What is Kari Lake?
{{Infobox politician | image = Kari Lake by Gage Skidmore 4.jpg | caption = Lake in 2024 | office = Director of [[Voice of America]] | status = Nominee | president = [[Donald Trump]] (elect) | term_start = January 20, 2025 | succeeding = [[John Lippman]] (acting) | successor = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|8|23}} | birth_place = [[Rock Island, Illinois]], U.S. | education = | party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]<br />(before 2006; 2012–present) | otherparty = {{unbulleted list|[[Independent politician|Independent]] (2006–2008)|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] (2008–2012)}} | spouse = {{marriage|Tracy Finnegan|1991|1993|end=div}}<br>{{marriage|Jeff Halperin|m. 1998}} | children = 2 | alma_mater = [[University of Iowa]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]) }} '''Kari Ann Lake''' (born August 23, 1969) is an [[Americans|American]] retired [[television]] [[Presenter|news anchor]] and [[politician]]. She used to present for [[KSAZ-TV]] [[television station]] in [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]], [[Arizona]]. She retired from her anchor role in early 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/media/2021/03/02/arizona-news-anchor-kari-lake-leaving-fox-10-phoenix/6885160002/|title=Why longtime Fox 10 news anchor Kari Lake is leaving the Phoenix station after 22 years|first=Bill|last=Goodykoontz|website=The Arizona Republic}}</ref> In June 2021, Lake announced her candidacy for [[Governor of Arizona]] in the [[2022 Arizona gubernatorial election|2022 election]] as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]. Her campaign has been supported by former [[President of the United States|President]] [[Donald Trump]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Shapiro|first=Danny|date=September 28, 2021|title=Donald Trump endorses Kari Lake for Arizona governor|work=[[KTAR-FM]]|url=https://