Adam Niemerg
[2] He attended Lake Land College and Eastern Illinois University and earned his Bachelor of Arts in history.[2] In the aftermath of the storming of the US Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters, Niemerg condemned the violence.Subsequently, the Illinois State Board of Elections ruled in favor of the objection to his petition filing based on this error, leaving him off of the ballot.[8][9] Niemerg currently resides in rural Dieterich in Effingham County with his wife Trina and two children.He and his family are "members of the St. Isidore the Farmer Catholic Parish and they attend St. Aloysius Church.