Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), a fierce critic of former president Donald Trump, is out with a list of a dozen candidates endorsed by his leadership PAC, Country First.
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The Hill Op-Ed: Americans must reject Trump in 2024
BY CONGRESSMAN ADAM KINZINGER
Over the last three election cycles, the majority of Americans have consistently rejected extremism. The midterm elections were no exception with several candidates endorsed by Donald Trump underperforming or losing in races across the country.
KSL News: Democracy essential for problem-solving, Evan McMullin says during rally with Rep. Kinzinger
Senate candidate Evan McMullin said preserving a functioning democracy is essential to solving economic, environmental and social problems during a virtual rally hosted by Illinois Republican Adam Kinzinger on Thursday.
Deseret News: The ‘Evan McMullin model’ is headed to Arizona
Evan McMullin is running for U.S. Senate on a bet he can assemble a broad coalition of Democrats, independents and persuadable Republicans to unseat incumbent Republican Sen. Mike Lee in a deep red state.
In Arizona, congressional candidate Clint Smith is trying a similar strategy.
The Salt Lake Tribune: ‘I’m surrounded by cowards.’ Adam Kinzinger, of House Jan. 6 committee, encourages Utahns to send Evan McMullin to Washington
Speaking to a standing-room-only crowd in an auditorium at the Salt Lake City Library, with more watching the conversation from an overflow room, House Jan. 6 committee member Rep. Adam Kinzinger said “democracy is on the line” this midterm election cycle.
Roll Call: Trump critic Kinzinger wades into Utah Senate race against Lee
Retiring Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois came to Utah on Thursday to make the case for electing the independent Senate candidate Evan McMullin over incumbent Republican Sen. Mike Lee.
Axios: U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, Evan McMullin reflect on Jan. 6 at campaign event
U.S. GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois and independent U.S. Senate candidate Evan McMullin reflected on the Jan. 6 insurrection and its aftermath Thursday during a crowded campaign forum at the Salt Lake City Library.
Deseret News: What Adam Kinzinger has to say about Evan McMullin, Mike Lee
Outgoing Rep. Adam Kinzinger, one of only two Republicans on the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, says the panel’s work might not immediately change Americans’ minds about what led to the deadly riot.
The New York Times: Adam Kinzinger, an anti-Trump Republican, endorsed pro-democracy candidates, half of them outside his party.
Representative Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, one of the most prominent Republican critics of former President Donald J. Trump, endorsed a dozen candidates on Tuesday whom he described as defenders of democracy.
The Washington Post: Republican Kinzinger endorses Democrats in key races
Half of them are Democrats.
Newsweek: Adam Kinzinger Endorses Democrats in Pennsylvania, Arizona Governor Races
Republican representative Adam Kinzinger has endorsed several Democrats less than a month before midterm elections in November.
Kinzinger, an Illinois Republican, has criticized many members of the Republican Party since the U.S. Capitol riot on January 6, 2021. He started the political action committee Country First shortly after Capitol riot with the intent to "reclaim democracy," according to the organization's website.