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'''Andrew P. Harris''' is a [[pro-life]] American physician (specialty: anesthesiology) and a newly elected member of the [[House of Representatives]].  He served as chairman of the pro-life caucus in the [[Maryland]] State Senate, where he served from 1998 to 2010.  He is a [[Republican]].

'''Andrew P. Harris''', known as '''Andy Harris''', is an [[United States|American]] anesthesiologist who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[Maryland]].  He served as chairman of the Pro-Life Caucus in the Maryland State Senate, of which he was a member from 1998 to 2010.  

He defeated the nine-term [[pro-abortion]] Rep. [[Wayne Gilchrest]] in the 2008 [[GOP]] primary, who subsequently endorsed the Democrat [[Frank Kratovil]] in the general election. Kratovil narrowly defeated Harris in that general election.

He defeated the nine-term [[pro-abortion]] Representative [[Wayne Gilchrest]] in the 2008 [[GOP]] primary, who subsequently endorsed the Democrat [[Frank Kratovil]] in the general election. Kratovil narrowly defeated Harris in that general election.

Harris defeated Kratovil in a rematch during the 2010 election.

Harris defeated Kratovil in a rematch during the 2010 election, when Republicans regained the majority in the U.S. House.

== Background ==

== Background ==

Andy Harris served 17 years in the United States Naval Reserve and served on active duty during Desert Storm.  He holds the rank of Commander.

Andy Harris served seventeen years in the United States Naval Reserve and was on active duty during [[Operation Desert Storm]].  He holds the rank of commander.

 

His undergraduate and medical degrees are from [[Johns Hopkins University]] in Baltimore, Maryland. Married for 30 years, he and his wife have five children. Until his election to Congress, he practiced medicine in hospitals on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.

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