An overview of the childhood and early education of Kari Lake, highlighting the experiences that shaped the journey.
Kari Lake is an American political figure and former television news anchor. She served as the special advisor to the United States Agency for Global Media starting in 2025. Lake was the Republican Party nominee for the 2022 Arizona gubernatorial election and the 2024 United States Senate election in Arizona, but was unsuccessful in both bids.
On August 23, 1969, Kari Lake Halperin was born. She is an American political figure and former television news anchor.
In 1969, Kari Lake was born in Rock Island, Illinois, to Larry and Sheila Lake.
In May 1991, Kari Lake began working as an intern at KWQC-TV in Davenport, Iowa.
In August 1998, Kari Lake married Jeff Halperin. They have two children together.
On November 3, 2006, Kari Lake changed her registration from Republican to independent.
On January 4, 2008, Kari Lake registered as a Democrat after the Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses were won by Obama.
On January 31, 2012, Kari Lake returned to being a Republican.
Before 2015, according to her friends, Kari Lake identified as a Buddhist.
In 2015, Kari Lake stated on social media that she supported an adult's and young person's right to gender transition, but later reversed that position.
In 2016, Kari Lake interviewed President Barack Obama while at KSAZ-TV.
In 2020, Kari Lake interviewed President Donald Trump while at KSAZ-TV.
After launching her campaign for governor in 2021, Kari Lake cited Trump, Ronald Reagan, and Kelli Ward as precedent for her party-switching.
In June 2022, Kari Lake praised the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.
Lake's campaign raised $2.6 million from Election Day until the end of 2022, while taking in even more money from a non-profit fundraising group started by Lake's advisers in December 2022.
As of 2022, Kari Lake identifies as an Evangelical Christian.
In 2022, Kari Lake identified as a conservative Republican, describing herself as a "Trump candidate" and accusing President Joe Biden and Democrats of harboring a "demonic agenda".
By February 2023, the non-profit fundraising group started by Lake's advisers became Lake's main fundraising outlet.
On October 10, 2023, Kari Lake announced her candidacy for the 2024 United States Senate election in Arizona.
In November 2023, Kari Lake reaffirmed her support for the 1864 abortion ban in Arizona.
In early 2024, Kari Lake shifted her position and in a March 2024 interview, she denounced the 1864 anti-abortion law.
On April 11, 2024, after the Arizona Supreme Court ruled in favor of enforcing the 1864 territorial law, Kari Lake stated the law was "out of step with Arizonans" and urged legislators to find a common-sense solution, describing abortion as "a personal and private issue."
On April 20, 2024, Kari Lake returned to her earlier position of supporting the 1864 abortion law, after officials indicated they would not prosecute offenders. Lake commented that "We don't have that law, as much as many of us wish we did."
In 2024, the Log Cabin Republicans endorsed Kari Lake's Senate campaign.
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