US Capitol Police Officer on Duty on Jan. 6 Announces Run for Congress

Harry Dunn enters race for soon-to-be-vacant congressional seat.

U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn testifies during a opening hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot, in Washington, on July 27, 2021. Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

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.