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Former U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn, who served during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, is running for U.S. Congress again after a 2024 bid fell flat.
“I will never forget that day. The shouting. The pounding. The sound of glass breaking. The shattering of American democracy. January 6 was violent, lawless. A lie turned into an attack,” Dunn declared in a campaign video. “And Donald Trump lit the fuse. And he never put the match down.”
NBC News reported that Dunn has said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement must be “abolished.”
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Democratic U.S. House candidate Harry Dunn speaks to supporters during a primary night party on May 14, 2024, in Ellicott City, Md. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
In the campaign video, Dunn declared, “I see the same aggression in ICE agents that I saw from January 6 insurrectionists. Unchecked force. American citizens murdered. And lies to cover it up.”
Digital reached out to Dunn’s campaign to request a comment from the candidate on Wednesday.
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Former U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn speaks during a “Veterans March” at the National Mall on March 14, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
Dunn, who came in second place in the 2024 Democratic primary in Maryland’s 3rd District, is running this year in the state’s 5th district.
Rep. Steny Hoyer, a Democrat who currently represents Maryland’s 5th District, announced last month that he will not seek another term.
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Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., arrives in Christianborg Palace on Jan. 16, 2026, in Copenhagen, Denmark. (Martin Sylvest Andersen/Getty Images)
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Hoyer has served in the House for more than four decades.
