Race · November 3, 2026

U.S. House · Maryland's 1st District

2 candidates on the ballot.1,2,3

§1Candidates

Why this matters: Every candidate the state lists for this race on the November ballot, in the state's own order.

Dan Schwartz
Democratic · Challenger
Andy Harris
Republican · Incumbent
Currently represents Maryland's 1st District in the U.S. House.

§2Side by side

Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.

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Dan SchwartzAndy Harris
Party on the ballotDemocratic1,2,3Republican1,2,3
StatusChallengerIncumbent4
Raised$1,155,585 through October 14, 20265$2,703,696 through October 14, 20266
Cash on hand-$4,4735$1,219,9856
Outside spending$10,821 for · $0 against7$15,256 for · $60,418 against8
Health insurance system
Add a government plan that anyone can choose to buy
His campaign website says he would protect and improve the Affordable Care Act and allow public option plans in its marketplace to increase competition.9		His official House website says people with preexisting medical conditions should keep access to insurance, that everyone should be able to buy insurance across state lines, and that physicians rather than government bureaucrats should guide medical decisions.10

Issues only one candidate has addressed

By candidate, in ballot order. We found nothing public from the other candidates in this race on these issues.

Dan Schwartz — 25 issues
  • Abortion law
    Legal until about 24 weeks, as under Roe v. Wade, and later to protect the woman's life or health
    His campaign website says he would codify Roe v. Wade in federal law.9
  • Who sets abortion law
    A national law making abortion legal in every state, at least until viability, as under Roe v. Wade
    His campaign website says he would write Roe v. Wade into federal law so that women in every state could get the care that is available in Maryland.9
  • Voting Rights Act protections
    His campaign website lists protecting the Voting Rights Act among his priorities.9
  • Banking and investment rules
    Strengthen rules and consumer protections, such as limits on overdraft fees and tougher oversight of large banks
    His campaign website says he would restore staff at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, limit junk fees, increase protections for people with high-cost medical debt and limit contract terms that waive consumer protections.9
  • Cryptocurrency rules
    His campaign website says he would set rules for digital assets and stablecoins meant to protect consumers while leaving room for innovation.9
  • Federal minimum wage
    His campaign website says he would raise the federal minimum wage.9
  • Tariffs
    His campaign website says he would end costly tariffs and that repealing unnecessary tariffs would save American families $5,000 a year.9
  • Union organizing rules
    His campaign website says he would support legislation that protects people's rights to unionize.9
  • Student loan forgiveness
    His campaign website says he would offer tax credits and student debt relief to draw health care providers to live and work in the 1st District.9
  • Campaign finance rules
    Limit spending by outside groups, including by amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens United
    His campaign website lists ending Citizens United among his priorities, saying the aim is to get billionaire money out of politics.9
  • Drawing district lines (redistricting)
    His campaign website says he would ban partisan gerrymandering at the federal level.9
  • Stock trading by members of Congress
    Ban members and their spouses and dependent children from owning or trading individual stocks
    His campaign website says he would ban members of Congress, the executive branch and their families from actively trading stocks, options and cryptocurrency.9,11
  • Offshore wind power
    His campaign website says he would seek lower energy costs by backing local and regional projects, among them US Wind's project off Ocean City.9
  • Child care costs
    His campaign website says he would strengthen universal pre-K and put money into child care for working and middle-class families.9
  • Food assistance (SNAP)
    Undo the 2025 changes or expand benefits and eligibility
    His campaign website says he would repeal cuts to SNAP, along with cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, long-term care programs and community grants.9
  • Background checks for gun sales
    Require checks for all gun sales, including private sales (with exceptions such as gifts between family members)
    His campaign website lists universal background checks among the gun safety measures he would implement, and says he would close the boyfriend loophole to protect victims of domestic violence.9
  • Federal Medicaid funding
    Reverse the 2025 changes or increase federal funding
    His campaign website says he would repeal cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, long-term care programs, SNAP and community grants that it says hit the 1st District hard.9
  • Asylum rules
    His campaign website says he would pass a bipartisan immigration overhaul that both protects people seeking asylum and secures the border.9
  • Immigration enforcement inside the country
    His campaign website says he would direct immigration enforcement at people who have committed crimes and require ICE and Border Patrol to follow the police procedures that other law enforcement agencies follow.9
  • Highway and transit funding
    His campaign website says he would seek federal investment to expand buses, shuttles and commuter lines serving the Eastern Shore and the northern counties.9
  • Medicare drug price negotiation
    Expand it to more drugs and to people with private insurance
    His campaign website says he would increase the number of commonly used drugs covered by the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program and speed up the program's timeline.9
  • Data privacy
    His campaign website says he would enhance data privacy protections against corporations and the government.9
  • High-speed internet access
    His campaign website says he would support efforts to expand broadband access across rural parts of the 1st District.9
  • Rules for artificial intelligence
    His campaign website says he would pass a federal artificial intelligence law that leaves room for innovation while safeguarding user information, jobs and national security.9
  • State AI laws
    His campaign website says he would reverse the ban on state-level regulation of artificial intelligence.9
Andy Harris — 4 issues
  • Vouchers and education savings accounts
    His official House website says he strongly supports school choice, pointing to charter schools in Maryland as giving parents more options and saying vouchers would let low-income families send their children to private schools when their local public schools are failing them.12
  • Military spending
    His official House website says strengthening the military and intelligence communities is key to national safety and that, as a member of the Appropriations Committee, he believes Congress must provide the military with all the tools it needs.13
  • Border wall and barriers
    Add barriers only in selected places, relying mainly on technology and agents
    His official House website says the border can be secured by enlarging and strengthening the Border Patrol, using advanced technology and putting up physical barriers where needed.14
  • Corporate tax rate
    His official House website says the US corporate tax rate is among the highest in the world and that cutting it would stop large companies from moving jobs abroad.15

Issue statements are drafted by AI from the public sources cited, and only cover what each candidate has said publicly.