Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., will hold a public event and media availability at the opening of the White Marlin Open. The event is scheduled for Monday, August 4, 2025, at 5 p.m. EST at Harbour Island Marina on 14th Street and the Bay in Ocean City.
Harris will be joined by Ocean City Mayor Richard Meehan and other local elected officials. The focus of the event is to discuss the importance of protecting Maryland’s coastal economy.
“Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. will deliver remarks and hold a media availability at the White Marlin Open alongside Ocean City Mayor Richard Meehan and local elected officials.”
The congressman plans to address efforts to safeguard economic lifelines on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, with an emphasis on commercial fisheries and recreational boating that support tourism and family-owned businesses.
“Public event on the importance of protecting Maryland’s coastal economy.”
He also intends to highlight provisions from H.R. 1—referred to as “One Big Beautiful Bill”—which rolled back billions in subsidies from energy policies enacted under the Biden Administration.
Harris has represented Maryland’s 1st district in Congress since 2011 after succeeding Frank Kratovil. Before his tenure in Congress, he served in both chambers of Maryland’s state legislature from 1999 through 2011. He was born in New York City in 1957 and currently resides in Cambridge. Harris earned his undergraduate degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1977.
Members of the press interested in attending are required to RSVP via email.
