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Virtual - An Evening with Adam Kinzinger

Renegade: Defending Democracy & Liberty

Former Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger discusses his bestselling memoir Renegade in conversation with Steve Edwards, award-winning journalist.

This presentation will be done virtually by Zoom.  Registration is required to receive the link to this live virtual program.

Presented in partnership with multiple Illinois libraries: Former Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger discusses his bestselling memoir Renegade, which captures one of the most transformative periods in recent history, and recounts his time in public service. From 2011-2022, Congressman Kinzinger served six terms in the United States House of Representatives, representing Illinois’ 16th Congressional District. Following the events of January 6, 2021, Kinzinger demonstrated an exceedingly rare loyalty to country over party. As one of only two Republicans on the January 6th Committee, Rep. Kinzinger stood against his own party in pursuit of democracy and justice. 

While in Congress, Kinzinger served as a member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the House Foreign Affairs Committee, where he served as Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy and the Environment in the 116th Congress. He also served on the non-partisan Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. 

Prior to being elected to Congress, Kinzinger served in the Air Force in both Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. 

In conversation with Steve Edwards, award-winning journalist and interviewer and former host of WBEZ's (Chicago's NPR station) Eight Forty-Eight and The Afternoon Shift. Edwards also helped launch and lead the University of Chicago's Institute of Politics, a non-partisan program devoted to cultivating the next generation of public service leaders.

Steve Edwards spent more than 20 years as an award-winning journalist, interviewer and host of such acclaimed programs as WBEZ’s Eight Forty-Eight and The Afternoon Shift. As a journalist, his work has appeared on the BBC, Bloomberg News, PBS, and numerous public radio stations around the United States.  Most recently, he was Chief Content Officer and interim CEO of WBEZ Chicago Public Media, Chicago’s NPR News station.  From 2012 to 2017, Edwards helped launch and lead the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics, a non-partisan program devoted to cultivating the next generation of public service leaders. He’s currently a Managing Director at Koya Partners, an executive search and strategic advisory firm focused on identifying and strengthening mission-driven leaders across the civic and non-profit sectors.  Edwards was a Knight-Wallace Fellow at the University of Michigan.

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