Andy Harris
Bio | Andy Harris is an American politician and physician. He currently serves as a U.S. Representative for Maryland’s 1st congressional district and previously served in Maryland’s Senate. |
Status and Position | Current US House of Representatives of Maryland |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Republican, Maryland |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 House of Representatives Election MD-01 | MD-01 | Yes | Running | N/A |
Campaign Financing | Harris has raised just over $1 million. Top donors include Emergent Biosolutions and House Freedom Fund. |
Voting Rights | He does not have a notable stance on voting rights. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Unknown | He does not have an explicit position on universal health care coverage. N/A |
| Socialized Healthcare | Against | Harris hopes to use competition rather than government-controlled programs to expand health care coverage. |
| Private Healthcare | For | Harris takes a free-market approach to health care reform. |
| LGBT Rights | Unknown | He does not have a clear stance on LGBT rights. N/A |
| Taxes | Against | He is unsupportive of increased taxation. Harris is a proponent of tax cuts. He sees this as a way of limiting government intervention and bolstering economic growth. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | He does not have a position on a flat tax rate. Harris is a proponent of tax cuts. He sees this as a way of limiting government intervention and bolstering economic growth. |
| Abortion | Against | He is pro-life. Harris hopes to uphold the sanctity of life. He hopes to fight for the unborn. |
| Gun Control | Against | He does not support gun control. Harris stands by the Second Amendment. He does not see gun control as a legitimate means of addressing gun violence. |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | His stance on this issue is unknown. Harris stands by the Second Amendment. He does not see gun control as a legitimate means of addressing gun violence. |
| Government Interference | Against | Except in the case of abortion, Harris typically favors policies that do not tolerate government interference. |
| Planned Parenthood | Against | He is pro-life. |
| Welfare | Against | He does not hope to expand these programs. Harris takes a pragmatic approach to welfare. He would like to restrict age requirements of Social Security to reflect the growing eligible age group. |
| Welfare | Unknown | He does not have a position on this issue. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | He has not taken a stance on capital punishment. N/A |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | He does not have a position on mandatory minimum sentences. |
| Military Spending | For | Harris believes in increased defense spending in order to repair equipment and strengthen our armed forces. |
| War on Terrorism | For | Harris is in favor of the War on Terrorism. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | For | He supports international interaction. Harris is in favor of limiting barriers to trade. He is praised Trump's re-negotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement. |
| United Nations power | Unknown | He has not taken a stance on the United Nations. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | He does not have a stance on nationalism. |
| Free Markets | For | He is a proponent of free markets. Harris argues that competition helps drive down prices and improve quality. Thus, he supports a free-market approach to reform surrounding areas such as healthcare. |
| Brexit | Unknown | He has not taken a stance on this issue. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | He does not have a position on this issue. |
| Government Spending | For | He supports government spending to stimulate economic growth. |
| Charter Schools | For | He supports legislation that expands charter school accessibility. |
| Common Core | Against | He is unsupportive of Common Core standards. Harris does not believe educational standards should be imposed by the federal government. Instead of Common Core standards, he argues for standards that are created and enforced on the local level. |
| Clean Energy | Against | He opposes government investment in clean energy. Although Harris is in favor of innovation, he does not see government intervention as the means of achieving it. He is not in favor of regulating fossil fuels. |
| Religious Freedom | For | He supports religious freedom. Harris believes that it is one of America's primary duties to uphold the right to freely practice religion. |
| Separation of Church and State | For | Harris supports the separation of church and state. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | Harris does not have a stance on slavery reparations. |
| Border Control | For | He is in favor of increased border security. Harris believes that immigration reform must secure the border. He maintains that no illegal immigrant should be granted citizenship after breaking the law to get into the country. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | He does not have a position on passenger profiling. |
| DACA | Unknown | He does not have an explicit position on DACA. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Against | He does not support sanctuary cities. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Against | Harris opposes the legalization of marijuana. |