For Immediate Release
Friday, February 2nd, 2024
Contact: Olivia Taylor-Puckett, otpuckett@azdem.org
NEW: Kari Lake made $75,000 in speaking fees her campaign claimed she doesn’t charge [Copper Courier]
ARIZONA -– Today, the Copper Courier reports that “Kari Lake made $75,000 in speaking fees her campaign claimed she doesn’t charge.”
Copper Courier: Kari Lake made $75,000 in speaking fees her campaign claimed she doesn’t charge
By Camaron Stevenson
February 2nd, 2024
Key Points:
- Arizona US Senate Candidate Kari Lake reported $75,000 in speaking fees last year, directly contradicting claims by her campaign that she isn’t paid for public speaking.
- According to Lake’s Jan. 30 financial disclosure, she received payment for the following speaking arrangements in 2023:
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- $15,000 from Revive California in Lodi, California, on Sept. 19
- $15,000 from the NE Tarrant Tea Party in Farmers Branch, Texas, on April 13
- $15,000 from America Upheld California in Pasadena, California, on Sept. 16
- $10,000 from McKinney Values PAC in McKinney, Texas, on March 16
- $10,000 from Turning Point Action in Phoenix, Arizona, on March 31
- $5,000 from the Israel Heritage Foundation in New York, New York, on April 27
- $5,000 from the Idaho GOP in Meridian, Idaho, on July 28
- All of these payments were made before November 2023, when Nebraska State Sen. Julia Slama questioned why her party would hire Lake to speak at their annual fundraiser. In response, the Lake campaign rejected the notion that she was getting paid.
- “Kari Lake doesn’t charge a speaking fee,” the Kari Lake War Room posted on Twitter. “She’s donating her time to support your state party, and motivate Nebraskans for 2024.”
- Lake’s financial disclosure has proven this declaration to be false. The Copper Courier reached out to Lake for comment but did not receive a response prior to publication.
- Lake also received over $100,000 in wages, $101,237 in book royalties, and a little over $4,000 in revenue from the online video platform Rumble in 2023.
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