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Area: Full Workup (one official, all sections) (eo_full_workup)
Filed: 2026-04-26T19:37:04.392Z
Source: External LLM via /handoff/congress (attempt #51037)
Resolved official: Andy Harris (entity #11167)
Ingest result: 7 facts · 7 sources · 32 skipped
Single super-prompt covering every per-official research area in one LLM call: donor mapping, silences, contradictions, telling votes, and constituency baseline. The LLM returns ONE JSON object; the ingest pipeline dispatches each section to its typed table independently, so a malformed or no-data section never blocks the rest.
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"target_official": {
"name": "Andy Harris",
"bioguide_id": "H001052"
},
"donor_mapping": {
"facts": [
{
"fact_text": "Andy Harris's 2023-2024 campaign raised $1,330,118 and spent $1,383,047, concluding with $754,936 cash on hand as of 12/31/2024.",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary?cycle=1990&id=MD01"
},
{
"fact_text": "PAC contributions comprised 37.99% of Harris's 2023-2024 campaign funds, large individual contributions 43.19%, and small individual contributions under $200 just 6.31%.",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/andy-harris/summary?cid=N00029147"
},
{
"fact_text": "In the 2023-2024 cycle, Harris's top contributing industries were Retired ($103,167), Health Professionals ($70,515), Real Estate ($54,141), and Republican/Conservative ($45,302).",
"date_occurred": "2024-07-16",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/andy-harris/industries?cid=N00029147&cycle=2024"
},
{
"fact_text": "Harris's leadership PAC, Chesapeake Freedom PAC, raised $1,000,968 in the 2023-2024 cycle.",
"date_occurred": "2024-09-18",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/chesapeake-freedom-pac/C00492819/summary/2024"
},
{
"fact_text": "Agribusiness was Harris's largest sector PAC donor bloc at $115,500, followed by Health ($63,000) and Ideological/Single-Issue ($32,500), driven by the Eastern Shore's poultry and farming economy.",
"date_occurred": "2024-07-16",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/andy-harris/industries?cid=N00029147&cycle=2024"
},
{
"fact_text": "Harris's estimated net worth is $5.6M as of April 2026, ranking 162nd highest in Congress, per Quiver Quantitative estimates from financial disclosures.",
"date_occurred": "2026-04-23",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.quiverquant.com/news/Press+Release:+Congressman+Andy+Harris+Commends+Establishment+of+Army+Data+Operations+Command+at+Aberdeen+Proving+Ground"
},
{
"fact_text": "Harris's 2018 financial disclosure reported a net worth of $1,918,038 to $4,571,000, with 28 financial transactions totaling $774,028 to $2,010,000.",
"date_occurred": "2018-12-31",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/andy-harris/other-data?cid=N00029147&cycle=2018"
},
{
"fact_text": "Harris served as an anesthesiologist at Johns Hopkins Hospital and was a medical officer in the Naval Reserve (Commander, 1988-2005) before entering Congress in 2011.",
"date_occurred": "2011-01-03",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Harris_(politician)"
}
],
"connections": [
{
"donor_entity_name": "American Israel Public Affairs Committee",
"relationship_type": "major_donor",
"description": "2024 cycle: $21,838 Pro-Israel industry contributions ($11,838 individuals, $10,000 PAC) to Harris for Congress.",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/andy-harris/industries?cid=N00029147&cycle=2024"
},
{
"donor_entity_name": "House Freedom Fund",
"relationship_type": "pac_donor",
"description": "2024 cycle: $57,617 via PAC to Andy Harris for Congress; Harris chairs the House Freedom Caucus.",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/vendor-recipient/andy-harris-for-congress"
}
]
},
"silences": {
"no_data": true,
"reason": "No documented instance was identified where Harris was expected to weigh in on a specific topic within a defined window, remained conspicuously silent, yet was demonstrably active on adjacent topics with falsifiable primary-source evidence."
},
"contradictions": {
"claims": [
{
"claim_text": "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, I am the only member of Congress in the Maryland delegation to vote for the Bay Program's continued funding for next year.'",
"claim_date": "2018-07-26",
"claim_type": "statement",
"source_url": "https://www.stardem.com/opinion/columns/harris-corrects-the-record/article_51b02c99-94ed-5e57-b2e4-0e6aac5ef303.html"
},
{
"claim_text": "On December 12, 2018, Harris was the only Maryland congressman to vote against the 2018 Farm Bill (H.R. 2, the Agriculture Improvement Act), which passed 369-47 and provided billions in conservation funding including Chesapeake Bay watershed programs.",
"claim_date": "2018-12-12",
"claim_type": "vote",
"source_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2018/12/24/harris-betrayed-shore-area-by-voting-against-the-farm-bill/"
}
],
"contradictions": [
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"claim_a_idx": 0,
"claim_b_idx": 1,
"type": "statement_vs_disclosure",
"severity": "medium",
"narrative": "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 conservation funding for the Bay watershed."
}
]
},
"telling_votes": [
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 1",
"title": "One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Budget Reconciliation) — On Passage",
"vote": "abstain",
"vote_date": "2025-05-22",
"roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025145",
"why_it_matters": "Harris was the only member of the entire House to vote 'present' on this 215-214 party-line vote. As Freedom Caucus chair, he publicly criticized the bill's spending levels yet declined to vote 'no,' enabling its passage while maintaining enough distance to claim fiscal conservatism.",
"category": "party_defection"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 22",
"title": "SAVE Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act) — On Passage",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2025-04-10",
"roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025102",
"why_it_matters": "Supported requiring documentary proof of citizenship for voter registration. Harris later made the SAVE Act a condition for ending the March 2026 DHS shutdown, stating 'the only thing we are going to support is adding that funding into the bill, adding voter ID.'",
"category": "party_defection"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 2 (115th Congress)",
"title": "Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Farm Bill) — On Agreeing to the Conference Report",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2018-12-12",
"roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2/actions",
"why_it_matters": "Harris was the only member of Maryland's congressional delegation to vote against the Farm Bill, which passed 369-47 with bipartisan support. His Eastern Shore district is home to Perdue Farms and a $17.4B poultry industry — the largest agricultural revenue driver for Maryland.",
"category": "against_constituent"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 4758",
"title": "Homeowner Energy Freedom Act — On Passage",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2026-02-25",
"roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026119",
"why_it_matters": "Voted with the party majority on a GOP energy bill. Harris's district has 76% homeownership and median home value of $363,600, making energy costs a direct constituent concern. The vote also aligns with his record of opposing EPA pollution rules despite Chesapeake Bay vulnerability.",
"category": "party_defection"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.J.Res. 72",
"title": "Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 1, 2025 — On Passage",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2026-02-11",
"roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026104",
"why_it_matters": "Voted against a Democratic resolution relating to presidential emergency powers. As a staunch Trump ally who previously objected to the 2020 Electoral College count and discussed plans to block certification, this vote is consistent with his expansive view of executive authority.",
"category": "party_defection"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 7148",
"title": "Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — On Passage",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2026-01-22",
"roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026045",
"why_it_matters": "Voted to fund the government as chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and FDA. His district includes Aberdeen Proving Ground (Army installation with thousands of federal jobs), making government funding stability critical for constituents.",
"category": "party_defection"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 261",
"title": "Undersea Cable Protection Act — On Passage",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2026-02-11",
"roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026106",
"why_it_matters": "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.",
"category": "party_defection"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.Res. 189 (119th Congress)",
"title": "Censuring Representative Al Green of Texas",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2025-03-06",
"roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025062",
"why_it_matters": "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.",
"category": "party_defection"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 3755",
"title": "Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — On Passage",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2022-07-15",
"roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8296/actions",
"why_it_matters": "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 exceptions.",
"category": "against_constituent"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 5587",
"title": "HEATS Act — On Passage",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2026-04-23",
"roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026137",
"why_it_matters": "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.'",
"category": "against_constituent"
}
],
"constituency_baseline": {
"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 PVI, making it the only Republican district in Maryland. The district has a median household income of $94,639 (well above the national $37,585 median), a poverty rate of just 6.4% (versus 12.4% nationally), a 76% homeownership rate, and median home values of $363,600. The economy is anchored by poultry and agriculture (Perdue Farms headquarters in Salisbury), defense (Aberdeen Proving Ground), healthcare (Johns Hopkins Medicine, Peninsula Regional Medical Center), tourism (Ocean City), and education (Salisbury University). The median age is 41.7, significantly older than the 38.5 national median. The district is car-dependent with 75.7% driving alone. Agriculture is Maryland's number-one industry, with poultry alone generating a $17.4 billion economic impact across the Delmarva Peninsula.",
"top_employers": [
{
"name": "Aberdeen Proving Ground (U.S. Army)",
"employees": 21000,
"source_url": "https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-harris-applauds-army-decision-establish-adoc-aberdeen-proving-ground"
},
{
"name": "Perdue Farms",
"employees": 3000,
"source_url": "https://scoutplaces.com/salisbury-md-jobs-economy/"
},
{
"name": "Johns Hopkins Medicine (various locations)",
"employees": 5000,
"source_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Harris_(politician)"
},
{
"name": "TidalHealth (Peninsula Regional Medical Center)",
"employees": 2911,
"source_url": "https://scoutplaces.com/salisbury-md-jobs-economy/"
},
{
"name": "Salisbury University",
"employees": 1500,
"source_url": "https://scoutplaces.com/salisbury-md-jobs-economy/"
}
],
"dominant_industries": [
{
"naics": "311 - Food Manufacturing (Poultry Processing)",
"share": 0.21,
"source_url": "https://www.mdsoy.com/news/soybean-farmers-highlight-role-of-animal-agriculture-in-marylands-economy"
},
{
"naics": "928 - National Security and International Affairs (Defense)",
"share": 0.18,
"source_url": "https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-harris-applauds-army-decision-establish-adoc-aberdeen-proving-ground"
},
{
"naics": "622 - Healthcare and Social Assistance",
"share": 0.16,
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/andy-harris-H001052/district"
}
],
"recent_ballot_measures": [
{
"name": "Question 1 — Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment",
"year": 2024,
"result": "passed",
"margin": "76% yes, 24% no",
"source_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/11/06/maryland-voters-approve-amendment-enshrining-abortion-in-state-constitution/"
}
],
"demographic_anchors": [
{
"label": "Median Household Income (2024)",
"value": "$94,639 (national: $37,585)",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/andy-harris-H001052/district"
},
{
"label": "Poverty Rate",
"value": "6.4% (national: 12.4%)",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/andy-harris-H001052/district"
},
{
"label": "Homeownership Rate",
"value": "76% (national: 65.5%)",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/andy-harris-H001052/district"
},
{
"label": "Racial Composition",
"value": "White 72.8%, Black 15%, Hispanic (any race) included in racial categories, Asian 2.5%",
"source_url": "https://www.wikiwand.com/EN/Maryland's_1st_Congressional_district"
},
{
"label": "Median Age",
"value": "41.7 years (national: 38.5)",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/andy-harris-H001052/district"
},
{
"label": "Population (2024 estimate)",
"value": "781,616",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/andy-harris-H001052/district"
}
]
}
}
}