BALTIMORE — Harry Dunn dedicated much of his adult life to protecting the U.S. Capitol, but since the 2021 capitol insurrection, Dunn is now hoping to dedicate his time-serving the capitol in another way: as a congressman. Thursday morning, the former U.S. Capitol police officer made his bid for Maryland’s third congressional district official.
Former U.S. Capitol police officer Harry Dunn was all smiles as he walked into the state board of elections in Annapolis Thursday morning. He was there to officially file his candidacy for congress in Maryland’s third district – which includes all of Howard County, and parts of Anne Arundel and Carroll counties.
“I tried to find reasons I shouldn’t run and those all led me to more reasons why I should run and as you saw I just signed the papers and I couldn’t be happier,” said Dunn.
It’s something he never saw himself doing until the aftermath of January 6, 2021.