Kari Lake Announces She Will Not Be Running for Office Again

Former Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake has announced that she will not pursue elected office again.

Lake, who ran for governor in 2022 and lost to Democrat Katie Hobbs in a race many argued was unfairly influenced, most recently fell short in a Senate bid against Democrat Rep. Ruben Gallego in November.

This young lady at #AMFEST asked me if I was going to run for Governor again in 2026.

The answer is no.

I am going to go help President Trump turn this country around by leading @VOANews & sharing America’s story with the world. pic.twitter.com/oVaW4clTlT

— Kari Lake (@KariLake) December 28, 2024

“We know the movement that we have in Arizona, and I will never take that for granted. But there is a corrupt machine here that is hellbent on making sure I never hold office,” Lake wrote in a post on X on Saturday. “So, I won’t put my family (and myself) through the torture of running again.”

Despite stepping back from electoral politics, Lake hinted at a new direction for her career. “I will go to Washington, D.C., return @VOANews (Voice of America) to its glory days, and help President Trump Make America Great Again,” she continued.

We know the movement that we have in Arizona, and I will never take that for granted.

But there is a corrupt machine here that is hellbent on making sure I never hold office.

So, I won't put my family (and myself) through the torture of running again.

I will go to Washington,… https://t.co/L8VpQl1kfA

— Kari Lake (@KariLake) December 28, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Lake to lead the Voice of America (VOA), the U.S. government-funded global news outlet. Announcing her appointment, Trump emphasized her mission to promote American principles of freedom and fairness globally. He stated Lake will “ensure that the American values of Freedom and Liberty are broadcast around the World FAIRLY and ACCURATELY, unlike the lies spread by the Fake News Media.”