The Senate GOP campaign group is endorsing Republican candidate Kari Lake in the Arizona Senate race, the Daily Caller News Foundation confirmed Tuesday.
The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) is recruiting GOP candidates in Montana, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Nevada, but has not yet made an endorsement in the Arizona primary.
Lake could end up in contention in a three-way race for the seat of independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who has not yet announced a run, and Democratic front-runner Ruben Gallego..Kari Lake is one of the most talented candidates in the country,” Montana NRSC President Steve Daines told DCNF in a statement.
“Kari is building an effective campaign operation that has what it takes to flip the Arizona Senate seat in November. I am proud support Kari Lake for US Senate.The NRSC is holding a fundraiser for Lake in Washington on March 6, with Daines from D.C. and Senate Republican Conference Chairman John Barrasso of Wyoming, a source familiar with the plans told DNCFi..
“I am honored to have the support of President Daines and the NRSC,” Lake said in a statement provided to DCNF. “We are uniting Republicans in Arizona and we have a clear path to victory. The Senate majority is going through Arizona.
“Politico first reported the NRSC endorsement on Tuesday.Lake also has the support of former President Donald Trump and several senators, including Barrasso, Tommy Tuberville of Alabama, Tom Cotton of Arkansas, Bill Hagerty of Tennessee, Roger Marshall of Kansas and Rand Paul of Kentucky. Republican representatives.
Elise Stefanik of New York, Jim Banks of Indiana and Matt Gaetz of Florida also endorsed Lake.Several other lesser-known Republicans are running in the primary against Lake, the 2022 GOP gubernatorial candidate, including Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb.
The Cook Political Report describes Sinema’s concurrent seat as a “Toss Up” with contested races between Montana Democratic Senator Jon Tester and Ohio’s Sherrod Brown.The NRSC also supports former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy in Montana, Army veteran Sam Brown in Nevada, former GOP Rep.
Mike Rogers in Michigan and former hedge fund executive David McCormick in Pennsylvania. The Senate GOP campaign team is staying neutral in Ohio’s Senate primary, where several prominent Republicans are running, and is recruiting GOP businessman Eric Hovde in Wisconsin..
