Andy Harris
Harris’s votes split: for the standalone Israel bills, against the April 2024 package, against both amendments to cut aid to Israel, unexplained in anything located. He is named among Freedom Caucus members urging the president to back Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria. Nothing located on U.S. aid to Palestinians.
Harris represents Maryland’s 1st District, the Eastern Shore, and is the sitting member and Freedom Caucus chairman.
His recorded votes on the tracked bills appear as badges on this card and split: for the November 2023 and February 2024 standalone bills and the shipment-release bill, against the April 2024 package, and against both amendments to cut aid to Israel. Nothing located explains the April 2024 No in his own words, and this card does not guess.
His strongest recent position runs through territory rather than aid: JNS reports him among the "Samaria Caucus" members urging the administration to back Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria (the West Bank) and praising sanctions relief for Israeli residents there. His statement on a United Nations anti-Israel resolution sits on his site; his November 2023 co-sponsorship statement is on the research page.
Nothing located has him addressing U.S. humanitarian aid for Palestinians at any date.
Tracked votes: backed sending U.S. weapons or funding to the government of Israel in 5 of 6 recorded votes.
Research
U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel
- His recorded votes appear as badges on this card and split as the front states; no located explanation of the April 2024 No (the Freedom-Caucus offsets pattern seen elsewhere is NOT imputed to him).
- [Reaction window, 2023-11-03] His statement on the standalone bill, verified: "Israel is in a fight for its very existence against radical Islamic terrorists", with the bill’s defensive-systems itemization. Off the card; defensive detail besides.
U.S. aid to Palestinians
- Nothing located at any date.
Characterization of the conflict
- [Position, 2025] The Judea-and-Samaria sovereignty letter coverage, verified: JNS names him among the caucus members. A territorial-sovereignty position, stated as what it is.
- [Position, undated] The UN-resolution statement, title verified; body recorded but not confirmed.
Related rhetoric and lobbying
- Tracked funding totals appear as a badge on this card. A Christians United for Israel post and a talk-radio post are other organizations’ pages; nothing claimed.
Safety and antisemitism (context)
- Campus-antisemitism letters appear via colleagues’ sites; dates checked, nothing quoted.
Race and status context
- Sitting member and Freedom Caucus chairman, nominated. His Democratic challenger’s card carries its own record.
Also in this race: Dan Schwartz (Democrat) · All Maryland candidates.
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