Updated 4/16/2021 5:24 PM
Republican U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger is building a multimillion-dollar campaign war chest as he prepares for challenges from within his own party in 2022 s midterm election.
Kinzinger, a Channahon resident who represents the 16th District, sailed to a reelection victory in 2020. But he has been a target for GOP hard-liners who ve blasted him for voting to impeach former President Donald Trump after January s deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol, as well as for comments Kinzinger has made about Trump and others who have espoused far-right views or made untruthful statements about the 2020 election results.
Even though congressional districts will be redrawn ahead of the next election, five Republicans already have declared intent to challenge Kinzinger for the GOP nomination in spring 2022: Woodstock resident Catalina Lauf, who ran for the 14th District seat last year; Oswego resident James Marter, who also ran for the 14th District seat last year and unsu