Oath Keeper's son emerges from traumatic childhood to tell his own story in long shot election bid
The eldest son of one of America's most infamous seditionists is building a new life since breaking from his father's control
KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — The eldest son of one of America’s most infamous seditionists is building a new life since breaking free from his father's control — juggling work, college classes and volunteer firefighting.
And Dakota Adams has tossed one more ball in the air this year: a Democratic campaign for Montana's Legislature.
He also plans to sell the rifles, body armor and tactical gear he used to wear to anti-government protests alongside his father — Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes. It's all part of an effort to push away the last vestiges of what Adams describes as an isolating and abusive upbringing that nearly ruined him, his mother and his siblings.
“I decided that I’m going to double down on betting on the electoral process," Adams said in a recent interview.
