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Kari Lake | |
|---|---|
 Lake in 2024 | |
| Director of Voice of America | |
Designate | |
| Assuming office TBD | |
| President | Donald Trump (elect) |
| Succeeding | Michael Abramowitz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 23, 1969 Rock Island, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican (before 2006, 2012–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
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| Spouse(s) |
Tracy Finnegan
(m. 1991; div. 1993)Jeff Halperin (m. 1997) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Iowa (BA) |
Kari Lake Halperin[1][2] (née Lake; /ˈkɛəri/ KAIR-ee; born August 23, 1969)[3] is an American political figure and former television news anchor. She was the unsuccessful Republican Party nominee in Arizona's 2022 gubernatorial and 2024 United States Senate elections.
Beginning her media career in the early 1990s, Lake was the anchor for the Phoenix television station KSAZ-TV from 1999 to 2021.[4] She stepped down from her anchor role shortly before announcing her gubernatorial candidacy, winning the Republican nomination with the endorsement of former president Donald Trump.[5][6] Her campaign was marked by various controversies, including promoting false claims of Trump winning the 2020 presidential election and calling for the imprisonment of those who accepted Trump's defeat, including her Democratic opponent, Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs.[7][8][9] Lake narrowly lost the election to Hobbs in what was the closest gubernatorial race that year, but refused to concede. Lake's lawsuit challenging the gubernatorial election result lasted nearly two years and was rejected at three levels of Arizona state courts.[16]
In October 2023, Lake announced her candidacy for the 2024 United States Senate election in Arizona. In July 2024, she won the Republican nomination but lost the general election to Ruben Gallego. On December 11, 2024, president-elect Trump announced that Lake would be appointed as the next director of Voice of America.[17][18]
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- ^ Goodykoontz, Bill (March 2, 2021). "Why longtime Fox 10 news anchor Kari Lake is leaving the Phoenix station after 22 years". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ Cooper, Jonathan (August 4, 2022). "Trump ally Kari Lake wins GOP primary for Arizona governor". Associated Press.
- ^ Cabral, Sam; Slow, Oliver (November 15, 2022). "Trump ally Kari Lake loses to Democrat Katie Hobbs in Arizona governor race". BBC News.
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- ^ "Trump taps immigration hard-liner Kari Lake as head of Voice of America". AP News. December 12, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
- ^ Falconer, Rebecca (December 12, 2024). "Trump chooses Kari Lake to lead Voice of America". Axios. Retrieved December 12, 2024.