The Senate Republicans’ campaign arm is formally endorsing Kari Lake in the Arizona Senate race, putting an end to speculation over whether GOP leadership in the upper chamber would get behind the Republican front-runner.
“Kari Lake is one of the most talented candidates in the country. Kari is building out an effective campaign operation that has what it takes to flip Arizona’s Senate seat in November,” Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC). “I’m proud to endorse Kari Lake for United States Senate.”
News of the NRSC’s expected endorsement was first reported by Politico and offers Lake a critical boost as she works to consolidate Republican support in Washington, D.C., and Arizona.
Although Daines has previously praised Lake, the committee had stopped short of offering their endorsement. But with the Senate GOP group officially going all in for her, Republicans in Washington are signaling that they see Arizona and their likely GOP nominee, Lake, as winnable.