Former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake is slated to be the keynote speaker for the Georgia GOP Convention next week after former Vice President Mike Pence stepped down from the slot.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Wednesday that Georgia GOP Party Chair David Shafer sent an email to delegates explaining that Pence cancelled due to a “televised national town hall at which he will be making an announcement regarding his future plans.”
Shafer said in the email that Lake, who has yet to concede her 2022 loss in the Arizona governor’s race, was chosen as the replacement.
According to the Georgia GOP website, the convention will be held June 9-10.
Other GOP presidential hopefuls — including Republican frontrunner former President Trump — will be in attendance at the convention. Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and conservative entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy will also be attending the convention, newspaper reported.
Pence has yet to officially declare a bid for the White House, but has been mulling a potential run over the last few months.
Media announced earlier this month that it will be hosting a town hall with Pence on June 7. Pence also said in mid-April that his decision on whether he will run in 2024 would come in a matter of “weeks and not months.”
Since her narrow defeat in Arizona, Lake has maintained that voter fraud prevented her from winning and has filed multiple lawsuits challenging her loss.
Earlier this month, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson ruled that Lake did not prove that Maricopa County did not verify signatures on mail-in ballots as law requires, which ended her last legal challenge to the election.
Mister Truth has reached out to the Georgia GOP to confirm the details of the convention.