Kari Lake

About

Television news anchor and conservative politician known for her 22-year career as the evening anchor at Fox 10 Phoenix and her high-profile run for Governor of Arizona in 2022. She is also known for running for the U.S. Senate in 2024 and for being sworn in as Senior Advisor at the U.S. Agency for Global Media in 2025.

Before Fame

She graduated from North Scott Senior High School. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Communications and Journalism from the University of Iowa in 1991. Her broadcasting career began in May 1991 when she interned at KWQC-TV. She moved to Arizona and made her Arizona debut at KPNX (12 News) in Phoenix as a weekend weather anchor before becoming an evening anchor. She then joined Fox 10 News in 1999 where she would work until she left journalism in March 2021. She launched her political career officially in June 2021 when she filed to run for Governor of Arizona.

Trivia

She won two regional Emmy Awards for a 2007 reporting trip to Cambodia where she covered land mine removal efforts. Her 2022 gubernatorial run became one of the most-watched races in the country at the time. She once practiced Buddhist meditation before later identifying as an evangelical Christian. She has been featured on numerous major platforms including Fox News, Newsmax, The Washington Post, CNN, TIME, and more.

Family Life

She grew up in the Midwest as the youngest of nine children, raised in Iowa after her family moved from Illinois. She married Jeff Halperin in September 1998, and they have two children together.

Associated With

She conducted interviews with Barack Obama in 2016 and Donald Trump in 2020.