![]() ![]() GOP REP ANDY HARRIS CODEVerDate 03:00 PO 000 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H28.IH H28Ī BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove silencers from the definition of firearms, and for other purposes. GOP REP ANDY HARRIS VERIFICATIONGonzales is an elections analyst with CQ Roll Call.A BILL To amend section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify those classes of individuals born in the United States who are nationals and citizens of the United States at birth.Ī BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make mandatory and permanent requirements relating to use of an electronic employment eligibility verification sys- tem, and for other purposes.Ī BILL To prohibit the expenditure for an abortion of Federal funds authorized or appropriated for preventing, preparing for, or responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes. Harris had $1.5 million in the bank and starts with the advantage. 31, compared with $77,000 for retired diplomat Dave Harden, whose Carroll County home was drawn into another district. Harris will also have to introduce himself to the approximately 40 percent of the population that is new, including in some areas near Annapolis.įormer state delegate Heather Mizeur, who finished third in the 2014 gubernatorial primary, is the Democratic front-runner in this newly drawn seat. That’s winnable terrain for Republicans in the current political environment, but it could become problematic for Harris in future cycles if the tide turns toward Democrats. Trump won the old 1st District by 20 points, but Joe Biden would have won the newly drawn 1st very narrowly, 48.9 percent to 48.5 percent. But Harris still has a decent chance of winning this cycle. Democrats redrew the congressman’s Eastern Shore district and dramatically changed its partisan performance. Here’s how the races this year shape up: 1st District ( Andy Harris, R)įor the past 60 years, at least one member of the House delegation has been a Republican, but that streak could be at risk later in the decade. But they didn’t go as far as they could have in the Old Line State. Yet the situation could have been worse for the GOP.Ĭlinging to a narrow House majority, Democrats need to maximize their opportunities in places where they control the redistricting process. President Donald Trump received just short of one-third of the vote in 2020 and received slightly more than a third of the vote in 2016, but Republicans control just 12.5 percent of the House seats. Democrats are likely to control at least seven of Maryland’s eight seats throughout the next decade. While the shapes of the districts aren’t as ridiculous in the new map, the impact is the same. But the commission never had any authority and the overwhelmingly Democratic majorities in the legislature drew their own maps, as usual. Larry Hogan tried to put public pressure on them by creating a redistricting commission to propose new lines. Since Republicans are essentially at the mercy of Democrats in Maryland, GOP Gov. In 2014, The Washington Post declared that Maryland was tied for the honor of most gerrymandered state and Maryland's 3rd District, dubbed "The Praying Mantis" because of its odd shape, was identified as one of the 10 most gerrymandered districts in the country. It’s the result of decades of Democratic effort. That’s left Harris as the only Republican in the eight-member delegation for the past 10 years.
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