LegiStorm

Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health - MHS, health policy and management (1995)

• Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine - MD (1980)

• Johns Hopkins University - BS, human biology (1977)

• Regis High School (Manhattan, N.Y) - Diploma (1974)

Office History

Election Results

• 2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

  1st Congressional District of Maryland
  Andrew Peter Harris (Andy), 63.44%

  Republican
  Mia Mason, 36.38%

  Democrat

• 2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

  1st Congressional District of Maryland
  Andrew Peter Harris (Andy), 61.00%

  Republican
  Jesse Colvin, 38.00%

  Democrat
  Jenica Martin, 2.00%

  Libertarian

• 2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

  1st Congressional District of Maryland
  Andrew Peter Harris (Andy), 66.99%

  Republican
  Joe Werner, 28.62%

  Democrat
  Matt Beers, 4.24%

  Libertarian

• 2015 (Nov. 4, 2014 election)

  1st Congressional District of Maryland
  Andrew Peter Harris (Andy), 70.42%

  Republican
  Bill Tilghman, 29.49%

  Democrat

• 2013 (Nov. 6, 2012 election)

  1st Congressional District of Maryland
  Andrew Peter Harris (Andy), 63.42%

  Republican
  Wendy Rosen, 27.48%

  Democrat
  Muir Wayne Boda, 3.81%

  Libertarian

• 2011 (Nov. 2, 2010 election)

  1st Congressional District of Maryland
  Andrew Peter Harris (Andy), 54.08%

  Republican
  Frank Michael Kratovil Jr., 41.98%

  Democrat
  Richard James Davis, 3.79%

  Libertarian

• 2009 (Nov. 4, 2008 election)

  1st Congressional District of Maryland
  Frank Michael Kratovil Jr., 49.12%

  Democrat
  Andrew Peter Harris (Andy), 48.33%

  Republican
  Richard James Davis, 2.46%

  Libertarian

Employment History

• Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore, Md.) (March 1980-2010)

  Anesthesiologist, then Chief of Obstetric Anesthesiology

Associated Organizations

Board membership:

• University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center (Towson, Md.)

  Finance Committee Member

• Johns Hopkins University

  Medical School Council Member

• Maryland-D.C. Society of Anesthesiologists

  Executive Committee Member

Convention delegate:

• 2016 Republican National Convention

• 2004 Republican National Convention

Board membership:

• Thornleigh (Towson, Md.) Neighborhood Improvement Association

  Former President and Vice President

• Maryland Leadership Council (1995-1998)

Membership:

• Knights of Columbus

• Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology

• American Society of Anesthesiologists

Teaching position:

• Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

  Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine

Election campaign:

• Andy Harris for Congress (Maryland)

Own leadership PAC:

• Chesapeake PAC

Awards

• Champion of Limited Government (Institute for Legislative Analysis) (June 2023)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2022)

• Friend of Farm Bureau Award (American Farm Bureau Federation) (Dec. 2021)

• Beer Champion (Beer Institute) (Sept. 2021)

• Taxpayers’ Friend Award (National Taxpayers Union) (May 2021)

• Defender of Economic Freedom Award (Club for Growth) (March 2020)

• Fiscal Hero (Fix the Debt Coalition Inc.) (2020)

• Taxpayers' Friend Award (National Taxpayers Union) (Sept. 2019)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (Aug. 2019)

• Freedom Fighter Award (FreedomWorks Inc.) (July 2019)

• Conservative Excellence Award (American Conservative Union Foundation) (April 2019)

• Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (Sept. 2018)

• Friend of Farm Bureau Award (American Farm Bureau Federation) (Sept. 2018)

• FreedomFighter (FreedomWorks Inc.) (July 17, 2018)

• Thomas Jefferson Award (International Foodservice Distributors Association) (April 2018)

• Lajos Kossuth Award (American Hungarian Federation) (March 2018)

• Friend of the Farm Bureau Award (American Farm Bureau Federation) (2018)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (March 2017)

• Friend of the Farm Bureau Award (American Farm Bureau Federation) (2017)

• Friend of the Farm Bureau Award (Maryland Farm Bureau Inc.) (2017)

• Distinguished Community Health Advocate Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2017)

• Taxpayers’ Friend Award (National Taxpayers Union) (Oct. 2016)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (Oct. 2016)

• Friend of the Farm Bureau Award (American Farm Bureau Federation) (2016)

• Friend of the Farm Bureau Award (American Farm Bureau Federation) (2015)

• Manufacturing Legislative Excellence Award (National Association of Manufacturers) (2015)

• Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (2012)

• Public Service Award (Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association) (2011)

• Hero of the Taxpayer Award (Maryland Taxpayer's Association) (2008)

• Laughlin Award for Distinguished Public Officer (Maryland State Medical Society) (2001)

Military History

• U.S. Navy Reserve (1988-2010)

  Commander

  Served in Operation Desert Storm and Operation Desert Shield

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form
• Vekeo, official

Privately Financed Travel

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Committees

• House Appropriations Committee
House Appropriations Committee Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Subcommittee, Chair
House Appropriations Committee Homeland Security Subcommittee
House Appropriations Committee Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee
• Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission

Caucuses

• ALS Caucus
• Bipartisan Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, Co-Chair
• Cement Caucus
• Chesapeake Bay Watershed Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Academic Medicine Caucus
• Congressional Apprenticeship Caucus
• Congressional Army Caucus
• Congressional Boating Caucus
• Congressional Candy Caucus
• Congressional Caucus on Religious Minorities in the Middle East
• Congressional Caucus on U.S.-Turkey Relations and Turkish Americans
• Congressional Caucus to Protect Kids
• Congressional Chicken Caucus
• Congressional Coal Caucus
• Congressional Coalition for Autism Research and Education
• Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus
• Congressional Fire Services Caucus
• Congressional Friends of Sweden Caucus
• Congressional Hungarian Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Military Veterans Caucus
• Congressional Motorcycle Caucus
• Congressional National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus
• Congressional Natural Gas Caucus
• Congressional Ports Opportunity, Renewal, Trade and Security Caucus
• Congressional Prayer Caucus
• Congressional Primary Care Caucus
• Congressional Rural Caucus
• Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
• Congressional Term Limits Caucus
• Congressional Ukrainian Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Unmanned Systems Caucus
• Congressional Veterans Jobs Caucus
• Congressional Victims of Communism Caucus
• GOP Doctors Caucus
• House Baltic Caucus
• House Freedom Caucus
• House General Aviation Caucus
• House Republican Conference
• House Republican Israel Caucus
• House Rural Education Caucus
• House Small Brewers Caucus
• Values Action Team

Caught Our Eye

• Rep. Harris jazzes it up, hires recording artist

  Posted by LegiStorm on May 26, 2016
  Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) has brought on a new staff assistant last month: professional jazz guitarist Drew Davidsen. Davidsen has spent the last eight years touring and recording original contemporary smooth jazz. The Towson, Md. native has received a slew of musical awards and nominations. He was named Honoree at the 2011 Baltimore Jazz Awards and named one of the "Top 10 Hottest New Guitarists June 2008" by Guitar Player Magazine. read more

• Paulsen adult daughter travels in style to Africa

  Posted by J. Todd Foster on March 28, 2016
  A Minnesota congressman's trip to Africa is the most expensive privately financed trip of the year so far because he also had the nonprofit sponsor pick up the tab for his adult daughter. read more

• Israel jaunts set record for most costly trips

  Posted by Daimon Eklund on Sept. 12, 2011
  The American Israel Education Foundation has spent a record amount to send members of Congress and their staff to Israel in 2011, even before all the numbers are in. read more