The Democrats have a new entrant in an upcoming election, and it just so happens that he was arrested just last week by the FBI. And by the way, he's an FBI agent.

According to JustTheNews, Johnathan Buma, "the FBI agent who was arrested last month for the alleged illegal disclosure of confidential information," announced this week that he's running for Congress.

Buma said he's running as a "resistance-style" Democrat who will "run against Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.) who won his first race for the seat in 2022 and won reelection in 2024."

Buma handled confidential human sources (CHSs) for the federal law enforcement agency.

What's going on?

Buma is quite the character, having been arrested and prosecuted in California, where he was based as an FBI agent. He was reportedly arrested moments before he was set to board an international flight last month.

BREAKING: 🚨 Anti-Trump FBI Agent Arrested As He Tries To Leave the Country

Johnathan Buma, a senior FBI agent known for his attacks on Donald Trump, was apprehended, moments before boarding an international flight at JFK Airport.

The 15-year veteran had printed over 130… pic.twitter.com/EvTuEgiPiQ

— MAGA Resource (@MAGAResource) March 20, 2025

JustTheNews noted:

A criminal complaint from the Justice Department was issued last month charging Buma with violating federal laws that criminalize the disclosure of confidential information. He is being prosecuted by federal prosecutors in Los Angeles.

His idea of running for Congress out of Arizona seems to be not only silly, but an impossible task.

The outlet noted:

It is unclear how Buma could currently campaign in Arizona, since the conditions of his release on bond do not allow him to travel to the state. Buma was released on a $100,000 bond according to a court document dated March 18, where he agreed not to leave the areas of the “Central District of California, Utah, and the points in between necessary for travel.”

Buma is a weird one, to be sure.

Going off the record, or not

Buma reportedly spoke to JustTheNews for three and a half minutes before saying he wanted to go "off the record," and it was made very clear to him that any conversation prior to that statement could be published.

He said the DOJ is "charging me with is one misdemeanor count of disclosure… and I’m working on that — to reverse — basically speaking to the AUSA [assistant U.S. attorney] directly."

"I also moved to Arizona recently, and I’m in the process of transitioning down to district six — I’ve moved to Prescott, Arizona. And I’m speaking with the judge tomorrow about all that," he added.

Buma said that there shouldn't be anything else that gets in the way of his intent to run. We'll see.