The La Salle County Republican Central Committee overwhelmingly voted to censure Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) over his vote to impeach former President Donald Trump.
“The censure disavows Rep. Kinzinger for acting contrary to the values of the La Salle County Republican Central Committee,” a press release said.
It also noted members complained Kinzinger has not met with the committee in over six years.
According to release, the resolution passed with 88% of the committee voting yes.
It claims Kinzinger’s actions have unleashed harsh criticism upon the committee.
“The La Salle County Republicans have received hundreds upon hundreds of emails, text messages and phone calls from our county and beyond expressing their frustration and a lot more with Congressman Kinzinger’s actions and statements the past few months,” committee chair Larry Smith said in a statement.
He continued, “Many have been very direct that their support for the Republican Party is over if Congressman Kinzinger’s behavior isn’t addressed.”
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Smith went on to explain, “Though our Central Committee is not noted for political activism and we have always supported Republicans at every level, Congressman Kinzinger’s actions and statements against former President Trump have opened a Pandora’s Box of criticism.”
During an episode of CNN’s “The Axe Files” podcast last week, Kinzinger acknowledged voting to impeach Trump could end his career, as IJR previously reported.
“I did it knowing full well it could very well be terminal to my career, but I also knew that I couldn’t live with myself having, you know, try to just protect it and just felt like the one time I was called to do a really tough duty, I didn’t do it,” Kinzinger said.
He has received support from other Republicans for speaking out against Trump, as IJR reported.
“There’s also been a whole lot of outpouring from people that [said] ‘thanks for saying it. I’ve heard it, even amongst my colleagues: ‘thanks for speaking up,'” Kinzinger said during an appearance on ABC’s “The View” on Wednesday.
