Make no mistake, I will always fiercely advocate for Maryland’s treasured fishing community.
He will always fiercely advocate for Maryland’s fishing community.
Occurrences
Evidence
Congressman Andy Harris announced NOAA Fisheries' 2026-2027 recreational measures for summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass. The release says the agency acted 'following my office's engagement' and quotes Harris: 'I will always fiercely advocate for Maryland's treasured fishing community.'
NOAA Fisheries announced the 2026 and 2027 recreational management measures and said it was implementing conservation equivalency for summer flounder and black sea bass, with scup unchanged. The action was published on 04/30/2026.
Assessments
The promise is broad and rhetorical rather than a discrete deliverable, so it cannot be judged as fully delivered based on one fisheries action. During Harris's current federal term, he publicly engaged NOAA on recreational fishing measures affecting Maryland anglers and claimed credit for advocating for Maryland's fishing community, while NOAA's rule confirms a concrete federal fisheries outcome. This supports partial credit for same-term advocacy, but not full delivery of an open-ended pledge to always advocate.