Andy Harris For Congress Announces $270,000 Raised In 4th Quarter

Nearly 90 percent of donations from individual voters

ANNAPOLIS--Andy Harris for Congress today announced that it has raised $270,000 in the fourth quarter of 2009. Nearly 90 percent of the contributions were from individual donors. Harris released the following statement:

"I am very proud to have the support of the voters in my campaign to be the next Congressman representing Maryland's First District," Harris said. "My campaign is built around the support of Republican, Democrat, and Independent voters instead of Washington special interests and the PACs of the liberal leadership in Congress. My supporters know that we have got to fight against the millions of dollars that Nancy Pelosi has begun to funnel into the District so that she can continue to control her members and the policies that Congress pursues. I stand with the voters of the District who want to find and keep a job, make their own health care decisions with their doctors and expect their representative to protect our nation from enemies at home and abroad."

Dr. Harris has a distinguished record as a three-term State Senator in Annapolis fighting for fiscal responsibility and strengthening Maryland’s families by promoting job creation, smaller government, and the need for tax relief, not increased burdens on Maryland taxpayers. He is a practicing obstetric anesthesiologist, with an appointment at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine as an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, as well as practicing at Easton Memorial Hospital and Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He served our country in the United States Naval Reserve for 17 years, achieving the rank of Commander, and is a member of the American Legion.