Bundy Can't Enter Statehouse, Can Run For Governor

BOISE, ID — Ammon Bundy, an out-spoken conservative known for his actions during an armed standoff at the Burns Refuge and later for refusing to leave the Idaho Statehouse has filed the necessary paperwork to run for Idaho governor.

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Bundy submitted his name on Friday to the Idaho Secretary of State's Office, filing as a Republican. The treasurer for his campaign is listed as Ammon Bundy.

Bundy first came to the spotlight as a leader of an armed group involved in the takeover of the Burns Refuge.

His latest brush with the law involved his refusal to leave the Idaho Statehouse. For his actions, Bundy was placed in a chair and wheeled out of the building by Idaho State Police. In court proceedings for the arrest, Bundy was ordered not to enter the statehouse.

Bundy does face one problem in his desire to become governor. According to the Secretary of State's Office, no "Ammon Bundy" is registered to vote in the state. In order to run for governor, he will need to register to vote and refile or refile naming a registered voter as treasurer.

Bundy and others wanting to be governor have until March 1, 2022 to file the appropriate paperwork.

The field on the Republican side wanting to be governor now stands at seven candidates.

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