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Voters to determine fate of Harry Dunn who left Capitol Police job (and pension) to run for Congress

When Harry Dunn resigned from his job as a U.S. Capitol Police officer, he admitted it was a “crazy” thing to do. After more than 15 years on the force protecting members of Congress, Dunn resigned about four years shy of being able to collect a pension to trade in his police badge for the title “congressman.” “I walked away from a job for just an opportunity,” Dunn told theGrio during a phone interview the day before his Tuesday Democratic […]

todayMay 14, 2024

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Jan. 6 was ‘the catalyst’ to former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn’s run for Congress

Harry Dunn, the now former Capitol Police officer, says he is running for Congress largely due to the violent and deadly events that unfolded on Jan. 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol. “I was on the front lines. I saw the carnage and…how close we came to not certifying the election for the first time in American history,” said Dunn, vying for the Democratic nomination for Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District. Private First Class Harry Dunn of the US Capitol Police […]

todayJanuary 10, 2024

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Harry Dunn, officer who defended US Capitol on Jan. 6, is running for Congress in Maryland

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A former police officer who defended the U.S. Capitol against rioters on Jan. 6 announced Friday that he is running for Congress in Maryland. Harry Dunn announced his candidacy a day before the third anniversary of the violent attack at the Capitol by a mob of Donald Trump supporters that disrupted the certification of the 2020 presidential election for Joe Biden. “This moment that we are in requires everybody to step up and step into their role in […]

todayJanuary 5, 2024