Candidate · U.S. House, District 1
Dan Schwartz
What this job does: Your district's one vote in the U.S. House. House members write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending. A term is two years.
- Occupation
- Banking and consumer policy specialist
- Lives in
- Talbot County
Background
- Born in New York City; bachelor's degree from George Washington University (2010). source: ballotpedia.org
- Worked for more than a decade on consumer protection at the Conference of State Bank Supervisors in Washington, D.C.; left the job in 2025 to run for Congress. source: somdnews.com
- Won the 2026 Democratic primary for the 1st Congressional District. source: en.wikipedia.org
In their own words
What the candidate says they will work on, from their campaign site or their answers to news-outlet questionnaires. We list it as stated and do not rate it.
- "I will be laser focused on affordability and the economy"; opposes tariffs and spending freezes. source: ballotpedia.org
- Improve and protect access to affordable health care and restore public health research funding. source: ballotpedia.org
- Ban members of Congress from trading stocks, options and crypto. source: ballotpedia.org
- Oppose cuts to earned Social Security benefits. source: ballotpedia.org
- Election changes such as open primaries for unaffiliated voters; independent redistricting commissions. source: delmarvapublicmedia.org
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