The Washington Examiner reports:
A top Arizona Democrat needled Kari Lake over reports that she is mulling a Senate run in 2024, saying that it will be difficult to do so without conceding defeat in 2022.
Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), who is speculated to be eyeing a 2024 Senate run himself, argued she cannot shadow-govern the state and mount a Senate campaign simultaneously due to the state’s election laws.
Gallego’s remark came in response to a CNN reporter’s claim that Lake is eyeing Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s (I-AZ) Senate seat, which is up for election in 2024.
Read the full article. Per Arizona law, an officeholder cannot run for another office without resigning unless the campaign is launched in the final year of the official’s term.
Arizona has a very strict resign to run law. It’s not possible for her to be Arizona’s shadow governor and a Senate candidate at the same time. ? https://t.co/LGifaQAJKP
— Ruben Gallego (@RubenGallego) January 16, 2023