mesothelioma.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wintrode |first1=Brenda |title=Maryland firefighter union censures U.S. Rep. Harris, state Sen. Kagan at annual convention |url=https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power/maryland-firefighter-union-censures-us-rep-harris-state-sen-kagan-at-annual-convention-MGOLTEBH3VGNNMLXDGTLX4KLSM/ |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=Baltimore Banner |date=August 20, 2022}}</ref>
====Immigration==== Harris does not support a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants, saying in August 2013 that "if you came here illegally, you should be very happy if what we do is just to allow you to remain and contribute to the economy illegally".<ref name="Aug13 TH" /> He has also criticized amnesty as a "step back from the rule of law".<ref name="Bel Air Aug13" /> Harris supports expanding H-2B visas for agricultural and seasonal industries as well as immigration policy of Donald Trump.<ref name="Incumbents2020">{{cite news |last1=Flynn |first1=Meagan |title=Maryland congressional races: Meet the incumbents and their challengers |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/maryland-congressional-candidates/2020/10/16/83447a18-0e5f-11eb-b1e8-16b59b92b36d_story.html |access-date=June 12, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=October 17, 2020}}</ref> In 2011, Harris co-signed a letter opposing a new U.S. Department of Labor rule to increase the hourly wages of H-2B visa workers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Divilio |first1=Daniel |title=Harris, Milukski unite to battle new seafood industry regulations |url=https://www.cecildaily.com/news/state_news/harris-milukski-unite-to-battle-new-seafood-industry-regulations/article_14a8c344-e69a-11e0-811c-001cc4c002e0.html |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=Cecil Whig |date=September 24, 2011}}</ref>
In 2014, Harris said he supported instituting a travel ban on Ebola endemic areas.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rector |first1=Kevin |title=Ebola fears continue to mount, spill into port business, politics |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-port-stoppage-ebola-fear-20141016-story.html |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=October 16, 2014}}</ref>
In 2017, Harris said he supported Executive Order 13769, an executive order by President Donald Trump to temporarily suspend the United States Refugee Admissions Program and ban travel from six predominantly Muslim countries.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rep. Harris Supports Trump's Refugee, Travel Ban Executive Order |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/rep-harris-supports-trumps-refugee-travel-ban-executive-order/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=CBS News |date=January 30, 2017}}</ref> He also supported the Trump administration's plan to phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.<ref>{{cite news |title=Maryland immigrant rights supporters attack Trump move as cruel |url=https://cnsmaryland.org/2017/09/05/maryland-immigrant-rights-supporters-attack-trump-move-as-cruel/ |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=Capital News Service |date=September 5, 2017}}</ref> In February 2019, he said he supported Trump's national emergency declaration to fund the construction of the Mexico–United States border wall, which he claimed would prevent drug trafficking, gang activity, and sexual violence.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bravender |first1=Robin |title=Md. Dems Rip Trump's Emergency Declaration; Harris Sees Need for Tighter Border |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/02/15/md-dems-rip-trumps-emergency-declaration-harris-sees-need-for-tighter-border/ |access-date=June 12, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=February 15, 2019}}</ref> Later that year, Harris voted against blocking the emergency declaration<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bravender |first1=Robin |title=Md. Delegation Splits Along Party Lines as House Votes to Block Trump's Emergency Declaration |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/02/26/md-delegation-splits-along-party-lines-as-house-votes-to-block-trumps-emergency-declaration/ |access-date=June 12, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=February 26, 2019}}</ref> and the American Dream and Promise Act,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bravender |first1=Robin |title=Md. Advocates Hail House Passage of Dream Act |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/06/04/md-advocates-hail-house-passage-of-dream-act/ |access-date=June 12, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=June 4, 2019}}</ref> and voted for a bill to provide $4.6 billion in humanitarian aid for migrants at the Mexico–United States border.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bravender |first1=Robin |title=Md. Dems Split as House Relents, Passes McConnell-Backed Border Aid Bill |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/06/27/md-dems-split-as-house-relents-passes-mcconnell-backed-border-aid-bill/ |access-date=June 12, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=June 27, 2019}}</ref>
In 2019, Harris criticized sanctuary city policies, saying that they "create an environment of the lack of rule of law".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gamard |first1=Sarah |title=Andy Harris town hall: Guns, immigration are hot topics |url=https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2019/03/18/heres-what-andy-harris-said-his-wicomico-town-hall/3173748002/ |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=Delmarvanow |date=March 18, 2019}}</ref>
In January 2026, Harris said he supported an independent investigation into the killing of Alex Pretti, but opposed involving any Minnesota officials in the investigation, saying that Minnesota governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey "have shown clear prejudice in the case".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mause |first1=Ben |title=Harris joins GOP in support of 'independent investigation' into Pretti shooting |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/01/27/harris-pretti-shooting/ |access-date=January 28, 2026 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=January 27, 2026}}</ref>
====LGBT rights==== In 2001, Harris led a filibuster of a bill prohibiting discrimination against same-sex couples, which lasted more than two hours and ended after two-thirds of state senators voted to limit debate.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Libit |first1=Howard |title=Senate OKs gay rights bill, 32-14 |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2001-03-28-0103280129-story.html |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 28, 2001}}</ref> He also unsuccessfully sought to amend the bill to allow people to discriminate on the basis of religion.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barker |first1=Jeff |title=Senators filibuster rights bill for gays |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-senators-filibuster-ri/154286519/ |access-date=December 8, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 27, 2001 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
In 2006, Harris said he supported a proposed constitutional amendment to "protect marriage between a man and a woman",<ref name="Foerster">{{cite news |last1=Barnhardt |first1=Laura |title=Ex-union leader takes on Harris in Senate race |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2006-11-01-0611010112-story.html |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=November 1, 2006}}</ref> which he later cosponsored in 2013<ref>{{cite news |title=Md. rep. still looking to ban same-sex marriage |url=https://www.wbaltv.com/article/md-rep-still-looking-to-ban-same-sex-marriage/7081301 |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=WBAL-TV |date=July 3, 2013}}</ref> and 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Huelskamp |first=Tim |date=2015-02-12 |title=Cosponsors - H.J.Res.32 - 114th Congress (2015-2016): Marriage Protection Amendment |url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-joint-resolution/32/cosponsors |access-date=2022-04-11 |website=www.congress.gov |archive-date=April 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410194040/https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-joint-resolution/32/cosponsors |url-status=live }}</ref>
Harris said he was disappointed with the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in ''Obergefell v. Hodges'', which legalized gay marriage throughout the United States.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fritze |first1=John |title=Supreme Court reshapes same-sex marriage debate |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/features/bs-md-scotus-marriage-20130625-story.html |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=June 26, 2013}}</ref> In October 2014, the Human Rights Campaign placed Harris on its list of the 14 most "anti-equality" House members, citing his support for several anti-LGBT bills including one prohibiting on the use of Department of Defense property in gay marriages and another banning federal discrimination against people and organizations on the basis of religious beliefs.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaudiano |first1=Nicole |title=Harris makes list of most "anti-equality" house member |url=https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2014/10/07/andy-harris-lgbt-list/16878577/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=Delmarvanow |date=October 7, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Fritze |first1=John |title=Md. lawmakers change tune on gay marriage |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/investigations/bs-md-doma-lawmakers-20130708-story.html |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=July 8, 2013}}</ref> In 2015, he cosponsored a resolution disagreeing with the Supreme Court ruling in ''Obergefell''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=King |first=Steve |date=2015-07-29 |title=Cosponsors - H.Res.359 - 114th Congress (2015-2016): Providing that the House of Representatives disagrees with the majority opinion in Obergefell et al. v. Hodges, and for other purposes. |url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-resolution/359/cosponsors |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=www.congress.gov |archive-date=April 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412151209/https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-resolution/359/cosponsors |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2021, Harris voted against the Equality Act, a bill to add gender identity and sexual orientation to federal anti-discrimination laws.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sunnucks |first1=Mike |title=Andy Harris dissents as House passes LGBTQ anti-discrimination bill; Measure sparks debate over transgender athletes, girls sports |url=https://www.stardem.com/news/local_news/andy-harris-dissents-as-house-passes-lgbtq-anti-discrimination-bill-measure-sparks-debate-over-transgender/article_61896630-af95-5e61-bf16-984d7a826d35.html |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=The Star Democrat |date=February 25, 2021}}</ref> In 2022, he voted against the Respect for Marriage Act, which codified same-sex and interracial marriage rights.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Blanco |first1=Adrian |last2=Dormido |first2=Hannah |last3=Perry |first3=Kati |title=Here's which House members voted for or against the Respect for Marriage Act |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2022/house-vote-count-respect-for-marriage-act/ |access-date=June 12, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=December 8, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Shutt |first1=Jennifer |title=U.S. House on bipartisan vote passes bill protecting right to same-sex marriage |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/07/19/u-s-house-on-bipartisan-vote-passes-bill-protecting-right-to-same-sex-marriage/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=July 19, 2022}}</ref> Nonetheless, Harris indicated unwillingness to actively campaign on the issue of opposing same-sex marriage, noting in an early 2026 statement, "I don’t think it’s being talked about widely now."<ref>https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/02/republicans-reject-same-sex-marriage-ban-campaign-federal-government/</ref>
In 2023, Harris voted for the Protection of Women and Girls Sports Act, a bill to ban transgender women from competing in female sports.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Petree |first1=Rob |title=Congressman Andy Harris touts the 'save women's sports' bill, Trans Maryland responds |url=https://www.wmdt.com/2023/04/congressman-andy-harris-touts-passage-of-the-save-womens-sports-bill-trans-maryland-responds/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=WMDT |date=April 21, 2023}}</ref> He also opposed a proposed U.S. Department of Education rule requiring elementary schools to allow students to participate in school sports programs based on their stated gender identity.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Poff |first1=Jeremiah |title=WATCH: Lawmaker blasts Cardona over transgender athlete regulations in heated hearing |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/community-family/andy-harris-blasts-cardona-over-transgender-athlete-regulations |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=The Washington Examiner |date=April 18, 2023}}</ref> In July 2023, Harris voted to strip funding for LGBTQ projects from the 2024 United States federal budget, comparing its funding to a hypothetical Ku Klux Klan project because the "LGBTQ center organized a protest against conservative mothers".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shutt |first1=Jennifer |title=Harris joins U.S. House Republicans in stripping funding for LGBTQ projects from spending bill |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/07/18/lgbtq-project-funding-in-two-states-stripped-by-u-s-house-republicans-from-spending-bill/ |access-date=July 18, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=July 18, 2023}}</ref>
====Marijuana==== In January 2003, Harris said he opposed legalizing medical marijuana in Maryland, saying that he preferred that the issue be handled at the federal level.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Craig |first1=Tim |title=Medical marijuana gets nod of Ehrlich |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-medical-marijuana-gets/154286553/ |access-date=December 8, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=January 17, 2003 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
In 2014, Harris was the leading congressional critic of marijuana decriminalization in the District of Columbia bill, and led efforts in Congress to block decriminalization from taking effect.<ref name="DavisO'Keefe">{{cite news|last1=Davis|first1=Aaron|last2=O'Keefe|first2=Ed|title=Congressional spending deal blocks pot legalization in D.C.|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/congressional-budget-deal-may-upend-marijuana-legalization-in-dc/2014/12/09/6dff94f6-7f2e-11e4-8882-03cf08410beb_story.html|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=10 December 2014|date=December 9, 2014|archive-date=August 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825011649/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/congressional-budget-deal-may-upend-marijuana-legalization-in-dc/2014/12/09/6dff94f6-7f2e-11e4-8882-03cf08410beb_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Harris's amendment led to a call from D.C. mayor Vincent Gray to boycott tourism to Harris's district and the boycott of Maryland's 1st congressional district,<ref>{{cite news|last1=DeBonis|first1=Mike|title=D.C. residents urged to boycott Md. shore to protest congressman's marijuana move|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/dc-residents-urged-to-boycott-md-shore-to-protest-congressmans-marijuana-move/2014/07/02/59941a2e-0219-11e4-b8ff-89afd3fad6bd_story.html|access-date=14 July 2014|newspaper=Washington Post|date=2 July 2014|archive-date=July 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170715143605/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/dc-residents-urged-to-boycott-md-shore-to-protest-congressmans-marijuana-move/2014/07/02/59941a2e-0219-11e4-b8ff-89afd3fad6bd_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as an online campaign requesting that D.C.-area businesses refuse him service.<ref>{{cite web|title=Blacklist Andy Harris – A District of Columbia Protest|url=http://blacklistandyharris.tumblr.com/|access-date=29 December 2014|archive-date=December 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225053346/http://blacklistandyharris.tumblr.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> Washington D.C. officials and marijuana activists called Harris's actions unwarranted congressional interference.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Maryland Rep. Andy Harris is 'Public Enemy No. 1' for marijuana activists. How did it get so personal? |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/maryland-rep-andy-harris-has-become-public-enemy-no-1-for-marijuana-activists-how-did-it-get-so-personal/2019/04/15/93ac9c32-5fc4-11e9-bfad-36a7eb36cb60_story.html |access-date=2022-03-12 |issn=0190-8286 |archive-date=October 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002033843/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/maryland-rep-andy-harris-has-become-public-enemy-no-1-for-marijuana-activists-how-did-it-get-so-personal/2019/04/15/93ac9c32-5fc4-11e9-bfad-36a7eb36cb60_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
In November 2014, D.C. residents voted to legalize recreational cannabis for adults, with 68% in favor.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ferner|first1=Matt|title=Washington, D.C. Votes To Legalize Recreational Marijuana|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/04/washington-dc-legal-marijuana_n_5947520.html|website=HuffPo|access-date=5 November 2014|date=November 4, 2014|archive-date=April 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417093008/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/04/washington-dc-legal-marijuana_n_5947520.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite this, Harris said he would use "all resources available to a member of Congress to stop this action".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Davis|first1=Aaron|title=House Republican vows to upend D.C. ballot measure legalizing marijuana|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/house-republican-vows-to-upend-dc-ballot-measure-legalizing-marijuana/2014/11/05/10304f2c-6508-11e4-9fdc-d43b053ecb4d_story.html|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=5 November 2014|date=November 5, 2014|archive-date=August 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825011655/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/house-republican-vows-to-upend-dc-ballot-measure-legalizing-marijuana/2014/11/05/10304f2c-6508-11e4-9fdc-d43b053ecb4d_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On December 9, 2014, congressional leaders announced a deal on a spending bill that included language that would prohibit the D.C. referendum from taking effect. Harris said that "the Constitution gives Congress the ultimate oversight about what happens in the federal district."<ref name="DavisO'Keefe" /> He said he believes that cannabis is a gateway drug.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Raju|first1=Manu|last2=Topaz|first2=Jonathan|title=D.C. pot fight puts GOP in an awkward spot|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2014/12/dc-marijuana-republicans-113489.html|website=politico.com|date=10 December 2014 |access-date=11 December 2014|archive-date=December 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141212050731/http://www.politico.com/story/2014/12/dc-marijuana-republicans-113489.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2022, Harris added a provision to the $1.5 trillion spending omnibus package that barred D.C. from legalizing, regulating and taxing the sale recreational cannabis, overriding the will of D.C. voters.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Swanson |first=Ian |date=2022-03-11 |title=Congress overrides DC voters, keeps sales of marijuana illegal in District |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/597816-congress-overrides-dc-voters-keeps-sales-of-marijuana-illegal-in-district |access-date=2022-03-12 |website=TheHill |language=en |archive-date=March 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312185625/https://thehill.com/homenews/house/597816-congress-overrides-dc-voters-keeps-sales-of-marijuana-illegal-in-district |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Congress keeps ban on legal D.C. marijuana sales in budget, despite Democratic control |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/03/09/dc-marijuana-abortion-congress/ |access-date=2022-03-12 |issn=0190-8286 |archive-date=March 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312230829/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/03/09/dc-marijuana-abortion-congress/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Democrats opposed Harris's provision, but Republicans sharply opposed attempts to remove the provision.<ref name=":4" /> In February 2024, amid federal efforts to lower the drug designation of marijuana from a schedule 1 substance to a schedule 3, Harris wrote to the Food and Drug Administration criticizing the agency for not "sufficiently examining the effect of daily marijuana use" and the impact of marijuana use on driving, pregnant women, and children.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jaime |first1=Kristian |title=Rep. Andy Harris takes aim at marijuana as DEA considers big change |url=https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2024/02/08/move-to-reclassify-marijuana-draws-ire-of-rep-andy-harris/72509662007/ |access-date=April 13, 2024 |work=Delmarvanow |date=February 8, 2024}}</ref>
====Social issues==== In 2006, Harris voted in favor of a bill to legalize slot machine gambling in Maryland, but said he would only support a "limited plan" that required statewide and local referendums to legalize slots.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Green |first1=Andrew A. |title=Slots measure still has the look of a loser |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2006-11-19-0611190083-story.html |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=November 19, 2006}}</ref>
In April 2009, Harris led opposition to the scheduled screening of the pornographic film ''Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge'' at the University of Maryland, College Park,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kiehl |first1=Stephen |title=Students to screen porn film |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2009-04-04-0904030143-story.html |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=April 4, 2009}}</ref> threatening to withhold state funding from the university if it showed the film.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Green |first1=Andy |title=Porn Wars: The morning after |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/bs-mtblog-2009-04-porn_wars_the_morning_after-story.html |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=April 7, 2009}}</ref> Following this threat, the university cancelled the screening of the film.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Woodward |first1=Erika |title=It's Not About Porn Say Maryland Students |url=https://cnsmaryland.org/2009/04/03/its-not-about-porn-say-maryland-students/ |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=Capital News Service |date=April 3, 2009}}</ref> After portions of the film were screened by students at the campus lecture hall, Harris unsuccessfully sought to amend the state budget to block funding for the University System of Maryland until it adopted a policy on showing pornographic material on campus,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bykowicz |first1=Julie |title=Another anti-porn measure is rejected |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2009-04-09-0904080131-story.html |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=April 9, 2009}}</ref> which was later watered down into a compromise requiring the university system to develop policies on what kind of films could be shown on campus, which he supported.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kiehl |first1=Stephen |title=At UM, the triple-x show goes on |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2009-04-07-0904060131-story.html |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=April 7, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Md. Senate passes capital budget, rejects porn amendment |url=https://thedailyrecord.com/2009/04/09/md-senate-passes-capital-budget-rejects-porn-amendment/ |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=The Daily Record |date=April 9, 2009}}</ref> In November 2009, the University System of Maryland Board of Regents unanimously voted against adopting a policy to restrict the screening of pornographic films on campus.<ref>{{cite news |title=Regents reject porn policy |url=https://dbknews.com/2009/11/10/article_54163004-8d82-5467-8b7c-c9d9fe134006-html/ |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=The Diamondback |date=November 10, 2009}}</ref>
In 2010, Harris said he opposed the Park51 project, a proposal to build a mosque two blocks from the World Trade Center site of the September 11 attacks, calling it "blatantly disrespectful".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brown |first1=Matthew Hay |title=Harris: Mosque proposal 'blatantly disrespectful' |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/bs-mtblog-2010-08-andy_harris_ground_zero_mosque-story.html |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=August 17, 2010}}</ref>
In 2016, Harris voted against renaming a post office in Winston-Salem, North Carolina after civil rights activist Maya Angelou, who he called a "communist sympathizer", citing her support for the Cuban Revolution.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fritze |first1=John |title=Rep. Andy Harris votes against naming post office after Maya Angelou |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bal-rep-andy-harris-votes-against-naming-post-office-after-maya-angelou-20160301-story.html |access-date=June 12, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 1, 2016}}</ref>
In 2019, Harris voted against renewing the Violence Against Women Act.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bravender |first1=Robin |last2=Kurtz |first2=Josh |title=U.S. House Domestic Violence Vote Has Special Resonance for Rep. Brown |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/04/04/u-s-house-domestic-violence-vote-has-special-resonance-for-rep-brown/ |access-date=June 12, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=April 4, 2019}}</ref>
In 2020, Harris voted against removing an expired congressional deadline for the adoption of the Equal Rights Amendment.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bravender |first1=Robin |title=U.S. House Votes to Remove ERA Obstacle |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/02/13/u-s-house-votes-to-remove-era-obstacle/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=February 13, 2020}}</ref>
==== Veterans ==== The PACT Act which expanded Veterans Affairs benefits to veterans exposed to toxic chemicals during their military service, received a "nay" from Harris.<ref>https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202257</ref>
===Governance=== ====COVID-19 response==== During the COVID-19 pandemic, Harris opposed prohibitions on indoor dining during the COVID-19 pandemic<ref name=":2" /> and stay-at-home orders, and was skeptical of face masks.<ref name="Incumbents2020" /> In March 2020, he voted for, and later criticized,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaskill |first1=Hannah |title=Rep. Harris Blasts Relief Package, Says U.S. Will 'Learn A Lot' From COVID-19 |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/04/02/rep-andy-harris-says-the-u-s-will-learn-a-lot-from-covid-19/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=April 2, 2020}}</ref> the CARES Act.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bravender |first1=Robin |title=Behemoth COVID-19 Response Bill Clears U.S. House, Signed by Trump |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/03/27/behemoth-covid-19-response-bill-clears-u-s-house-heads-to-trump/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=March 27, 2020}}</ref> On May 2, 2020, Harris addressed protesters in Salisbury attempting to pressure Maryland governor Larry Hogan to lift restrictions, saying, "I am a physician. Let me tell you something: It is safe to begin to reopen Maryland."<ref>{{Cite news|title=Military jets salute workers on front line as more coronavirus cases and deaths are reported|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/military-jets-salute-workers-on-the-front-line-of-the-pandemic-as-more-covid-cases-and-deaths-are-reported/2020/05/02/e8049ca2-8c74-11ea-9dfd-990f9dcc71fc_story.html|last1=Nirappil|first1=Fenit|date=2 May 2020|newspaper=Washington Post|language=en|access-date=2020-05-13|last2=Schmidt|first2=Samantha|last3=Ruane|first3=Michael E.|archive-date=May 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200508171033/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/military-jets-salute-workers-on-the-front-line-of-the-pandemic-as-more-covid-cases-and-deaths-are-reported/2020/05/02/e8049ca2-8c74-11ea-9dfd-990f9dcc71fc_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Harris also called on the state to partially reopen areas with low cases of COVID-19 and to lift restrictions on "low-risk businesses", such as golf courses and small businesses.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Portnoy |first1=Jenna |title=Rep. Harris, Maryland's lone Republican congressman, calls for reopening businesses |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/rep-harris-marylands-lone-republican-congressman-calls-for-reopening-businesses/2020/05/04/aa49bf46-8e40-11ea-a0bc-4e9ad4866d21_story.html |access-date=June 12, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=May 4, 2020}}</ref> In February 2021, Harris cosponsored a bill that would block state or local governments from receiving federal COVID-19 relief funds if they enacted restrictions affecting small businesses.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Flynn |first1=Meagan |title=D.C. was denied $755 million in coronavirus relief last year. Now it may get that money. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/district-covid-relief-maryland-virginia/2021/02/12/c2e051cc-6cad-11eb-9ead-673168d5b874_story.html |access-date=June 11, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=February 12, 2021}}</ref>
In August 2020, Harris promoted the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stevens |first1=Allison |title=Harris, a Doctor, Touts Use of Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/08/28/harris-a-doctor-touts-use-of-hydroxychloroquine-for-covid-19/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=August 28, 2020}}</ref> despite the lack of evidence for its effectiveness and the subsequent opposition from NIH and WHO to its use for the treatment of COVID-19 in hospitalized patients.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/antiviral-therapy/chloroquine-or-hydroxychloroquine-with-or-without-azithromycin/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828170647/https://www.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/antiviral-therapy/chloroquine-or-hydroxychloroquine-with-or-without-azithromycin/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 28, 2020|title = Chloroquine or Hydroxychloroquine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.who.int/news/item/04-07-2020-who-discontinues-hydroxychloroquine-and-lopinavir-ritonavir-treatment-arms-for-covid-19|title = WHO discontinues hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/Ritonavir treatment arms for COVID-19}}</ref>
In December 2020, Harris voted against a measure to raise stimulus checks sent out under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 to $2,000 per individual.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Olson |first1=Laura |title=Rep. Harris Sides Against Trump on $2K Stimulus Checks, Supports Defense Bill Veto |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/12/28/harris-sides-against-trump-on-2k-stimulus-checks-supports-defense-bill-veto/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=December 28, 2020}}</ref> In February 2021, he voted against the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Figueroa |first1=Ariana |title=Maryland Democrats Support Sprawling $1.9T COVID-19 Relief Bill Passed by U.S. House |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/02/27/maryland-democrats-support-sprawling-1-9t-covid-19-relief-bill-passed-by-u-s-house/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=February 27, 2021}}</ref>
Harris supported COVID-19 vaccination efforts,<ref>{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |last2=Wintrode |first2=Brenda |title=Mirroring National Trend, Maryland's "Trump Counties" Are Slower to Get Vaccinated |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/05/03/mirroring-national-trend-marylands-trump-counties-are-slower-to-get-vaccinated/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=May 3, 2021}}</ref> but opposed vaccine mandates.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Anderson |first1=Nick |last2=Lumpkin |first2=Lauren |title=Maryland public universities will mandate coronavirus vaccines. Other campuses aren't so sure. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/04/23/maryland-universities-mandate-coronavirus-vaccines/ |access-date=June 12, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=April 23, 2021}}</ref> In March 2021, he led a letter to Acting United States secretary of health and human services Norris Cochran urging him to review the two-dose strategy used for Pfizer-BioNTech's and Moderna's COVID-19 vaccines, arguing that a single-dose plan would "save the lives of up to 40,000 American seniors".<ref>{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |title=Harris Urges Single-Dose Vaccine Strategy, But State Sticking to Federal Two-Shot Regimen |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/02/19/harris-urges-single-dose-vaccine-strategy-but-state-sticking-to-federal-two-shot-regimen/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=February 19, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=GOP physician-lawmakers call for review of vaccination strategy |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/context/gop-physician-lawmakers-call-for-review-of-vaccination-strategy/cf8a359c-3677-40dc-a1e6-372d5d8cf54e/?itid=lk_inline_manual_81 |access-date=June 12, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 2, 2021}}</ref> In July 2021, amid a surge in COVID-19 cases resulting from the delta variant, Harris urged constituents to get the COVID-19 vaccine.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Amara |first1=Kate |title=Harris among House GOP leaders urging people to get vaccinated for COVID-19 |url=https://www.wbaltv.com/article/andy-harris-among-house-gop-leaders-urging-people-to-get-vaccinated-for-covid-19/37106265 |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=WBAL-TV |date=July 22, 2021}}</ref>
====Electoral reform==== In 2004, Harris criticized a state plan to use electronic voting machines in the 2004 general election and introduced a bill requiring voting machines to print voters' choices onto a paper ballot.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tanner |first1=Robert |title=Paper trail sought for electronic voting |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna4648205 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230616215537/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna4648205 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 16, 2023 |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=NBC News |date=April 1, 2004}}</ref> He later unsuccessfully sued to block the state from using electronic voting machines during the 2004 elections.<ref>{{cite news |title=Judge to hear arguments on paper trail |url=https://thedailyrecord.com/2004/08/20/judge-to-hear-arguments-on-paper-trail/ |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=The Daily Record |date=August 20, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Top court dismisses challenge to AccuVote |url=https://thedailyrecord.com/2004/08/19/top-court-dismisses-challenge-to-accuvote-24561/ |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=The Daily Record |date=August 19, 2004}}</ref> In 2006, Harris again criticized the state for using electronic voting machines in its 2006 elections, claiming without evidence that it would lead to voter fraud and suggesting that Iraq and Afghanistan "had more secure elections than Maryland does".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brewington |first1=Kelly |last2=Green |first2=Andrew A. |title=Ehrlich wary of voting method |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2006-02-16-0602160135-story.html |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=February 16, 2006}}</ref>
In 2008, Harris supported a bill that would require voters to show proof of citizenship to participate in Maryland elections.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wilson |first1=Kelly |title=Legislator Wants Proof of Citizenship For Voter Registration |url=https://cnsmaryland.org/2008/01/17/legislator-wants-proof-of-citizenship-for-voter-registration/ |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=Capital News Service |date=January 17, 2008}}</ref>
In 2018, Harris introduced the Protecting Election Systems from Foreign Control Act, which would ban state election boards from contracting with foreign election systems vendors.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bill aims to block foreign ownership of election systems |url=https://thedailyrecord.com/2018/07/20/election-vendors-russia-2/ |access-date=June 16, 2023 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=The Daily Record |date=July 20, 2018}}</ref>
In October 2024, Harris suggested that the North Carolina legislature should pre-emptively override the popular vote results in the presidential election and award its electors to Donald Trump because of the impact that Hurricane Helene had on Republican-leaning districts.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cheney |first=Kyle |date=October 25, 2024 |title=Freedom Caucus leader endorses radical proposal for North Carolina to hand its electoral votes to Trump |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/25/trump-freedom-caucus-north-carolina-electors-00185520 |access-date=October 26, 2024 |work=POLITICO}}</ref>
===== 2020 presidential election ===== In August 2020, Harris dismissed accusations that U.S. postmaster general Louis DeJoy was attempting to undercut mail-in balloting, which he called a "conspiracy theory". He said he opposed using universal mail-in ballots to conduct the 2020 presidential election, claiming without evidence that it would "result in people who aren't qualified to have ballots getting them and in some cases people who are qualified not getting them".<ref>{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |title=Maryland Democrats: DeJoy Got Caught 'Red-Handed' |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/08/18/maryland-democrats-dejoy-got-caught-red-handed/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=August 18, 2020}}</ref> Harris later voted against a bill to increase U.S. Postal Service funding by $25 billion to help the agency prepare for the election.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stevens |first1=Allison |title=House Passes Bill to Boost Post Office Funding by $25 Billion, Block Service Changes |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/08/22/house-passes-bill-to-boost-post-office-funding-by-25-billion-block-service-changes/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=August 22, 2020}}</ref>
After Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election and President Donald Trump refused to concede while making false claims of fraud, Harris defended Trump's efforts to overturn the election.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|date=December 2020|title=As what he once pledged would be his last term nears, Rep. Andy Harris stays in step with Trump|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-pr-pol-andy-harris-trump-20201218-f3efl3ct7zf5pgrin6xd7z44ea-story.html|website=Baltimore Sun|access-date=January 4, 2021|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104044937/https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-pr-pol-andy-harris-trump-20201218-f3efl3ct7zf5pgrin6xd7z44ea-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Harris falsely claimed there were "large-scale voting irregularities" and "secret, unobserved vote counting in the swing states",<ref name=":2" /> and called on Attorney General William Barr to investigate "these crimes".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sunnucks |first1=Mike |title=Trump, Andy Harris press voter fraud claims, look to courts after Biden projected winner |url=https://www.stardem.com/emergency_notice/trump-andy-harris-press-voter-fraud-claims-look-to-courts-after-biden-projected-winner/article_a02bac4a-60fc-502a-a245-51cb8664803f.html |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=The Star Democrat |date=November 7, 2020}}</ref>
In December 2020, Harris was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives to sign an amicus brief in support of ''Texas v. Pennsylvania'', a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election.<ref name=":2" /> The Supreme Court declined to hear the case on the basis that Texas lacked standing under Article III of the Constitution to challenge the results of an election held by another state.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Liptak|first=Adam|author-link=Adam Liptak|date=2020-12-11|title=Supreme Court Rejects Texas Suit Seeking to Subvert Election|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/us/politics/supreme-court-election-texas.html|access-date=2020-12-12|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=December 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211234955/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/us/politics/supreme-court-election-texas.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1k">{{cite web|title=Order in Pending Case|url=https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/121120zr_p860.pdf|date=2020-12-11|publisher=Supreme Court of the United States|access-date=December 11, 2020|archive-date=December 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211234004/https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/121120zr_p860.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/10/politics/read-house-republicans-texas-supreme-court/index.html|title=Brief from 126 Republicans supporting Texas lawsuit in Supreme Court|first=Daniella |last=Diaz|work=CNN|access-date=December 11, 2020|archive-date=December 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212000435/https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/10/politics/read-house-republicans-texas-supreme-court/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
In July 2022, the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack revealed that Harris was present at a White House meeting with Republican House members on December 21, 2020, to discuss a plan to "encourage members of the public to fight the outcome on January 6".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fischler |first1=Jacob |title=Jan. 6 Hearing: Raskin Leads Questioning, Harris Involvement in White House Planning Meeting Revealed |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/07/12/trump-tweet-invited-wild-mob-to-block-transfer-of-power-on-jan-6-house-panel-says/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=July 12, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Flynn |first1=Meagan |title=Committee: Rep. Harris attended White House meeting to plan for Jan. 6 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/07/13/harris-white-house-trump-meeting/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=July 13, 2023}}</ref> He confirmed his attendance to this meeting during a debate in October 2022, during which he said he would "take the invitation again" and added that it was "not planning an insurrection". Harris also said that he accepted the results of the 2020 presidential election at the debate, and called for national voter ID laws.<ref name="MizeurDebate" />
In September 2022, Harris voted against the Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022, a bill that made multiple revisions to the voting, certification, counting, and transition process in wake of the January 6 United States Capitol attack.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Figueroa |first1=Ariana |title=U.S. House passes bill reforming Electoral Count Act to stop Jan. 6 repeat |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/09/22/u-s-house-passes-bill-reforming-electoral-count-act-to-stop-jan-6-repeat/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=September 22, 2022}}</ref>
====Federal workers==== In February 2025, Harris said he supported the laying off of thousands of federal civil service workers by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency and the second Trump administration, telling constituents that reached out to him after being fired that Trump "was elected with a mandate to root out corruption and waste within the federal government". He also justified the furloughs in interviews by saying it would help cut the federal deficit and improve worker productivity, calling rulings allowing the voluntary resignation program to take effect a "great first step", and blaming "liberal politicians and pundits" for ginning up concerns about the mass layoffs.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wintrode |first1=Brenda |title=Meet the federal workers pleading with Andy Harris to fight for them |url=https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/andy-harris-federal-workers-Z3H6CEKWE5CFTHWV4FIR4AZRNI/ |access-date=February 24, 2025 |work=The Baltimore Banner |date=February 24, 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
====Impeachments==== On October 31, 2019, Harris voted with his fellow Republicans in opposition to a resolution outlining rules for then-ongoing impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump.<ref>{{cite web |title=Roll Call 604 Roll Call 604, Bill Number: H. Res. 660, 116th Congress, 1st Session |url=https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2019604 |website=Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives |access-date=11 January 2023 |language=en |date=31 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Fandos |first1=Nicholas |last2=Stolberg |first2=Sheryl Gay |title=A Divided House Endorses Impeachment Inquiry Into Trump |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/31/us/politics/house-impeachment-vote.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=11 January 2023 |date=31 October 2019}}</ref> On December 18, 2019, he voted against both articles of impeachment of the first impeachment of President Trump.<ref>{{cite web |title=Roll Call 695 Roll Call 695, Bill Number: H. Res. 755, 116th Congress, 1st Session |url=https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2019695 |website=Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives |access-date=11 January 2023 |language=en |date=18 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Roll Call 696 Roll Call 696, Bill Number: H. Res. 755, 116th Congress, 1st Session |url=https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2019696 |website=Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives |access-date=11 January 2023 |language=en |date=18 December 2019}}</ref>
Harris was one of four representatives who did not cast a vote regarding the second impeachment of President Trump on January 13, 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/13/us/politics/trump-second-impeachment-vote.html|title=Impeachment Results: How Democrats and Republicans Voted|newspaper=The New York Times|date=January 13, 2021|last1=Cai|first1=Weiyi|last2=Daniel|first2=Annie|last3=Gamio|first3=Lazaro|last4=Parlapiano|first4=Alicia|access-date=January 13, 2021|archive-date=March 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302224121/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/13/us/politics/trump-second-impeachment-vote.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He tweeted that he opposed it, calling it divisive and a waste of time, and that he needed to be in the operating room caring for patients.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-impeachment-vote-20210113-4lnnkmvbbjb25m2rwzj75ob5ou-story.html | title=Republican Rep. Andy Harris skips Trump impeachment vote, as rest of Maryland congressmen vote yes | date=13 January 2021 }}</ref> During the 117th United States Congress, Harris cosponsored two different resolutions to impeach President Joe Biden.<ref>{{cite web |title=H.Res.598 - Impeaching Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States, for dereliction of duty by leaving behind thousands of American civilians and Afghan allies, along with numerous taxpayer-financed weapons and military equipment, endangering the lives of the American people and the security of the United States. |date=September 20, 2021 |url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/598/cosponsors |access-date=19 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=H.Res.635 - Impeaching Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr., President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. |date=September 10, 2021 |url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/635/cosponsors |access-date=19 November 2022}}</ref> He also cosponsored a resolutions to impeach Attorney General Merrick Garland and Secretary of State Antony Blinken,<ref>{{cite web |title=H.Res.1318 - Impeaching Merrick Brian Garland, Attorney General of the United States, for endangering, compromising, and undermining the justice system of the United States by facilitating the persecution of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.'s, political rival, Donald J. Trump, the 45th President of the United States. |url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/1318/cosponsors |website=www.congress.gov |date=August 12, 2022 |access-date=11 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=H.Res.608 - Impeaching Antony John Blinken, Secretary of State, for high crimes and misdemeanors. |url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/608/cosponsors |website=www.congress.gov |date=August 27, 2021 |access-date=11 January 2023}}</ref> who he blamed for the United States' withdrawal from Afghanistan.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sunnucks |first1=Mike |title=Harris wants Secretary of State Blinken impeached over U.S exit from Afghanistan |url=https://www.stardem.com/news/local_news/harris-wants-secretary-of-state-blinken-impeached-over-u-s-exit-from-afghanistan/article_7f067698-7110-536c-9d71-d598426176a9.html |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=The Star Democrat |date=August 27, 2021}}</ref> Very early in the 118th Congress, Harris cosponsored a resolution to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas.<ref>{{cite web |title=H.Res.8 - Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors. |url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/8/cosponsors |website=www.congress.gov |date=January 9, 2023 |access-date=14 January 2023}}</ref>
====Redistricting==== thumb|Maryland's 1st congressional district from 2013 to 2023 Harris supports using independent redistricting commissions to draw redistricting plans for federal offices,<ref name="Nov19 TH">{{cite news |last1=Kelvey |first1=Jon |title=Talk of impeachment and entitlements at Rep. Andy Harris' town hall in Gamber |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll/news/cc-andy-harris-live-20191107-rzqjgpdl3nd6tg43z34y55j3qu-story.html |access-date=June 11, 2023 |work=Carroll County Times |publisher=The Baltimore Sun |date=November 6, 2019}}</ref> calling it the "biggest thing you could do to increase cooperation between the two parties". He has described himself as a beneficiary of gerrymandering, pointing to the 1st district's configuration as having been carved out to elect a Republican to Congress and get more Democrats elected elsewhere in Maryland.<ref name="Jan16 TH" /> During his time in the Maryland Senate, Harris sought to pass legislation requiring Maryland to use an independent commission to redraw its districts.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Davis |first1=Aaron C. |title=O'Malley, Democrats wage fight for House via Maryland redistricting |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/omalley-dems-aim-to-use-md-as-weapon-in-redistricting-fight-for-us-house/2011/10/01/gIQAMGnaDL_story.html |access-date=June 12, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=October 1, 2011}}</ref>
During the 2020 redistricting cycle, the Maryland General Assembly redrew Maryland's congressional districts to make Maryland's 1st congressional district more competitive for Democrats by redrawing the 1st district from one that voted for Trump by 20 points to one where Biden slightly won in 2020,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Flynn |first1=Meagan |last2=Stevens |first2=Harry |last3=Wiggins |first3=Ovetta |title=Maryland redistricting at center of special session as GOP fires accusations of partisan gerrymandering |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/12/04/maryland-redistricting-special-session/ |access-date=June 12, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=December 4, 2021}}</ref> an effort that Harris opposed.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Leckrone |first1=Bennett |title=In Campaign Mailer, Harris Warns of Mizeur's Fundraising and Democratic Redistricting Efforts |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/06/10/in-campaign-mailer-harris-warns-of-mizeurs-fundraising-and-democratic-redistricting-efforts/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=June 10, 2021}}</ref> He instead supported the maps drawn by Governor Larry Hogan's Maryland Citizens Redistricting Commission, an independent redistricting commission made up of three Democrats, Republicans, and Independent voters.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Flynn |first1=Meagan |last2=Wiggins |first2=Ovetta |title=Andy Harris, Maryland's only Republican in Congress, fears being written off the map. Some say it could happen. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/07/02/andy-harris-redistricting-maryland/ |access-date=June 12, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=July 2, 2021}}</ref> In March 2022, Judge Lynne A. Battaglia struck down the Maryland General Assembly's new congressional districts as an "extreme partisan gerrymander",<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cox |first1=Erin |last2=Flynn |first2=Meagan |last3=Wiggins |first3=Ovetta |title=Judge throws out Maryland congressional map over 'extreme' gerrymandering |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/03/25/maryland-congressional-map-thrown-out-gerrymandering/ |access-date=June 12, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 25, 2022}}</ref> prompting legislators to pass a new congressional map that undid changes to make the 1st district more competitive.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cox |first1=Erin |last2=Flynn |first2=Meagan |last3=Stevens |first3=Harry |title=Md. Senate passes new congressional map, which GOP calls gerrymandered, too |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/03/29/maryland-congress-gerrymandering-redistricting-democrats/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 29, 2022}}</ref>
In August 2025, amid Republican efforts to redraw Texas's congressional districts to gain five congressional seats in the 2026 United States House of Representatives elections, Harris supported redrawing Maryland's congressional district to make his district more favorable for Democrats, predicting that the map passed by the Democratic-controlled Maryland General Assembly would be overturned by the courts and result in more Republican members in Maryland's congressional delegation.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaskill |first1=Hannah |title=Rep. Andy Harris sees redrawing state congressional districts as a GOP win |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2025/08/07/rep-andy-harris-sees-redrawing-state-congressional-districts-as-a-gop-win/ |access-date=August 7, 2025 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=August 7, 2025}}</ref> After Governor Wes Moore said that he was considering doing so, Harris called the potential gerrymander "the most un-bipartisan thing you could do" and said that he was weighing his legal options against any new maps.<ref name="RedistrictingThreat" />
====Storming of the Capitol==== In an interview with WBAL-TV just after evacuating the Capitol after it was stormed, Harris downplayed the violence of the riot, saying "Obviously, later we heard there was a gunshot, but other than that, there was no indication that this was a truly violent protest, as violent as one as you would worry about." Harris also said he understood the rioters' frustrations and repeated false claims of election fraud.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Cassie|first=Ron Cassie|date=2021-04-12|title=Does Andy Harris Represent the Future or End of the Maryland GOP?|url=https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/historypolitics/does-congressman-andy-harris-represent-the-future-or-end-of-the-maryland-gop/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-28|website=Baltimore Magazine|language=en-US|archive-date=September 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928043832/https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/historypolitics/does-congressman-andy-harris-represent-the-future-or-end-of-the-maryland-gop/}}</ref> During a debate in October 2022, he denied that the Capitol attack was an "insurrection", stating that the only people who had weapons during the attack were Capitol police officers.<ref name="MizeurDebate">{{cite news |last1=Barker |first1=Jeff |title=Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, Democrat Heather Mizeur spar over Jan. 6, abortion in animated debate |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/elections/bs-md-pol-andy-harris-mizeur-debate-20221026-cqkhm7wannc4pewqnabmr2mjem-story.html |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=October 26, 2022}}</ref>
On January 6, 2021, after the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol, Harris had a verbal altercation with Representative Al Lawson on the House floor after taking offense at Representative Conor Lamb's criticism of House Republicans for pushing unfounded conspiracy theories.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Bella|first1=Timothy|last2=Beachum|first2=Lateshia|title='Sit down!' 'No, you sit down!' Democrat's speech nearly triggers fistfight on House floor|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/01/07/congress-fistfight/|access-date=2021-01-07|issn=0190-8286|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107235706/https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/01/07/congress-fistfight/|url-status=live}}</ref> During an interview the next day, Harris falsely claimed that leftist provocateurs were behind the storming of the Capitol.<ref name=":3" />
In May 2021, Harris voted against a measure creating the January 6 commission, calling it "another partisan stunt from Speaker Pelosi".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Norman |first1=Jane |title=U.S. House OKs Commission to Probe Capitol Attack, Harris Opposes Measure |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/05/19/u-s-house-oks-commission-to-probe-capitol-attack-harris-opposes-measure/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=May 19, 2021}}</ref>
In June 2021, Harris was among 21 House Republicans to vote against a resolution to give the Congressional Gold Medal to police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on January 6,<ref name=twsCNN99078>{{cite news|first1=Annie|last1=Grayer|first2=Kristin|last2=Wilson|date=June 16, 2021|publisher=CNN|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/15/politics/congressional-gold-medal-house-vote/index.html|title=21 Republicans vote no on bill to award Congressional Gold Medal for January 6 police officers|accessdate=June 16, 2021|archive-date=June 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628154838/https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/15/politics/congressional-gold-medal-house-vote/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> which he had called a "stunt".<ref>{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |title=Harris Calls Resolution to Honor Officers Who Fought Insurrectionists a 'Stunt' |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/03/18/harris-calls-resolution-to-honor-officers-who-fought-insurrectionists-a-stunt/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=March 18, 2021}}</ref>
===Foreign policy=== Harris supports increasing federal defense funding to combat threats to national security.<ref name="Jan16 TH">{{cite news |last1=Bollinger |first1=Josh |title=Rep. Harris hears from Mid-Shore residents at town hall |url=https://www.stardem.com/news/local_news/rep-harris-hears-from-mid-shore-residents-at-town-hall/article_40be9d65-e663-5a73-bd9a-4da5b2df2fc2.html |access-date=June 11, 2023 |work=The Star Democrat |date=January 19, 2016}}</ref> In 2013, he said he supported cuts to the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to support expanding the military.<ref name="Bel Air Aug13" />
In 2015, Harris voted against the Trade Promotion Authority.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaudiano |first1=Nicole |title=Harris opposes "fast-track" trade bills |url=https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2015/06/12/andy-harris-trade-obama/71158696/ |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=Delmarvanow |date=June 12, 2015}}</ref> In 2019, he voted for the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement, a successor to NAFTA.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=Md.'s Congressional Dems Get High Marks from Catholic Social Justice Group |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/02/03/md-s-congressional-dems-get-high-marks-from-catholic-social-justice-group/ |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=February 3, 2020}}</ref>
====Hungary==== thumb|Speaking at CPAC Hungary 2024 In 2018, Harris led a letter opposing a U.S. State Department plan to provide $700,000 for independent media in Hungary, which he charged as having "distorted the record" of Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán. In 2022, he praised Orbán's leadership in a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Hungary.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Stone |first1=Peter |title=Meet the Congressman Who Is Viktor Orbán's Biggest Fanboy |url=https://newrepublic.com/article/168327/andy-harris-maryland-congressman-viktor-orban-fanboy |access-date=June 13, 2023 |magazine=The New Republic |date=October 28, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |title=Rep. Harris Hit For Speech to CPAC Conference in Hungary |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/05/20/rep-harris-hit-for-speech-to-cpac-conference-in-hungary/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=May 20, 2022}}</ref> In 2022, Harris was one of 63 Republicans to vote against a nonbinding resolution to support NATO, which he later defended by saying that the military alliance had "unfairly criticized the governments of Hungary and Poland", both of which are members of NATO.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lang |first1=Robert |title=Harris defends "no' vote against NATO |url=https://www.wbal.com/article/561127/3/harris-defends-no-vote-against-nato |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=WBAL (AM) |date=April 6, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Blake |first1=Aaron |title=Why 30 percent of the House GOP voted against reaffirming NATO support |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/04/06/house-gop-nato-support/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=April 6, 2022}}</ref>
====Iran==== In 2015, Harris said he opposed the Iran Nuclear Deal, which he said would go toward buying "weapons that will end up killing Americans at some point in the future".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fortson |first1=Jobina |title=Congressman Andy Harris chats with 47 ABC, opposes Iran Nuclear Deal |url=https://www.wmdt.com/2015/08/congressman-andy-harris-chats-with-47-abc-opposes-iran-nuclear-deal/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=WMDT |date=August 21, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Snyder |first1=Ron |title=Jewish groups differ on support of Iran nuclear deal |url=https://www.wbaltv.com/article/jewish-groups-differ-on-support-of-iran-nuclear-deal/7095163 |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=WBAL-TV |date=August 7, 2015}}</ref> He later called for increased sanctions on Iran, including a ban on any nuclear enrichment in the country.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Owens |first1=Jacob |title=Rep. Harris talks Iran, 2016 races |url=https://www.stardem.com/news/state_news/rep-harris-talks-iran-races/article_b9af6899-1620-52ac-8aa3-f3000a35f8c7.html |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=The Star Democrat |date=September 15, 2015}}</ref> In June 2025, Harris supported the American strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, saying that a "nuclear-armed Iran endangers America, Israel, and the entire free world".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wintrode |first1=Brenda |title=Maryland lawmakers respond to Trump-authorized attacks on Iran |url=https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/trump-iran-attacks-maryland-lawmakers-ADYJOOQO6ZCCPP7SACYJLN6RD4/ |access-date=June 22, 2025 |work=The Baltimore Banner |date=June 22, 2025 |language=en}}</ref> In February 2026, he supported further U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, saying they followed stalled negotiations over Iran's nuclear program and were necessary to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bazos |first1=Racquel |title=Maryland lawmakers split over U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/02/28/maryland-lawmakers-condemn-strikes-on-iran/ |access-date=February 28, 2026 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=February 28, 2026}}</ref>
====Israel==== Harris supports Israel's right to defend itself and the Abraham Accords.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Deutch |first1=Gabby |title=Dave Harden's quest from the Middle East to the Eastern Shore |url=https://jewishinsider.com/2021/05/dave-harden-maryland-congress-2022/ |access-date=November 11, 2023 |work=Jewish Insider |date=May 20, 2021}}</ref> He has criticized the European Union for funding what he called "illegal building" by the Palestinian National Authority in the Judea and Samaria Area, and suggested in December 2022 that the United States should provide funding to Israel for developing infrastructure in these areas.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bybelezer |first1=Charles |title=US lawmaker: All of Judea and Samaria should remain part of Israel |url=https://www.jns.org/us-lawmaker-all-of-judea-and-samaria-should-remain-part-of-israel/ |access-date=November 11, 2023 |work=Jewish News Syndicate |date=December 18, 2022}}</ref> In November 2023, amid the Gaza war, Harris said he opposed providing humanitarian aid to Palestine and criticized the Biden administration for "interfering" with Israel's handling of the war.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barker |first1=Jeff |title=Divisions split Maryland's congressional delegation on Israel-Hamas war |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-israel-hamas-war-maryland-20231111-i6lls6dvnvf63gucishhtqkwpi-story.html |access-date=November 11, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=November 11, 2023}}</ref>
====Libya==== In 2011, Harris voted to end the U.S. military presence in Libya and to limit the use of funds supporting NATO operations in Libya.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fritze |first1=John |title=Maryland lawmakers split on Libya |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/bs-mtblog-2011-06-maryland_lawmakers_split_on_li-story.html |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=June 24, 2011}}</ref>
====Myanmar==== In 2021, Harris was one of 14 Republican representatives to vote against a measure condemning the Myanmar coup d'état.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/19/politics/house-republicans-myanmar-coup/index.html|title=14 House Republicans vote against a measure condemning military coup in Myanmar|publisher=CNN|last1=Diaz|first1=Daniella|last2=Wilson|first2=Kristin|date=March 19, 2021|accessdate=March 24, 2021|archive-date=March 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321170915/https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/19/politics/house-republicans-myanmar-coup/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
====Syria==== In 2013, Harris said he opposed the American-led intervention in the Syrian civil war.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fritze |first1=John |title=Harris says he's leaning against vote on Syria |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bal-harris-first-in-md-to-lean-against-syria-resolution-20130903-story.html |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=September 3, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Rep. Andy Harris doesn't support force against Syria |url=https://thedailyrecord.com/2013/09/10/rep-andy-harris-doesnt-support-force-against-syria/ |access-date=June 16, 2023 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=The Daily Record |date=September 10, 2013}}</ref> In 2014, after the Obama administration carried out over 150 airstrikes on the Islamic State in Syria, he called for a new authorization vote on the U.S.-led intervention.<ref>{{cite news |title=Some Members of Maryland Delegation Push for Limits on Mission in Iraq and Syria |url=https://cnsmaryland.org/2014/09/18/some-members-of-maryland-delegation-push-for-limits-on-mission-in-iraq-and-syria/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=Capital News Service |date=September 18, 2014}}</ref>
In April 2017, Harris said he supported the Trump administration's decision to launch airstrikes against the Syrian airfield believed to be responsible for the Khan Shaykhun chemical attack.<ref>{{cite news |title=Andy Harris applauds Trump's decision to strike Syria |url=https://www.wmar2news.com/news/national/andy-harris-applauds-trumps-decision-to-strike-syria |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=WMAR-TV |date=April 6, 2017}}</ref> He also supported the April 2018 missile strikes against Syria following the Douma chemical attack.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Joyner |first1=Jim |title=Maryland representatives Cummings, Harris, Ruppersberger weigh in on U.S. missile attack in Syria |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-maryland-syrian-response-20180414-story.html |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=April 14, 2018}}</ref>
In 2019, Harris raised concerns over President Trump's withdrawal of troops from the Turkey-Syria border,<ref>{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |title=Harris on Syria Troop Withdrawal: 'It Could End Badly' |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/10/14/harris-on-syria-troop-withdrawal-it-could-end-badly/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=October 14, 2019}}</ref> but ultimately voted against condemning the withdrawal.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bravender |first1=Robin |title=Harris Votes No as House Condemns Trump's Syrian Troop Withdrawal |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/10/16/harris-votes-no-as-house-overwhelmingly-condemns-trumps-syrian-troop-withdrawal/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=October 16, 2019}}</ref> In 2023, he was among 47 Republicans to vote in favor of H.Con.Res. 21, which directed President Joe Biden to remove U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days.<ref>{{cite web | title=H.Con.Res. 21: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of … -- House Vote #136 -- Mar 8, 2023 | website=GovTrack.us | date=8 March 2023 |url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/118-2023/h136 | access-date=3 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=House Votes Down Bill Directing Removal of Troops From Syria | website=US News & World Report | date=8 March 2023 |url=http://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2023-03-08/house-votes-down-bill-directing-removal-of-troops-from-syria | access-date=3 April 2023}}</ref>
====Turkey==== In 2019, Harris was one of 16 House members to vote against imposing sanctions against Turkey for its invasion of northern Syria, and one of 11 House members to vote against recognizing the Armenian genocide.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bravender |first1=Robin |title=House Votes to Sanction Turkey, Recognize Armenian Genocide |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/10/29/house-votes-to-sanction-turkey-recognize-armenian-genocide/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=October 29, 2019}}</ref>
====Ukraine==== Harris is supportive of congressional efforts to provide Ukraine with various forms of aid amid the Russo–Ukrainian War.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barker |first1=Jeff |title=Latest congressional status symbol? Nearly a dozen Maryland lawmakers banned by Russia. |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-russia-ban-maryland-20220525-hyyfmsdsujbtne6walk7vexm7a-story.html |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=May 25, 2022}}</ref> In April 2022, he co-signed a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to extend temporary protected status to Ukrainian refugees who sought to enter the United States.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sacchetti |first1=Maria |title=Dozens of lawmakers urge Biden to clear red tape for Ukrainian refugees |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/04/07/biden-ukraine-refugees-congress-letter/ |access-date=June 12, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=April 7, 2022}}</ref>
During a town hall meeting in August 2023, Harris suggested that the U.S. should begin winding down on aid to Ukraine and negotiating for the end of the war, pointing to the national deficit and the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive, which he deemed to be a failure.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Adragna |first1=Anthony |last2=Diaz |first2=Daniella |last3=Ferris |first3=Sarah |title=Ukraine's top Freedom Caucus ally gets cold feet |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/huddle/2023/08/17/ukraines-top-freedom-caucus-ally-gets-cold-feet-00111608 |access-date=August 17, 2023 |work=Politico |date=August 17, 2023}}</ref>
====Venezuela==== In December 2025, Harris supported U.S. military strikes on alleged drug traffickers in the Caribbean Sea.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Keefe |first1=Audrey |last2=Riccio |first2=Peter |title=Maryland Democratic lawmakers denounce Venezuelan boat strikes as illegal |url=https://cnsmaryland.org/2025/12/04/maryland-lawmakers-denounce-venezuelan-boat-strikes-as-illegal/ |access-date=December 5, 2025 |work=Capital News Service |date=December 5, 2025}}</ref> He praised the 2026 United States strikes in Venezuela and subsequent capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, saying that "thousands of innocent American lives will be saved by President Trump's decision to seize and arrest Maduro".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bazos |first1=Racquel |title=Maryland leaders react to US military strikes in Venezuela, Maduro arrest |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/01/03/maryland-lawmakers-react-venezuela-strikes/ |access-date=January 3, 2026 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=January 3, 2026}}</ref>
===Roy Moore=== During the primary race of the 2017 special election to fill the Senate seat formerly held by Jeff Sessions, Harris endorsed Roy Moore in his primary campaign against the incumbent, Luther Strange. Following the news of sexual misconduct allegations against Moore, Harris said Moore should withdraw from the race if the allegations were true.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/rep-andy-harris-of-maryland-vas-corey-stewart-endorsed-roy-moore-now-what/2017/11/10/605dd5d0-c63c-11e7-aae0-cb18a8c29c65_story.html|title=Rep. Andy Harris of Maryland and Virginia Senate hopeful Corey Steward endorsed Roy Moore. Now What?|date=November 13, 2017|access-date=November 18, 2017|archive-date=November 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117195749/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/rep-andy-harris-of-maryland-vas-corey-stewart-endorsed-roy-moore-now-what/2017/11/10/605dd5d0-c63c-11e7-aae0-cb18a8c29c65_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Electoral history== <div style="overflow:auto"> {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 88%" |- ! Year ! Office ! Election ! ! Subject ! Party ! Votes ! % ! ! Opponent ! Party ! Votes ! % ! ! Opponent ! Party ! Votes ! % |- |1998 |Maryland Senate, District 9<ref name="1998 results">{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/1998/results_1998/passe.html |title=State Senate Results |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections |access-date=May 15, 2007 |archive-date=December 13, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061213231434/http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/1998/results_1998/passe.html |url-status=live }} Retrieved on Oct 9, 2007</ref> |General || |{{party shading/Republican}} |'''Andy Harris''' |{{party shading/Republican}} |Republican |{{party shading/Republican}} |24,814 |{{party shading/Republican}} |61% | |{{party shading/Democratic}} |Anthony O. Blades |{{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |{{party shading/Democratic}} |15,780 |{{party shading/Democratic}} |39% | |colspan="4"| |- |2002 |Maryland Senate, District 7<ref name="2002 results">{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2002/results/g_state_senator.html |title=State Senate Results |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections |access-date=May 15, 2007 |archive-date=December 14, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061214012042/http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2002/results/g_state_senator.html |url-status=live }} Retrieved on Oct 9, 2007</ref> |General || |{{party shading/Republican}} |'''Andy Harris''' |{{party shading/Republican}} |Republican |{{party shading/Republican}} |23,374 |{{party shading/Republican}} |57.8% | |{{party shading/Democratic}} |Dianne DeCarlo |{{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |{{party shading/Democratic}} |16,991 |{{party shading/Democratic}} |42.1% | |Write-ins | |44 |0.1% |- |2006 |Maryland Senate, District 7<ref name="2006 results">{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2006/results/general/office_State_Senator.html |title=State Senate Results |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections |access-date=May 15, 2007 |archive-date=April 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425230747/http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2006/results/general/office_State_Senator.html |url-status=live }} Retrieved on Oct 9, 2007</ref> |General || |{{party shading/Republican}} |'''Andy Harris''' |{{party shading/Republican}} |Republican |{{party shading/Republican}} |23,453 |{{party shading/Republican}} |56.6% | |{{party shading/Democratic}} |Patricia A. Foerster |{{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |{{party shading/Democratic}} |17,972 |{{party shading/Democratic}} |43.3% | |Write-ins | |35 |0.1% |- |2008 |U.S. House of Representatives, MD-1<ref name="2008 results">{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2008/results/primary/office_Representative_in_Congress.html |title=Representative in Congress Results |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections |access-date=April 11, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409210200/http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2008/results/primary/office_Representative_in_Congress.html |archive-date=April 9, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> |Primary || |{{party shading/Republican}} |'''Andy Harris''' |{{party shading/Republican}} |Republican |{{party shading/Republican}} |33,627 |{{party shading/Republican}} |43.4% | |{{party shading/Republican}} |Wayne Gilchrest |{{party shading/Republican}} |Republican |{{party shading/Republican}} |25,624 |{{party shading/Republican}} |33.1% | |{{party shading/Republican}} |E.J. Pipkin |{{party shading/Republican}} |Republican |{{party shading/Republican}} |15,700 |{{party shading/Republican}} |20.3% |- |2008 |U.S. House of Representatives, MD-1<ref name="2008 General Election Results">{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2008/results/general/congressional_district_01.html |title=Representative in Congress Results |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections |access-date=June 14, 2009 |archive-date=December 1, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201134139/http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2008/results/general/congressional_district_01.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |General || |{{party shading/Democratic}} |'''Frank Kratovil''' |{{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |{{party shading/Democratic}} |177,065 |{{party shading/Democratic}} |49.1% | |{{party shading/Republican}} |Andy Harris |{{party shading/Republican}} |Republican |{{party shading/Republican}} |174,213 |{{party shading/Republican}} |48.3% | |{{party shading/Libertarian}} |Richard James Davis |{{party shading/Libertarian}} |Libertarian |{{party shading/Libertarian}} |8,873 |{{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.5% | |Write-ins | |35 |0.1% |- |2010 |U.S. House of Representatives, MD-1<ref name="2010 General Election Results">{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2010/results/General/RepCongDist1_details.html |title=Representative in Congress Results |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections |access-date=November 6, 2011 |archive-date=January 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110144009/http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2010/results/General/RepCongDist1_details.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |General || |{{party shading/Republican}} |'''Andy Harris''' |{{party shading/Republican}} |Republican |{{party shading/Republican}} |155,118 |{{party shading/Republican}} |54.1% | |{{party shading/Democratic}} |Frank Kratovil |{{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |{{party shading/Democratic}} |120,400 |{{party shading/Democratic}} |42.0% | |{{party shading/Libertarian}} |Richard James Davis |{{party shading/Libertarian}} |Libertarian |{{party shading/Libertarian}} |10,876 |{{party shading/Libertarian}} |3.8% | |Write-ins | |418 |0.15% |- |2012 |U.S. House of Representatives, MD-1 |General || |{{party shading/Republican}} |'''Andy Harris''' |{{party shading/Republican}} |Republican |{{party shading/Republican}} |212,204 |{{party shading/Republican}} |63.4% | |{{party shading/Democratic}} |Wendy Rosen |{{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |{{party shading/Democratic}} |92,812 |{{party shading/Democratic}} |27.5% | |{{party shading/Libertarian}} |Muir Wayne Boda |{{party shading/Libertarian}} |Libertarian |{{party shading/Libertarian}} |12,857 |{{party shading/Libertarian}} |3.8% | |Write-ins | |17,887 |5.3% |- |2014 |U.S. House of Representatives, MD-1 |General || |{{party shading/Republican}} |'''Andy Harris''' |{{party shading/Republican}} |Republican |{{party shading/Republican}} |176,342 |{{party shading/Republican}} |70.4% | |{{party shading/Democratic}} |Bill Tilghman |{{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |{{party shading/Democratic}} |73,843 |{{party shading/Democratic}} |29.5% | |Write-ins | |233 |0.1% |- |2016 |U.S. House of Representatives, MD-1<ref name="2016 General Election Results">{{cite web |url=http://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2016/results/general/gen_results_2016_4_008X.html |title=Representative in Congress Results |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections |access-date=April 1, 2017 |archive-date=April 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170430114251/http://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2016/results/General/gen_results_2016_4_008X.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |General || |{{party shading/Republican}} |'''Andy Harris''' |{{party shading/Republican}} |Republican |{{party shading/Republican}} |242,574 |{{party shading/Republican}} |67.0% | |{{party shading/Democratic}} |Joe Werner |{{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |{{party shading/Democratic}} |103,622 |{{party shading/Democratic}} |28.6% | |{{party shading/Libertarian}} |Matt Beers |{{party shading/Libertarian}} |Libertarian |{{party shading/Libertarian}} |15,370 |{{party shading/Libertarian}} |4.2% | |Write-ins | |531 |0.1% |- |2018 |U.S. House of Representatives, MD-1<ref name="2018 General Election Results">{{cite web |url=https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2018/results/general/gen_results_2018_2_00801.html |title=Representative in Congress Results |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections |access-date=January 11, 2019 |archive-date=January 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111232537/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2018/results/general/gen_results_2018_2_00801.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |General || |{{party shading/Republican}} |'''Andy Harris''' |{{party shading/Republican}} |Republican |{{party shading/Republican}} |183,662 |{{party shading/Republican}} |60.0% | |{{party shading/Democratic}} |Jesse Colvin |{{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |{{party shading/Democratic}} |116,631 |{{party shading/Democratic}} |38.1% | |{{party shading/Libertarian}} |Jenica Martin |{{party shading/Libertarian}} |Libertarian |{{party shading/Libertarian}} |5,744 |{{party shading/Libertarian}} |1.9% | |Write-ins | |149 |0.0% |- |2020 |U.S. House of Representatives, MD-1<ref name="2020 General Election Results">{{cite web|url=https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2020/results/general/gen_results_2020_4_008X.html|title=Representative in Congress Results|publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections|access-date=December 4, 2020|archive-date=December 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203081925/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2020/results/general/gen_results_2020_4_008X.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |General | |{{party shading/Republican}} |'''Andy Harris''' |{{party shading/Republican}} |Republican |{{party shading/Republican}} |250,901 |{{party shading/Republican}} |63.4% | |{{party shading/Democratic}} |Mia Mason |{{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |{{party shading/Democratic}} |143,877 |{{party shading/Democratic}} |36.4% | |Write-ins | |746 |0.2% |- |2022 |U.S. House of Representatives, MD-1<ref name="2022 General Election Results">{{cite web|url=https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2022/general_results/gen_results_2022_5_1.html|title=Representative in Congress Results|publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections|access-date=January 4, 2023|archive-date=January 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105042544/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2022/general_results/gen_results_2022_5_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |General | |{{party shading/Republican}} |'''Andy Harris''' |{{party shading/Republican}} |Republican |{{party shading/Republican}} |159,673 |{{party shading/Republican}} |54.4% | |{{party shading/Democratic}} |Heather Mizeur |{{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |{{party shading/Democratic}} |126,511 |{{party shading/Democratic}} |43.1% | |{{party shading/Libertarian}} |Daniel Frank Thibeault |{{party shading/Libertarian}} |Libertarian |{{party shading/Libertarian}} |6,924 |{{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.4% | |Write-ins | |250 |0.1% |- |2024 |U.S. House Of Representatives, MD-1<ref>{{cite web |title=Official 2024 Presidential General Election Results for Representative in Congress |url=https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2024/General_Results/gen_results_2024_3.html |website=elections.maryland.gov |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections |access-date=January 27, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250108090145/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2024/General_Results/gen_results_2024_3.html |archive-date=January 8, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> |General | |{{party shading/Republican}} |'''Andy Harris''' |{{party shading/Republican}} |Republican |{{party shading/Republican}} |246,356 |{{party shading/Republican}} |59.4% | |{{party shading/Democratic}} |Blane H. Miller, III |{{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |{{party shading/Democratic}} |154,585 |{{party shading/Democratic}} |37.4% | |{{party shading/Libertarian}} |Joshua W. O'Brien |{{party shading/Libertarian}} |Libertarian |{{party shading/Libertarian}} |12,664 |{{party shading/Libertarian}} |3.1% | |Write-ins | |675 |0.2% |} </div>
==Personal life== Harris was married for 30 years to Sylvia "Cookie" Harris, who died of a heart attack on August 28, 2014.<ref>[http://www.wbaltv.com/article/rep-andy-harris-wife-dies-after-heart-attack/7088999 Rep. Andy Harris' wife dies after heart attack] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161103215209/http://www.wbaltv.com/article/rep-andy-harris-wife-dies-after-heart-attack/7088999 |date=November 3, 2016 }}, WBALTV</ref> They had five children. In July 2017, he married Nicole Beus, a Baltimore County political and marketing consultant<ref>{{cite web |title=Republican Women of Baltimore County - Leadership |url=https://www.republicanwomenbc.com/leadership |accessdate=May 9, 2018 |language=en |archive-date=May 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510050619/https://www.republicanwomenbc.com/leadership |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/rep-andy-harris-accused-of-ethical-violation-for-failing-to-disclose-wifes-income/2018/10/17/2f2f982e-d237-11e8-8c22-fa2ef74bd6d6_story.html|title=Rep. Andy Harris accused of ethical violation for failing to disclose wife's income|newspaper=Washington Post|date=17 October 2018|access-date=October 18, 2018|archive-date=October 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018105817/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/rep-andy-harris-accused-of-ethical-violation-for-failing-to-disclose-wifes-income/2018/10/17/2f2f982e-d237-11e8-8c22-fa2ef74bd6d6_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> who serves as the chair of the Maryland Republican Party.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Weiner |first1=Rachel |title=Maryland GOP, reeling from disastrous election, picks new leadership |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/10/maryland-republican-convention-results/ |access-date=December 10, 2022 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=December 10, 2022}}</ref>
Harris lives in Cambridge on the Eastern Shore, having previously lived in Cockeysville, a suburb of Baltimore. He considered himself a "citizen-legislator," having maintained his medical practice while in the State Senate.<ref name=MDSenatebio>{{Cite web|url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/05sen/html/msa02793.html|title=Andrew P. Harris, Maryland State Senator|website=msa.maryland.gov|access-date=February 23, 2022|archive-date=February 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223204853/https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/05sen/html/msa02793.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Harris has been an active member in the community as a member of the Knights of Columbus, an officer in the Thornleigh Neighborhood Improvement Association (vice president, 1984–85; president, 1985–86), a member of the Board of Directors of the Sherwood Community Association (1987–91), and vice president of St. Joseph's School Home-School Association from 1992 to 1994. He also served on the Board of Directors of the Maryland Leadership Council (1995–98), as a member of the North Central Republican Club (treasurer, 1997–98; vice president, 1998), and as a delegate to the 2004 Republican Party National Convention. Harris received the Dr. Henry P. and M. Page Laughlin Distinguished Public Officer Award from the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland in 2001.<ref name="MDSenatebio" />
In December 2025, Harris was treated at a hospital after an "episode of dizziness" nine days after getting hip surgery.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wintrode |first1=Brenda |title=U.S. Rep. Andy Harris leaving hospital after ‘episode of dizziness’ |url=https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/congressman-andy-harris-hospitalized-G3UNXOJ2TVDUZE6EFGSIPI6K64/ |access-date=December 6, 2025 |work=The Baltimore Banner |date=December 6, 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
===2021 gun incident=== On January 21, 2021, Harris tried to enter the House floor with a gun, setting off a metal detector. This was in violation of new security measures adopted after the storming of the U.S. Capitol. Harris was not allowed to enter and returned 10 minutes later without a gun, at which point he was allowed entry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/house-congressman-gun-andy-harris_n_600a0874c5b674575ae423ae|title = GOP Rep. Andy Harris Tries to Bring Gun into House Chamber|date = January 21, 2021|access-date = January 22, 2021|archive-date = January 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122025740/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/house-congressman-gun-andy-harris_n_600a0874c5b674575ae423ae|url-status = live}}</ref> U.S. Capitol Police began an investigation into the incident.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Barker |first1=Jeff |title=U.S. Capitol Police investigate after report Rep. Andy Harris brought gun to House chamber checkpoint |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-harris-security-20210122-2jyujb5n6bhctmn6mnhgnsuqza-story.html |website=Baltimore Sun |date=January 22, 2021 |access-date=January 22, 2021 |archive-date=January 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122031454/https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-harris-security-20210122-2jyujb5n6bhctmn6mnhgnsuqza-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Ivermectin prescriptions=== In October 2021, Harris said on a radio show he prescribed ivermectin to constituents for treatment of COVID-19.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/coronavirus/bs-md-20211021-a5di4kfddfetdfqa37u2pvzrfe-story.html|title=Andy Harris, congressman and anesthesiologist from Maryland, says he prescribed ivermectin for COVID|website=baltimoresun.com|date=October 20, 2021 |access-date=October 21, 2021|archive-date=October 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021210338/https://www.baltimoresun.com/coronavirus/bs-md-20211021-a5di4kfddfetdfqa37u2pvzrfe-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Ivermectin is used to treat parasites in livestock and river blindness in humans. It is not approved by the FDA for treatment of COVID-19. During a discussion of vaccine mandates by the House Freedom Caucus in November 2021, Harris said that a complaint was filed against him with a physicians board for prescribing ivermectin.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barker |first1=Jeff |title=Rep. Andy Harris, an anesthesiologist, says complaint was filed against him for prescribing ivermectin to treat COVID-19 |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-andy-harris-ivermectin-20211116-nu3vwggr3rhhbciarryxdn24fu-story.html |access-date=16 November 2021 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=November 16, 2021 |archive-date=November 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116231558/https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-andy-harris-ivermectin-20211116-nu3vwggr3rhhbciarryxdn24fu-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
==See also== * Physicians in the United States Congress
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category}} * [http://harris.house.gov/ Congressman Andy Harris] official U.S. House website * [http://www.andyharris.com/ Andy Harris for Congress] * {{C-SPAN|1033464}} * {{CongLinks | congbio=H001052 | votesmart=19157 | fec=H8MD01094 | congress=andy-harris/2026 }}
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