Kari Lake has just filed the paperwork necessary with the FEC to run for the US Senate in the Grand Canyon State.

Here’s the news:

And a bit more from Politico:

Kari Lake has formally filed to run for U.S. Senate in Arizona.

The conservative firebrand and ardent Donald Trump supporter had teased a run for weeks with expectations of a campaign launch for early October. National Republicans had initially been skittish on her candidacy after she lost the governor’s race in 2022 and launched a multi-month effort to challenge the validity of that vote.

Lake will enter the race as the heavy favorite to emerge from the GOP primary. But the general election is far less certain. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) has hinted that she plans to run for reelection as an independent, while Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) has been campaigning for the seat for months.

I was a Lake fan back when she was running for governor, but I’ve cooled off tremendously on her since. Before, but especially after her blatant lies she spread about DeSantis the other day in the name of Trump.