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Martin Pengelly in Washington

Harry Dunn, ex-officer who defended Capitol on January 6, to run for Congress

A police officer stands in a building
‘We can’t ever let this happen again,’ Harry Dunn said when announcing his candidacy, referencing the January 6 attack. Photograph: Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images

Harry Dunn, a former police officer who defended the US Capitol on 6 January 2021, will run for US Congress in Maryland.

On Friday, a day ahead of the third anniversary of the deadly riot, Dunn said via X, formerly known as Twitter: “On January 6, I defended our democracy from insurrectionists as a Capitol police officer. After, President Biden honoured me with the Presidential Citizens Medal.

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