“Capitol police officer Harry Dunn, who claimed protesters called him a racial slur with no evidence to prove his claim more than two years later, mocked the idea the [January 6] tapes should be made public. “What the fuck more y’all wanna see? More terrorists beating cop’s asses?” Dunn asked on Twitter.” ~ From Julie Kelly Article on American Greatness
Harry Dunn enters race for soon-to-be-vacant congressional seat.
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.
The black man said he was racially taunted and suffered emotional trauma.
Mr. Dunn said in a campaign video that he left the police force recently in order to run for Congress and try to prevent a reprise of the Jan. 6 riot.
“I’m here to announce my candidacy, to fight back and be able to push back against the people in Congress right now that I spent the last 15 years of my life protecting,” Mr. Dunn added on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” “And I want to serve as their equal, as their colleague. I want a voice at the table and I’m ready for that challenge.”
Mr. Dunn has frequently criticized former President Donald Trump and said joining Congress would help him hold President Trump accountable.
President Joe Biden awarded Mr. Dunn and some other officers the Presidential Citizens Medal in 2023. He called them “heroic law enforcement officers.” Mr. Dunn also received the Congressional Gold Medal in 2022.
Maryland’s 3rd District is currently represented by Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md.), who announced in the fall of 2023 that he would be stepping down at the end of his current term to return to the nonprofit sector.
Mr. Sarbanes, 61, has served in the seat since 2007.
Doesn’t Live in the District
The 3rd District includes all of Howard County and parts of two adjacent counties, Carroll County and Anne Arundel County. It sits to the south and west of Baltimore and covers about 777,000 people.
Mr. Dunn told news outlets that he does not currently reside in the district—he lives in Montgomery County—but that he would move there if he wins the race.
