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EXCLUSIVE: Republican Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake is constructing momentum in her race to flip the seat presently held by Unbiased Sen. Kyrsten Sinema.
Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., chair of the Home Republican Research Committee, introduced his endorsement of Lake on Thursday, turning into the newest nationwide determine to again her bid in what is predicted to be probably the most carefully watched and consequential races of 2024.
“I’m proud to endorse Kari Lake for U.S. Senate in Arizona. Kari is strictly who we’d like within the Senate to safe the border, stand as much as Hamas terrorists, rein in reckless spending, and defend the Second Modification. She is an America First fighter who will shake up Washington D.C. and I stay up for working along with her within the Senate,” Banks mentioned in an announcement to Fox Information Digital.
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Republican Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake and Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind. (Getty/Reuters)
“I’m humbled to have the endorsement of Congressman Jim Banks. He’s a confirmed conservative chief, selling America First insurance policies and standing as much as Joe Biden. Jim and I’ll assist flip the Senate pink and get to work for the American folks,” Lake instructed Fox.
The conservative firebrand, who narrowly misplaced her bid to turn into Arizona’s governor final 12 months, gained a string of endorsements during the last two weeks, together with from Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, and Texas Legal professional Basic Ken Paxton, in addition to quite a lot of state and native officers.
She additionally obtained the backing of former President Trump on the night time of her marketing campaign launch final month.
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Republican Arizona Senate candidate and Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb. (Sheriff Mark Lamb/Courageous Books)
The endorsements present a coalescing of Republican assist round Lake, whose new method seems to have left the accusations of a stolen 2022 election within the rearview mirror.
Lake plans to heart the race largely on the “radical” file of her Democrat opponent, Phoenix-area Rep. Ruben Gallego, who is predicted to win his occasion’s nomination, particularly his assist for the Biden administration, the Iran nuclear deal and previous opposition to a border wall.
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Pinal County Sherriff Mark Lamb is Lake’s solely main Republican challenger within the race for the GOP nomination. He has obtained the backing of Latinos for America First PAC, a gaggle that advocates “for conservative insurance policies” and electing “America first candidates.”
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Brandon Gillespie is an affiliate editor at Fox Information. Observe him on Twitter at @brandon_cg.
