
Andrew Harris
Republican | Maryland
Candidate Profile
Evaluation In Progress
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Andrew Harris
Party
Republican
Election Year
2012
Election
General
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 1
Incumbent
Yes
EDUCATION
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, B.S., 1977
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, M.D., 1980
Johns Hopkins University conferred degree, Baltimore, MHS, 1995
WORK & MILITARY
Navy Reserve Medical Corps, Commander, 1988-2005
AFFILIATIONS
St. Joseph Hospital, Board of Directors, Pregnancy Center North
Contributor, Choices Pregnancy Center, Contributor
Center for Pregnancy COncerns, Contributor
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
State Senator (Maryland), 1999-2011
Congressman, 2011-current
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
Previous Races
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2013
100%
2013-14
100%
2015-16
100%
2015
100%
2015-16
100%
2012
96%
2015-16
100%, 93%†
2013-14
93%
2014
88%, 90%†
2016
100%, 88%†
2015
90%, 86%†
2015-16
89%, 82%†
2015
80%
2013
|100%
2013-14
|100%
2015-16
|100%
2015
|100%
2015-16
|100%
2012
|96%
2015-16
|100%, 93%†
2013-14
|93%
2014
|88%, 90%†
2016
|100%, 88%†
2015
|90%, 86%†
2015-16
|89%, 82%†
2015
|80%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2014
10%
2015
4%, 6%†
2015-16
0%
2013
0%, 0%†
2015-16
0%
2015
0%
2014
|10%
2015-16
|0%
2015-16
|0%
2015
|0%
ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (2)
42nd District Republican Club
National Rifle Association
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (86)
Adam Hasner
Alex Mooney
Andrew 'Andy' Tobin
Barbara Comstock
Barry Loudermilk
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (103)
American Conservative Union
American Principles
American Success PAC
Americans for Tax Reform
Associated Builders and Contractors
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Jeff Gorell
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (6)
Airline Pilots Association
American Maritime Officers
Communication Workers of America
Jeffrey A. Legum
National Air Traffic Controllers Association
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
1. Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and is the key to national prosperity.
Strongly Agree
2. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
3. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Disagree
4. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
5. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
6. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
7. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Strongly Agree
8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Strongly Agree
9. U.S. disarmament entailed in President Obama’s defense budget cuts will endanger our national security.
Agree
10. Pure democracy is the best form of government to ensure the safety and equitable treatment of all citizens.
Disagree
11. Who has the primary responsibility to be sure children are properly educated?
parents
12. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
protect the life of the mother
13. Based on the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, please arrange the following entities, starting with the highest source of authority, and continue the list in descending order of authority, skipping any that do not apply: Academia, Congress, Constitution, God, Industry, Media, Professional Sports, Supreme Court, Voters.
God, Constitution, Voters, Congress, Supreme Court, Academia
14. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
self-seeking power
15. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
Physician (M.D. Johns Hopkina, 1980). Naval Reserve 1988-2005 (rank of COmmander) , Catholic, member, Knights of Columbus. Congressman (2011-present), Maryland State Senator 1999-2010, Delegate, Republican Party National Convention, 2004. Top Doc Award, Baltimore Magazine, 2007. Woodrow Wilson Award for Distinguished Government Service
16. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer?
St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Joseph Parochial School Board Member
17. Please list the six (6) most important endorsements (groups or individuals) of your current candidacy.
The Chamber of Commerce, National Federation of Independent Business, National Right to Life, Friend of the Farm Bureau,
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