Top Senate Republicans to attend fundraiser for Kari Lake

Top Senate Republicans are slated to attend a fundraiser for Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake on Wednesday as the party looks to coalesce around her ahead of November.

Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), chairman of the Senate Republicans’ campaign arm, will be in attendance at the D.C. fundraiser, along with other top Republicans, including Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), John Cornyn (R-Texas) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), according to a copy of the invite obtained by The Hill.

The latter three senators are running for, or said to be eyeing, the Senate GOP leader position.

Seventeen Senate Republicans are expected to attend in total. 

Lake is considered the heavy favorite to win the Republican nomination in the Arizona Senate race. She’s looking to take on Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) in November for Sen. Kirsten Sinema’s (I-Ariz.) seat, though it’s unclear if Sinema will run for reelection.

Last month, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) endorsed Lake as Republicans have moved to rally around Lake. Republicans see Arizona as a key pickup opportunity as they look to retake the Senate majority. 

The nonpartisan election handicapper Cook Political Report rates Sinema’s seat a “toss up.”