Kari Lake, the GOP candidate for Senate in Arizona, received an envelope with an “unknown substance” at her campaign office building on Tuesday, Phoenix police said.
The substance was “tested and deemed non-hazardous,” police said Tuesday, after officers and firefighters cleared the building to send a team to investigate the substance.
“There was no immediate threats to the community and the occupants of the building will be allowed access shortly,” police added.
Lake thanked local law enforcement and the hazmat teams “for their swift and professional response” in a post on social media.
She then accused the “radical left” of orchestrating the incident.
“This isn’t just about me; it’s an attack on our movement. I won’t be intimidated, and those responsible must be brought to justice,” she said.
The incident comes exactly two weeks before the election, amid a backdrop of heightened political rhetoric and a sharp rise in threats against public officials.
Last month, election officials in at least five states were sent suspicious packages with powder-like substances. The substances were deemed harmless, but protocol dictated a “precautionary evacuation” in most office buildings.