Hey Friend, it's Harry Dunn here, one of the Capitol police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol against MAGA insurrectionists just three years ago and testified in front of the January 6th Committee.
I've got an important announcement: I'm hoping to make my return to DC – but not as a Capitol police officer. I'm officially running to serve Maryland's 3rd Congressional district in the U.S. House.
Here’s the thing Friend, I never thought I would run for office. Growing up, I wanted to be just like my dad, who was an athlete and a U.S. Air Force Veteran. I played football and earned an athletic scholarship that sent me to college. (I was pretty good, but being 6‑foot‑7 sure didn’t hurt!)
But wearing a football uniform taught me something special: it gave me purpose and made me feel a part of something bigger than myself.
So when I put on my Capitol police uniform for the first time over 15 years ago to protect our nation’s Capitol, it felt right.
But I never thought I’d see the day that our democracy would be attacked by Donald Trump and an army of insurrectionists that HE directed to the Capitol.
I couldn't have been any closer to the chaos of January 6. I put my life on the line during the violence and destruction that Trump encouraged. So trust and believe when I tell you: we cannot allow our democracy to be in the hands of these MAGA‑extremists.
I fought for our democracy and our Capitol once as Officer Dunn, and I'll do it again as Congressman Dunn.
