For many long years, the voice of the people of the First District of Maryland has not been heard in the U.S. House of Representatives. Our current congressman, Andy Harris, has been absent from the area for most of his years in Congress.
Dan Schwartz is a strong advocate for the Eastern Shore. Now is your chance to meet him, ask him questions, and judge for yourself. On Sunday, September 27, Dan will be at St. Paul’s Church, 225 Morris Street, in Oxford, between 2 and 3:30 p.m.
So why does Dan deserve your vote to represent the Eastern Shore?
Maryland Governor Wes Moore, Representative Jamie Raskin, Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen, and our former Republican District 1 Congressman Wayne Gilchrest have all endorsed him.
For more than 14 years, Dan has worked with state and federal regulators to protect consumers from financial misconduct and abuse. If elected, Dan will continue this priority.
Dan has received more than a million dollars in campaign contributions from individuals. And unlike Andy, Dan does not accept PAC and corporate money.
When you listen to Dan, you will hear him talk about what’s important to the Eastern Shore. On the campaign trail, Dan has indicated that he wants to repeal cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, long-term care, SNAP, and community grants that have hit the Eastern Shore hard. He also wants to hold insurance companies accountable for rising premiums despite their record profits.
Dan advocates bipartisan immigration reform legislation that both protects asylum seekers and secures our borders.
In contrast, Andy has angered many constituents by refusing to hold in-person town hall meetings. Instead, he conducts carefully orchestrated phone calls and closed events. Plus, Andy continues to show extreme support for all things MAGA, including his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and restrict American’s voting rights.
As Chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, Harris has supported efforts which have disrupted federal and state governance through leadership ousters, mass firings of competent career staff, government shutdown threats, and legislative obstructions.
As a virtually absentee Congressman, Andy has had no time to spend on the Easten Shore but somehow found time to make multiple trips to Hungary in support of Viktor Orban.
The League of Conservation Voters has rated Andy Harris Zero Percent on the congressional National Environmental Scorecard.
The Trump/Harris policies and legislation causing the high cost of fertilizer and fuel, loss of Chinese and other overseas agricultural customers, and loss of affordable immigrant labor, have badly hurt Eastern Shore farmers.
Dan is calling out Andy’s “no show” record on the Eastern Shore—and is ready to debate him so we can judge for ourselves who would better represent us.
Be sure to mark your calendars, and plan to attend Dan’s “Meet and Greet” at St. Paul’s Church in Oxford on Sunday, September 27, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. and learn more about how Dan plans to represent us in Washington.