Lake spent last week in Washington D.C., where she mingled with lobbyists, appeared at a glitzy fundraiser for her campaign, and met with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Campaign finance records show the Lake campaign paid her husband roughly $2,000 during her last campaign. This time around, that number’s already jumped to $8,000.
Sinema’s decision avoids a three-way contest in one of the most closely watched 2024 Senate races against Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego and the Republican nominee, presumed to be former Fox 10 anchor Kari Lake.
If elected, Lake said she plans to unequivocally support a Trump presidency, and hopes he will model his time in office after authoritarian leaders in Hungary and El Salvador.
The US Senate candidate has struggled to make inroads with a faction of her party she alienated during her failed gubernatorial run in 2022.
Opinion: The stakes for our freedoms are high. Arizonans must once again reject Trump this November.
