Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger faced fierce backlash from his constituents, family members, as well as former President Trump over his decision to vote to impeach Trump in insurrection charges. However, despite Trump’s promises to endorse GOP challenger to unseat Kinzinger during the midterms he has actually managed to haul in an impressive amount of fundraising dollars- 2.2 million in three months to be exact.
Fox News reports:
“Thank you! Such a strong showing!” the congressman from Illinois tweeted Thursday morning, after media reports of his fundraising haul made headlines.
Kinzinger, an Air Force veteran and current lieutenant colonel in the Air National Guard, who served two tours of duty in the Iraq war, told reporters on Wednesday that half of his haul – $1.1 million – was raised by his congressional campaign fund. He noted that the figure was nearly three times what he brought in for the same period in the 2020 election cycle and more than three times what he hauled in during the first quarter of the first year of the 2018 election cycle.
Another $1.1 million was raised the past three months for the “Country First” PAC he launched in late January to take aim at Republicans who continue to embrace Trump.
While he has yet to formally announce his 2022 reelection bid, Kinzinger has said, “My priority is to get reelected. My priority is to continue to build this idea of country first and this movement, to help people that think likewise.”
While Kinzinger’s fundraising haul is promising it may not be enough to save his seat during the midterm elections.