Harry Dunn, who helped depend the Capitol on Jan. 6, is on the ballot next week in Maryland

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By Philip Elliott Washington Correspondent, TIME Why So Many Democrats Are Rooting For Harry Dunn Editor's note: Phil will be back next week. In the meantime, we're highlighting recent reporting from TIME's Washington bureau. Harry Dunn’s body was bruised and his Capitol Police uniform soaked with sweat and pepper spray when he got home on Jan. 6, 2021. He’d spent the day grappling with Donald Trump supporters charging into the Capitol to stop the certification of Joe Biden’s win, absorbing body blows and racist jeers directed at him. Now Dunn’s running for Congress in Maryland’s 3rd district, representing a ribbon of commuter towns running between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Senior Democratic leaders have rallied around his candidacy, seeing Dunn as a forceful national voice who can help energize voters about the threats to democracy. But first he has to win a primary on Tuesday in which his chances are difficult to parse. Dunn is one of 22 names on the primary ballot. Read the Story » Share This Story

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