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U.S. Representative · Congressional District 1 · Maryland · 2026 Primary
A U.S. Representative serves as your district's voice in Congress, where they vote on federal laws, national budgets, and policies that impact daily life. They are responsible for securing federal funding for local infrastructure and helping residents resolve issues with federal agencies, such as the Social Security Administration or the Department of Veterans Affairs. This office matters because it ensures your community’s specific needs and priorities are represented in the national government.
View all candidates in this raceRandi White is a Salisbury-based radio professional running for U.S. Representative from Maryland's 1st District against incumbent Republican Andy Harris, who has held the seat since 2011. She describes herself as a daughter of Salisbury raised by her grandmother in the Eastern Shore community and spent over 20 years working in media and communications at companies like iHeartMedia before becoming a full-time mom raising boys while running for Congress. White positions herself not as a career politician but as a neighbor who has lived the consequences of politicians not caring about everyday struggles like rent, groceries, healthcare costs, and childcare expenses. Her campaign emphasizes showing up across all 11 counties in MD-01, having driven over 10,564 miles to visit communities from Ocean City to Baltimore suburbs. She runs on a platform focused on affordability, healthcare access, education funding, cost of living relief, environmental protection for the bay, reproductive freedom, LGBTQ+ equality, voting rights, and gun safety.
Sources: Campaign website
"I've lived the consequences of politicians not caring. I know the urgency. The rent, the groceries, the surprise doctor bill, the four new tires you can't afford." — Randi White
"You work full-time and still can't afford groceries or healthcare. Andy Harris has been in Congress for 15 years. What has he done about it?"
"I'm not a career politician backed by corporate interests. I'm a daughter of the Eastern Shore who's tired of watching Andy Harris sell us out."
"You deserve a representative who actually shows up."
"Andy Harris takes corporate PAC money and disappears until the next election. You're done with it."
Source: randiformd.com
Healthcare
Bring specialists to the county and end the healthcare gap killing Black women; stop private equity from gutting hospitals; protect subsidies keeping premiums down
“"Put the care back in healthcare. Bring specialists to your county and end the healthcare gap killing Black women • Stop private equity from gutting our hospitals • Protect the subsidies keeping your premiums down"”
Education
Fight for federal funding schools have been denied; affordable higher education or trade school; better pay and support for teachers
“"Your zip code shouldn't decide your kid's future. Fight for the federal funding our schools have been denied for decades • A real path to affordable higher education or trade school • Better pay and real support for teachers"”
Cost of Living
Get all 21,000 federal workers their jobs back; protect union jobs and right to organize; hold corporations accountable for price gouging
“"You work full-time and still can't afford groceries. Get all 21,000 federal workers their jobs back • Protect union jobs and the right to organize • Hold corporations accountable for price gouging"”
Environment
Make polluters pay; protect clean water no matter where you live; protect watermen and fishing industry; work with family farmers to prevent poultry runoff
“"It's how you feed your family. Make polluters pay. Your neighborhood deserves clean water no matter what side of town you live on • Protect watermen and the fishing industry • Work with family farmers to prevent poultry runoff"”
Reproductive Freedom
Codify right to reproductive healthcare; fight maternal mortality crisis killing Black women at 3x rate; protect access to contraception
“"Your body. Your decision. Codify the right to reproductive healthcare • Fight the maternal mortality crisis killing Black women at 3x the rate • Protect access to contraception"”
LGBTQ+ Equality
Support Equality Act; protect marriage equality at federal level; fight legislation targeting trans and queer youth of color
“"You live here. You work here. Same protections. Support the Equality Act • Protect marriage equality at the federal level • Fight legislation targeting trans and queer youth of color"”
Democracy/Voting Rights
Protect right to vote; reject corporate PAC money; hold everyone who tried to overturn 2020 accountable
“"He tried to throw out your vote. Protect your right to vote. Full stop • Reject corporate PAC money • Hold everyone who tried to overturn 2020 accountable"”
Gun Safety
Universal background checks and assault weapons ban; protect and expand red flag laws; invest in mental health access on the Shore
“"Your kid should come home from school. Universal background checks and assault weapons ban • Protect and expand red flag laws • Invest in mental health access on the Shore"”
According to Radio Chesapeake, Randi White is described as a Salisbury radio professional and Kamala Harris campaign worker vying against Democratic challengers to take over Andy Harris's congressional seat. She expects a blue wave will hit even on the conservative Eastern Shore and anticipates picking up votes from many Harris fans who have soured on him. Capital News Service reports that in interviews, neither White nor other Democratic candidates mentioned each other much, as they're focused primarily on unseating incumbent Republican Rep. Andy Harris.
“"Put the care back in healthcare. Bring specialists to your county and end the healthcare gap killing Black women • Stop private equity from gutting our hospitals"”
Source“"Your zip code shouldn't decide your kid's future. Fight for the federal funding our schools have been denied for decades"”
Source“"Make polluters pay. Your neighborhood deserves clean water no matter what side of town you live on • Protect watermen and the fishing industry"”
Source“"Your body. Your decision. Codify the right to reproductive healthcare • Fight the maternal mortality crisis killing Black women at 3x the rate"”
Source“"He tried to throw out your vote. Protect your right to vote. Full stop • Reject corporate PAC money"”
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