Andy Harris
Maryland Republican congressman whose district is at stake in the 2026 redistricting battle.
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Is Andy Harris the last Republican congressman from Maryland?
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- Who is Andy Harris and why does Maryland redistricting matter to him?
- Andy Harris is Maryland's only Republican congressman, holding the 1st District on the Eastern Shore. Democratic redistricting plans targeted his seat.Source: Event: Maryland Senate blocks its map
Background
Andy Harris is the Republican congressman for Maryland's 1st Congressional District, the only reliably Republican seat in Maryland. His district covers the Eastern Shore and parts of central Maryland. In the context of the 2026 redistricting debate, he represents the Republican seat that any Democratic gerrymander of Maryland would target, as Democrats currently hold seven of eight congressional seats and the proposed all-Democratic map would have attempted to take all eight.
The failure of Bill Ferguson to bring the Democratic map to a Senate vote preserved Harris's district configuration for the 2026 cycle.
