# Harry Dunn is running for Congress **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [February 6, 2026, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-dunn-is-running-for-congress/1027455 "2026-02-06T23:21:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-dunn-is-running-for-congress/1027455/1 "2026-02-06T23:21:38Z")
[Harry Dunn for Congress!](https://www.aol.com/articles/jan-6-officer-harry-dunn-002417684.html) > [@](#): > > Former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn is running for Congress in Maryland’s 5th Congressional District. > > Dunn rose to national prominence for his testimony in congressional hearings about defending the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, when a violent mob of supporters of Donald Trump stormed the Capitol building in an attempt to prevent Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election. > > "I see the same aggression in ICE agents that I saw from Jan. 6 insurrectionists,” Dunn says in his [announcement video](https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DKzUVfHPUVvw&data=05%7C02%7CJohn.Helton%40abc.com%7Cf601234267ca434685f608de65073ec1%7C56b731a8a2ac4c32bf6b616810e913c6%7C1%7C0%7C639059278942459214%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=7XFTxEvyzhUy%2FaZnrqA3AT7hMfEbQxbMND266QiyaOs%3D&reserved=0) released Wednesday, referring to Trump’s immigration enforcement operation. > > “So tell Donald Trump I’m coming back to the Capitol, this time with a vote, with oversight authority, with subpoena power, with the full constitutional authority granted to a member of the United States Congress,” Dunn adds. ---
**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-dunn-is-running-for-congress/1027455/2 "2026-02-06T23:50:10Z")
I sure hope he wins. Do we know if he has a good chance? Do we know who he’s running against? ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2026, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-dunn-is-running-for-congress/1027455/3 "2026-02-07T00:13:25Z")
This is not new. He ran last time and lost. Actually, he lost the nomination. > **[Harry Dunn](https://ballotpedia.org/Harry_Dunn)** > > Ballotpedia: The Encyclopedia of American Politics In the primary, he came in second, with 25% of the vote, while Sarah Elfreth received 36% of the vote, and went on to win the election against her Republican challenger with 59% of the vote versus his 38% of the vote. Not entirely sure why this second attempt is noteworthy. As the AOL article linked in the OP states: > This is not Dunn’s first run for Congress. In 2024, he came in second in the Democratic primary for Maryland’s 3rd District, losing to now-Rep. Sarah Elfreth. But the former Capitol Police officer says he is confident he has a path to victory this time around: “If I didn’t think I could win, I wouldn’t be in the race.” It seems like a nice story, but Elfreth is this incumbent this time around. And he’s trying to unseat someone who is also strongly against ICE. > **[Elfreth Testifies Against Elkridge ICE Facility](https://elfreth.house.gov/media/press-releases/elfreth-testifies-against-elkridge-ice-facility)** > > ELLICOTT CITY, MD – Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) testified at a Howard County Council public hearing in support of CB16-2026 - Emergency Legislation - Amending – Howard County Building Code – I-3 Use group. This legislation would... It’s also creepy that the AOL article comment section seems taken over by right-wingers defending ICE. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2026, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-dunn-is-running-for-congress/1027455/4 "2026-02-07T00:52:17Z")
Probably a lot of bots. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2026, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-dunn-is-running-for-congress/1027455/5 "2026-02-07T00:54:57Z")
Good point, probably. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2026, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-dunn-is-running-for-congress/1027455/6 "2026-02-07T00:57:52Z")
No one is really keeping track of this activity now, since the Trump cabal benefits from it. But I sincerely doubt there is less of it now than there was in 2016 or 2020. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-dunn-is-running-for-congress/1027455/7 "2026-02-28T14:34:44Z")
I wish him luck. I’m sure all of the officers where tramitized. But some are more pissed off. We need those that are pissed in congress.