What’s the job: Would serve as one of Maryland’s eight members of the 435-member U.S. House of Representatives. Responsible for introducing and voting on legislation, approving federal spending and providing oversight of federal government operations. Elected to a two-year term.

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Democratic

Name: Victor Allen Guidice

Victor Allen Guidice.
Victor Allen Guidice. (Courtesy of Victor Allen Guidice)

Age: 43

Personal: Married, father of two.

Education: My skills and certifications were obtained through mentorship, self-education and hard work.

Experience: Commercial truck driver, heavy equipment operator, geo-structural engineering technician, mechanic, machinist, fabricator, blacksmith, gunsmith, bladesmith, and toolmaker.

Questionnaire

Name: Dan Schwartz

Dan Schwartz.
Dan Schwartz. (Dan Schwartz for Congress Campaign)

Age: 38

Personal: Married, wife Megan, children Henry, 6, and Eddie, 3.

Education: Bachelor’s degree, political science, George Washington University; Graduate School of Banking at Colorado.

Experience: More than 13 years with the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, including as lead staff for Multistate Money Service Business Examination Taskforce (MMET); senior director, Nonbank Supervision & Enforcement; senior director, Policy & Supervision; director, Policy Development.

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Name: George Walish

Candidate did not respond to The Banner’s voter guide questionnaire.

Name: Randi White

Randi White.
Randi White. (Jeff Murphy)

Age: 43

Personal: I was born and raised in Salisbury, a proud graduate of Wicomico High School’s class of 2001. I come from deep roots in this community. The majority of my extended family still calls the Eastern Shore home, and so do I.I am a single mother of two boys who are watching this campaign and learning what it looks like when you stop waiting for someone else to fix things and do it yourself.My grandmother raised me with one rule: don’t complain unless you plan to do something about it. That rule shaped everything about who I am and why I am running.Off the campaign trail I am a die-hard Ravens and Orioles fan, a proud Emerge Maryland alum, and someone who genuinely believes that the best part of this community is its people. I have spent my whole life fighting for my community throughout my career. Now, on the campaign trail, I continue that in neighborhoods that have never had anyone show up.I’m running because the people of MD-01 deserve someone who puts them first and fights for their rights every single day without permission nor apology.This fight is personal because it’s home.

Education: I earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Communication Studies from Bridgewater College in 2005. That combination of understanding people and communicating effectively has been the foundation of everything I have done since, from two decades in media to organizing communities across MD-01.

Experience: I have been studying politics since I was 8 years old, writing letters to the editor of the Daily Times and to former Maryland Governor Parris Glendening about injustices in my community. That instinct to speak up never left. In high school and college I organized walkouts, advocated for women’s reproductive rights, and volunteered on political campaigns before I even knew what a career in politics looked like.I spent twenty years in radio and television as an on-air personality and marketing director, building the communication skills and community relationships that now power this campaign. Connecting with people across every background is not a strategy for me. It is second nature.In 2024 I put all of it to work as a Field Organizer for Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign in Virginia, where I helped Democrats win up and down the ballot. Working alongside the VA-02 congressional campaign taught me how a competitive race is actually built and run. I came home to MD-01 ready to build one myself, without consultants and without corporate PACs.I am also a proud Emerge alum.

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Republican

Name: Chris Bruneau

Candidate did not respond to The Banner’s voter guide questionnaire.

Name: Rep. Andy Harris

Candidate did not respond to The Banner’s voter guide questionnaire.