
US Capitol Police Officer on Duty on Jan. 6 Announces Run for Congress
Published on January 5, 2024
A former U.S. Capitol Police officer who was on duty on Jan. 6, 2021, is running for a U.S. House of Representatives seat that will soon become vacant, he announced on Jan. 5. Harry Dunn, the ex-officer, is joining the race for Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District, even though he doesn’t live there. Mr. Dunn helped “expel insurrectionists” at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, he told lawmakers in public testimony, including striking one that appeared prepared to move past him. “One of the invaders approached me like he was going to try to get past me and head down the stairs. I hit him, knocking him down,” he said at the time....
