Backlash against Richard Burr for voting to impeach Trump starts talk of Lara Trump Senate run in North Carolina Speculation has reemerged that Donald Trump's daughter-in-law Lara Trump could launch a Senate bid in North Carolina now that impeachment is over Last year, rumors swirled that Lara was considering a run in her home state GOP Senator Richard Burr announced in 2016 he won't seek reelection in 2022 The Republican senator was one of the seven who voted in favor of Trump's impeachment conviction on Saturday – launching backlash from the GOP 'My friend Richard Burr just made Lara Trump almost the certain nominee for the Senate seat in North Carolina to replace him if she runs,' Lindsey Graham said