“Clearly, the district has some leanings, but any individual in the right place at the right time can do something. He also downplayed any assertions that the district’s congressional seat will remain safe for Republicans. Pipkin accused the governor of packing Republicans into the district to keep them out of other districts and argued that many Baltimore and Carroll communities now in District 1 have little in common with its core residents on the Eastern Shore. While Republicans could control the 1st District for years to come, they are not necessarily happy with the change, said Sen. “But would we like the numbers to be better? Sure.” “I think it’s all about the person, and if we can get less about the affiliations, things will be fine.” he said. 6 insurrection and advocating for use of a. Harris but thinks the party could win the seat in future years, under the right circumstances. And then theres Harris himself, a firebrand conservative doctor known for nearly starting a fistfight on the House floor in the hours after the Jan. Mathias said he has not heard much buzz about other Democrats challenging Mr. Mathias, a former delegate who spent 10 years as mayor of Ocean City. Mathias Jr., Worcester Democrat, as a potential candidate, but he said last week he does not expect to run next year. He took a job this year as assistant deputy state’s attorney in Prince George’s County and even applied this month for a judgeship in Queen Anne’s County. Kratovil has given no indication that he will run. Harris appears poised for re-election, no prominent Democrats have publicly stated they are even considering a run at his seat. Harris, a former state senator who was one of Maryland’s most conservative lawmakers, earned the Republican nomination in 2008 by toppling moderate, nine-term incumbent Republican Wayne T. Last year, he handily beat incumbent Frank Kratovil - the only Democrat to represent the district since 1991 - rebounding from a narrow loss to Mr.
Harris, 54, was already establishing himself as the leading candidate in the district. “It certainly appears that way,” he responded weeks ago, when asked about reports that Democrats would keep his district largely intact.īefore the map was released, Mr. Harris, thus far, has had little to say publicly about his new district. State GOP analysts estimate about 42.2 percent of registered voters in the new 1st District will be Republicans, while 41.5 percent will be Democrats. Bartlett, and moved many of the Baltimore, Carroll and Harford voters into Mr. Their map also took conservative sections of Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick and Harford counties from Mr.
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