[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

// Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Andy Harris

Republican · Representative, MD ·1

Score Components

10 MODERATE

Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

0 → 0

Contradiction Risk 25%

18 → 5

Intelligence Volume 10%

52 → 5

Constituency Deviation 5%

0 → 0

Voting Misalignment 5%

0 → 0

% = weight in composite score · Raw component 0–100 × weight = weighted contribution (→) · Sum of contributions = overall score. Hover a row for details.

[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population (2024 estimate): 781,616

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median Age: 41.7 years (national: 38.5)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Racial Composition: White 72.8%, Black 15%, Hispanic (any race) included in racial categories, Asian 2.5%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership Rate: 76% (national: 65.5%)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty Rate: 6.4% (national: 12.4%)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median Household Income (2024): $94,639 (national: $37,585)

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Question 1 — Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment (2024) — passed, margin 76% yes, 24% no

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 622 - Healthcare and Social Assistance (share 0.16)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 928 - National Security and International Affairs (Defense) (share 0.18)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 311 - Food Manufacturing (Poultry Processing) (share 0.21)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Salisbury University (1500 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: TidalHealth (Peninsula Regional Medical Center) (2911 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Johns Hopkins Medicine (various locations) (5000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Perdue Farms (3000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Aberdeen Proving Ground (U.S. Army) (21000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Maryland's 1st Congressional District encompasses the entire Eastern Shore plus Harford County and parts of Baltimore County — the state's largest district geographically, covering 11 counties across 3,653 square miles. With approximately 781,616 residents, it is 72.8% White, 15% Black, and is rated R+11 on the Cook

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Voted yea on H.R. 5587 (HEATS Act — On Passage) on 2026-04-23: Supported a Republican energy bill expanding drilling and blocking pollution rules. PoliScore analysis notes Harris 'regularly votes to expand drilling and block pollution rules, despite the Chesapeake Bay and local seafood industry already being under pressure from warming waters and runoff.'

primary · 2026-04-23

Voted nay on H.R. 3755 (Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — On Passage) on 2022-07-15: Voted against codifying Roe v. Wade protections into federal law. Maryland voters overwhelmingly approved a state constitutional amendment protecting reproductive freedom by 76% in 2024. Harris co-sponsored the Life at Conception Act which would ban abortion without ex

primary · 2022-07-15

Voted yea on H.Res. 189 (119th Congress) (Censuring Representative Al Green of Texas) on 2025-03-06: Voted with all House Republicans to censure a Democratic member for disrupting Trump's address to Congress. Consistent with Harris's unwavering defense of Trump, including meeting with Trump in December 2020 to discuss blocking the election certification.

primary · 2025-03-06

Voted yea on H.R. 261 (Undersea Cable Protection Act — On Passage) on 2026-02-11: Supported protecting undersea infrastructure. Maryland's 1st District borders the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean, with an economy dependent on marine activities. Harris has secured funding for dredging and blue catfish processing in the district.

primary · 2026-02-11

No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
HEATS Act — On Passage	yea	2026-04-23	misaligned
Homeowner Energy Freedom Act — On Passage	yea	2026-02-25	deviating
Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 1, 2025 —	nay	2026-02-11	deviating
Undersea Cable Protection Act — On Passage	yea	2026-02-11	deviating
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — On Passage	yea	2026-01-22	deviating
One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Budget Reconciliation) — On Passage	abstain	2025-05-22	deviating
SAVE Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act) — On Passage	yea	2025-04-10	deviating
Censuring Representative Al Green of Texas	yea	2025-03-06	deviating
Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — On Passage	nay	2022-07-15	misaligned
Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Farm Bill) — On Agreeing to the Conference	nay	2018-12-12	misaligned

Last contradiction analysis: Never

statement_vs_disclosure 60/100

Platform: "Harris claimed in a July 26, 2018 op-ed: 'The claim that I voted to strip funds from Chesapeake Bay cleanup efforts here is 100 percent false. In fact"

Vote: on "On December 12, 2018, Harris was the only Maryland congressman to vote against the 2018 Farm Bill (H"

Harris touted his vote for Chesapeake Bay Program funding while being the sole Maryland lawmaker to oppose the 2018 Farm Bill, which his district's agricultural leaders and Maryland Farm Bureau strongly supported and which contained major conservatio

Last silence detection: Never

No active silences

No donor interests mapped

No constituency baseline modelled

No platform commitments archived

No committee memberships recorded

Scoring Methodology

The Capture Risk Score is a composite 0–100 index measuring potential regulatory capture of elected officials. It is computed from seven weighted components:

Component	Weight	Signal
Silence Risk	25%	Topics where donors have interests but the official is silent
Contradiction Risk	25%	Stated positions contradicted by voting record (recent findings boosted)
Connection Density	20%	Mapped relationships to lobbyists, contractors, interest groups
Intelligence Volume	10%	Documented facts from verified sources (logarithmic scale)
Donor Influence	10%	Distinct donors with interests overlapping committee jurisdiction
Constituency Deviation	5%	Gap between district priorities and legislative focus
Voting Misalignment	5%	Floor votes contradicting stated platform positions

Each component produces a raw score 0–100. The weighted sum yields the overall score. Tier thresholds: Critical ≥ 45, High ≥ 36, Elevated ≥ 22, Moderate ≥ 10, Low < 10.

Officials without at least 2 documented facts, 1 contradiction analysis, 1 voting record, or 1 constituency baseline are marked Insufficient Evidence and excluded from numeric ranking.

Contradiction findings from the last 180 days receive a recency boost. High-severity contradictions (score ≥ 70) receive additional weight.

Full methodology: /congress/methodology

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