U.S. House · MD-01 · Democratic candidate · 2026

Dan Schwartz

Democratic candidate for Maryland's 1st Congressional District

Eastern Shore consumer protection advocate focused on rural healthcare, family farms, lower costs, labor rights and accountable government.

DistrictMD-01

OfficeCongress

ElectionNov. 3, 2026

Policy priorities

Where Dan stands.

Campaign position

Supports tax credits and student-debt relief for rural clinicians, alongside funding for rural hospitals and clinics

Campaign position

Supports protecting Medicaid, Medicare and the ACA, with a public insurance option available through the marketplace

Campaign position

Supports negotiating prices for more medicines and speeding up the timetable for Medicare drug-price negotiations

Campaign position

Supports farmland protection, USDA Farm Credit lending and procurement policies that help local farmers sell their products

Campaign position

Supports workers organizing unions, treating wage theft as a crime and restoring federal consumer and civil-rights enforcement

Campaign position

Supports restricting stock, options and cryptocurrency trading by members of Congress, executive officials and their families

Record and background

2026
Accomplishment
Democratic nominee
Qualified for the general-election ballot in Maryland’s First Congressional District.

Experience
Consumer protection advocate
Worked with state banking regulators and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on financial fraud.

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