Kinzinger backs Democrats in midterm election endorsement spree – By Ryan King (Washington Examiner) / Oct 11, 2022
Outgoing Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) is throwing his weight behind several Democrats in the midterm election cycle.
The unabashed critic of former President Donald Trump, who has often bemoaned the current state of the GOP, rolled out multiple bipartisan endorsements Tuesday through his Country First political action committee, backing six Democrats, four Republicans, and two independents.
“Now more than ever, it’s critical we elect leaders up and down the ballot who are loyal to the Constitution and willing to be a bulwark for democracy — regardless of their political party affiliation,” Kinzinger proclaimed in a statement. “We must set partisan politics and ideology aside in order to preserve our nation’s democracy.”
Four of the Democrats he backed included contenders in secretary of state races — which has been ground zero for 2020 election discourse. Kinzinger backed Steve Simon in Minnesota, Jocelyn Benson in Michigan, Adrian Fontes in Arizona, and Cisco Aguilar in Nevada.
