伊利诺伊州众议员亚当·金辛格是在参议院任职的两名共和党人之一众议院1月6日特别委员会共和党拥抱前总统唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)和“弥天大谎”的最直言不讳的批评者之一周五宣布，他不会竞选下一届国会连任。
金辛格在一段近五分钟的视频中向社交媒体上发布的支持者宣布了这一消息，视频中提到了他的第一次竞选。
“我还记得，在那次竞选中，我说过，如果我曾经认为是时候离开国会，我会的，现在就是时候了，但让我明确一点，我对这个国家的热情只增不减。我比以往任何时候都更想有所作为。我对那些不领导的领导人非常失望。战场必须更广阔，真相需要传达到全国的美国人民，”他说说。
“我不能既关注国会的连任，又关注更广泛的全国性斗争，”他继续说道。
金辛格是少数直言不讳、反对特朗普的共和党人之一，他的宣布震惊了当前的政治环境，但这是众议院共和党人更大辞职模式的一部分。
他是2021年1月投票弹劾特朗普的10名众议院共和党人人中的第二位，特朗普因“煽动叛乱”宣布他们不竞选连任。俄亥俄州共和党众议员安东尼·冈萨雷斯(Anthony Gonzalez)在9月份也发表了类似的声明。
特朗普在一份五个字的书面声明中称赞了这一消息。
“2下，8下!”上面写着。
尽管金辛格的家乡伊利诺伊州仍在经历重新划分选区的过程，但早期的地图草稿表明，金辛格要在2022年竞选他所在的选区，即使不是完全不可能，也是一场艰难的战斗。
根据最新的重新划分选区的提议，金辛格目前在芝加哥郊区之外的倾向共和党的选区(CD-16)将从目前的形式被彻底改造。新的CD-16将被转移到该州的西部和中部，而不是他目前代表的该州的郊区和北部。
金辛格宣布这一消息之际，他继续因在调查国会大厦袭击的特别委员会中的工作而受到自己政党成员的抨击，尽管这位国会议员表示，他预计弹劾程序之后会有政治阻力。
“我认为我肯定会面临初选和唐纳德·特朗普的一些铁杆支持者的愤怒，这种愤怒将继续存在，但我仍然相信，一旦他下台，一旦我们可以在他拿着扩音器之外评估整个总统任期，”金辛格在“发电站政治”节目中告诉美国广播公司新闻首席白宫记者乔纳森·卡尔和政治主任里克·克莱因播客一月份。
今年8月，金辛格在“本周与乔治·斯特凡诺普洛斯在一起”节目中告诉卡尔，他支持向任何掌握1月6日国会大厦袭击信息以及特朗普采取了什么行动的人发出传票，包括众议院少数党领袖凯文·麦卡锡。随着该委员会继续调查，唯一的其他共和党成员是共和党众议员利兹·切尼，上周众议院全体投票发现特朗普是盟友蔑视史蒂夫·班农因为没有遵从这样的传票。
尽管遭到众议院共和党领导层的强烈反对，但金辛格在周五的声明中并不排除竞选另一个政治职位。
“我想说清楚，”金辛格说。“这不是我政治前途的终结，而是开始。”
他目前的众议院任期将于2023年1月3日结束。
GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger, outspoken Trump critic, announces he won't seek reelection
Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger, one of two Republicans serving on theHouse Jan. 6 select committee, and one of the most vocal critics of the GOP's embrace of former President Donald Trump and the "big lie," announced on Friday he is not running for reelection to Congress next term.
Kinzinger made the announcement in a nearly five-minute video to supporters posted to social media that referenced his first campaign.
"I also remember during that campaign saying that if I ever thought it was time to move on from Congress I would, and that time is now, but let me be clear, my passion for this country has only grown. My desire to make a difference is bigger than it's ever been. My disappointment in the leaders that don't lead is huge. The battlefield must be broader and the truth needs to reach the American people across the whole country," hesaid.
"I cannot focus on both a re-election to Congress and a broader fight nationwide," he continued.
Kinzinger has been one of a handful of vocal, anti-Trump Republicans and his announcement is a shock to the current political environment -- but it's part of a larger pattern of House Republican resignations.
He is the second of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump in January 2021 for "incitement of insurrection" to announce they’re not running for reelection. Rep. Anthony Gonzalez, R-Ohio, made a similar announcement in September.
Trump took credit for the news in a five-word paper statement.
"2 down, 8 to go!" it said.
Although Kinzinger's home state of Illinois is still going through the redistricting process, the early map drafts indicated an uphill -- if not completely impossible -- battle for Kinzinger to run in his district in 2022.
Under the latest redistricting proposal, Kinzinger’s current GOP-leaning district outside of the Chicago suburbs (CD-16) would be completely reworked from its current form. The new CD-16 would be moved to cover western and central parts of the state, rather than the suburbs and northern part of the state that he currently represents.
Kinzinger's announcement comes as he continues to take heat from members of his own party for his work on the select committee to investigate the attack on the Capitol, though the congressman said he expected political pushback on the heels of the impeachment proceedings.
"I think I'll definitely face a primary and the wrath of some of Donald Trump's hardcore base that will continue to exist, but I still believe that once he's out of office once we can evaluate this whole presidency outside of him having the megaphone," Kinzinger told ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl and Political Director Rick Klein on "Powerhouse Politics"podcastin January.
Kinzinger told Karl on "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" in August that he supported issuing subpoenas to anyone -- including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy -- who has information about the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and what action Trump took. As that committee continues its investigation, with the only other Republican serving on it being Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., a full House vote last week found Trump allySteve Bannon in contemptfor failing to comply with such a subpoena.
Despite the backlash from House GOP leadership, Kinzinger didn't rule out running for another political office in Friday's announcement.
"I want to make it clear," Kinzinger said. "This isn't the end of my political future, but the beginning."
His current House term is set to end on Jan. 3, 2023.
