MD-05: Pelosi backs Dunn for Hoyer House seat in Maryland
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Wednesday endorsed former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn in the race to succeed retiring Rep. Steny Hoyer (D) in Maryland’s 5th Congressional District.
Dunn, who defended Pelosi’s office during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, is mounting his second run for Congress after losing to Rep. Sarah Elfreth (D-Md.) in the Democratic primary in Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District nearly two years ago.
The endorsement pits Pelosi against Hoyer, who endorsed state Rep. Adrian Boafo (D) — his former campaign manager — in January, roughly two weeks after the 86-year-old announced his retirement.
Pelosi and Hoyer are longtime Democratic leadership rivals who served with one another for years at the top of the House Democratic Caucus.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5779773-pelosi-endorses-harry-dunn/