Maryland’s governor and Democratic state lawmakers are pushing to redraw the boundaries of the First Congressional District in a move Republicans say is aimed at unseating incumbent GOP Congressman Andy Harris.
Rep. Harris told OC Today-Dispatch this week that, should the measure pass the state Senate, he and his political allies will be ready with a lawsuit that would challenge the new maps – moves that could delay the Feb. 24 filing deadline or even the June 23 primary.
“The governor’s going forward with his plan to do a partisan gerrymander in Maryland and break up the Eastern Shore of Maryland,” Harris told OC Today-Dispatch on Tuesday, “and it’s not fair to the citizens of the Eastern Shore. It’s not fair to the people who would be looped into that new district.”
“But the governor is set on getting it done to advance his presidential ambitions,” he added, “and he’s going to make every effort to do it.”
For lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, the goal is to tip the balance of power and win more seats for their party in the U.S. House of Representatives. Starting with Republicans in Texas, a total of 16 states have taken up the issue in 2025-26, with six already having approved new maps for this year’s election, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Thank you Andy, for representing the people here on the Eastern Shore.
WE want to keep Andy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!