14. Kari Lake
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Kari Lake Halperin is an American political figure and former television news anchor. She was the Republican nominee in Arizon 2022 gubernatorial and 2024 Senate elections which were both marred with controversial delayed results, and strange happenings.
Kari stepped down from her anchor role shortly before announcing her gubernatorial candidacy, winning the Republican nomination with the endorsement of former president Trump.
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.
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 Soros backed, Ruben Gallego.
On December 11, 2024, president-elect Trump announced that Lake would be appointed as the next director of Voice of America.