Kiley is running in a Democratic-leaning district after last year's gerrymandering blew up his existing district's boundaries.

One of the Republicans targeted by Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s gerrymander announced Friday night he will seek reelection as an independent as a last-ditch attempt to save his longshot candidacy.

Over the last year, Kiley has emerged as one of the few House Republicans willing to break with GOP leadership.

Republican Congressman Kevin Kiley announced he will run for re-election in California's 6th District this year as a no party preference candidate.

U.S. House Rep. Kevin Kiley, a Republican targeted by a Democrat-led effort to send more Democrats to Congress, announced Monday that he will run for office in the newly redrawn District 6 in the

"While this will be a more challenging race, I believe we can build a winning coalition for common sense," Kiley said in a statement.

Congressman Kevin Kiley has announced his plan to run in California's newly redrawn 6th district.

Rep. Kevin Kiley has finally decided where he’s running for Congress this year — opting for a difficult race in a Democratic-leaning district.

Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin), whose congressional district was carved up in the redistricting ballot measures approved by voters last year, plans to run in the Democratic-leaning district where he resides.