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Kari Lake, a former Fox 10 news anchor turned anti-media agitator, is the favored Republican for the U.S. Senate seat in Arizona in 2024. Her political career began when she unsuccessfully ran for governor in 2022, promising to reform Arizona’s electoral systems and secure the southern border. She continues to question the results of the gubernatorial race in court and has refused to concede, instead cultivating a national image as a leading advocate for former President Donald Trump.
Know Kari Lake: A Look into the Leading Republican Candidate for the 2024 US Senate
Kari Lake, a former Fox 10 News anchor turned anti-media firebrand, is the Republican frontrunner for the United States Senate seat for Arizona in 2024. Read in English
Her political career began with an unsuccessful run for governor in 2022. As a political novice, she outshone other Republican candidates by promising to reform Arizona’s electoral systems and secure the southern border. She lost to Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs by around 17,000 votes. Lake continues to challenge the gubernatorial election results in court, unsuccessfully urging judges to declare her the governor.
Who is Kari Lake?
Lake worked at Fox 10 News in Phoenix for 22 years before ending her career in early 2021. Originally from Iowa, she studied journalism at the University of Iowa before moving to Arizona and starting with 12 News as a weekend anchor in her twenties. She met her husband there, and they have been married for 25 years, with two children.
How did Kari Lake get into politics?
When she ran for governor in 2022, the former TV anchor had never previously run for office. Three months after announcing her departure from Fox 10, she declared her gubernatorial candidacy, committing to put “Arizona first”. Despite losing to Hobbs, Lake refused to concede and has repeatedly sued unsuccessfully in an attempt to overturn the results.
Who are Kari Lake’s opponents for the Republican nomination?
Lake’s main competitor for the nomination is Mark Lamb, who has served as Pinal County’s sheriff since 2017. If Lake wins the Republican primaries, she’s likely to face Representative Rubén Gallego, the leading candidate and presumed nominee for the Democratic party. Senator Kyrsten Sinema, who switched her party affiliation from Democrat to Independent, is also expected to run for the seat.
What is Kari Lake’s stance on major issues?
Lake continues to claim without evidence that Trump won the 2020 elections in Arizona and has stated that she would not have certified Biden’s election were she governor at the time. She has declared her intent to fill the southern border with law enforcement to keep a “invasion” of immigrants at bay and also campaigned to ban critical race theory.
Why is Kari Lake controversial?
Lake’s previous campaign was centered on inflammatory and baseless claims about the US elections, in both her own 2022 race and Trump’s failed 2020 presidential bid. Despite her assertions that misconduct cost her the Governor’s Office, an analysis by Republic showed that it was her campaign style that discouraged enough Republicans to give Hobbs the narrow victory.
Why was Kari Lake sued for defamation?
In June, Maricopa County Recorder, Stephen Richer, sued Lake for defamation over false accusations that he was involved in election-related misconduct. Lake requested a default judgement, which allows a jury to determine damages. She maintains that her statements cause no harm.
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