Exclusive: One-on-one with Ammon Bundy on his plans to run for governor Doug Lock-Smith and last updated 2021-07-20 22:05:01-04 Fresh off his first criminal conviction for trespassing at the Idaho State Capitol, Emmett resident and anti-government activist Ammon Bundy is moving forward with his efforts to unseat Gov. Brad Little. Bundy has a long history of capitalizing â by his own admission â on exposure from high profile standoffs with the government and law enforcement. The latest confrontation pales in comparison to his standoffs with the FBI in Nevada and Oregon. The first standoff was at his father's ranch in Nevada in 2014. The Feds said Ammon's father Cliven Bundy grazed his cattle on federal land and owed more than a million dollars in grazing fees. Bundy argues the law didn't apply to his family and calls it government overreach.