Former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn on Wednesday launched a second bid for Congress, announcing he would run to succeed retiring former House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer in Maryland.
Dunn, who garnered national attention for speaking out about his experience defending the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, placed second in a crowded Democratic primary for a different Maryland seat in 2024.
“Lawlessness isn’t always a mob. Now it comes with the title, a budget, a badge, a weapon, and lies from behind the podium,” Dunn said in a launch video. He compared the aggressive tactics of federal immigration and border patrol agents who have come under fire in Minneapolis in recent weeks to the actions of those who attacked the Capitol in 2021.
