Kari Lake | |
|---|---|
 Lake in 2024 | |
| United States Ambassador to Jamaica | |
Nominee | |
| Assuming office TBD | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Succeeding | Scott Renner (acting) |
| Senior Advisor to the United States Agency for Global Media | |
| Assumed office March 4, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Acting CEO | Victor Morales Michael Rigas |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 23, 1969 Rock Island, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican (before 2006, 2012–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Tracy Finnegan
(m. 1991; div. 1993)Jeff Halperin (m. 1997) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Iowa (BA) |
Kari Ann Lake (born August 23, 1969) is an American retired television news anchor and politician. She used to present for KSAZ-TV television station in Phoenix, Arizona. She retired from her anchor role in early 2021.
In June 2021, Lake announced her candidacy for Governor of Arizona in the 2022 election as a Republican. Her campaign has been supported by former President Donald Trump. She won the Republican nomination in the August primary. She lost the election to Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs in November 2022.
Lake announced her candidacy for the United States Senate in the 2024 election in October 2023. She lost the election in November 2024 to Democratic U.S. Representative Ruben Gallego.
Lake used to be a Democrat between 2008 and 2012. She supported the presidential campaigns of John Kerry and Barack Obama.
On December 11, 2024, President-elect Donald Trump announced that Lake would be appointed as the next director of Voice of America.
On May 11, 2026, Trump nominated Lake to be the U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica.
