Andrew P. Harris
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 1st district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Frank Kratovil |
| Member of the Maryland Senate from the 7th district |
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In office January 8, 2003 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Norman Stone |
| Succeeded by | J. B. Jennings |
| Member of the Maryland Senate from the 9th district |
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In office 1998–2003 |
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| Preceded by | Vernon Boozer |
| Succeeded by | Robert Kittleman |
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January 25, 1957 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Cookie Harris (Deceased 2014) |
| Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University (BS, MD, MHS) |
| Website | House website |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1988–2010 |
| Rank |
 Commander
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| Unit | United States Navy Reserve Medical Corps |
| Battles/wars | Operation Desert Storm |
Andrew Peter "Andy" Harris (born January 25, 1957) is an American politician and physician who has been the U.S. Representative for Maryland's 1st congressional district since 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party and currently the only Republican member of Maryland's congressional delegation. Harris previously served in the Maryland Senate.
Harris's father was Zoltán Harris, an anesthesiologist who was born in Miskolc, Hungary, in 1911 and emigrated to the United States in 1950; his mother, Irene, was born in Poland. He grew up in Queens, New York, and attended Regis High School in Manhattan.
Harris earned his B.S. in biology (1977) and his M.D. (1980) from The Johns Hopkins University. The University's Bloomberg School of Hygiene and Public Health conferred the M.H.S. in 1995 in Health policy and management and also Health Finance & Management.
Harris served in the Navy Medical Corps and the U.S. Naval Reserve as a lieutenant commander on active duty during Operation Desert Storm and currently serves as a commander. He has worked as an anesthesiologist, as an associate professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine, and as chief of obstetric anesthesiology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Harris also served as commanding officer for the Johns Hopkins Naval Reserve Medical Unit from 1989 to 1992.
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