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Rachel Leingang

Kari Lake, Trump ally and election denier, announces Senate bid in Arizona

Kari Lake, former candidate for governor of Arizona, attends the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Maryland, 4 March 2023.
Kari Lake, former candidate for governor of Arizona, attends the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Maryland, 4 March 2023. Photograph: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

Kari Lake, the Republican candidate who lost the race for Arizona governor but never conceded her loss, announced a run for US Senate in the western state Tuesday.

A former TV news anchor, Lake made her move into politics by making repeated false claims about elections. She aligned closely with former president Donald Trump and has been floated as a potential running mate for Trump, who once praised Lake for her ability to constantly bring up election fraud.

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