1. Tudor Dixon is an American politician, businesswoman, and conservative political commentator.
18 Facts About Tudor Dixon
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Tudor Dixon was the party's first female nominee for governor.
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Tudor Dixon lost the election to incumbent Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer by 10.6 points.
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Tudor Dixon grew up in Naperville, Illinois, the daughter of Vaughn Makary and Catherine Makary, graduating from Naperville Central High School in 1995.
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Tudor Dixon received a Bachelor of Arts with a major in psychology from the University of Kentucky in 1998.
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In 2017, Tudor Dixon co-founded Lumen Student News, a now-defunct news site that produced conservative-leaning lessons for grade school students.
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In May 2021, Tudor Dixon announced her candidacy to become the Republican Party's nominee for Governor of Michigan in the 2022 election, seeking to challenge incumbent Democrat Gretchen Whitmer.
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Trump endorsed Tudor Dixon after Trump's former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos wrote a letter to the former president, asking him to support Tudor Dixon, whom DeVos termed "the only one who can stand toe to toe with" Whitmer.
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Tudor Dixon was endorsed by Trump, the DeVos family, former acting director of national intelligence Richard Grennell, Congressman Bill Huizenga, GOP House Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, and former Democratic Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard.
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In June 2022, Tudor Dixon spoke in support of a bill that would prohibit drag shows in public schools and permit parents and guardians to sue schools that host drag shows.
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Tudor Dixon has made public comments that have been condemned as racist by a journalist and an activist, such as defending the usage of blackface.
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Tudor Dixon thinks that Planned Parenthood aims to control the black population and that the George Floyd protests were part of a scheme by Democrats to take down Donald Trump.
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Tudor Dixon has criticized Gretchen Whitmer for her order to shut down the Line 5 pipeline, arguing that the closing will only lead to an increase in energy prices.
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Tudor Dixon has criticized Whitmer's policies regarding nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Tudor Dixon called for an audit of the 2020 election results in Michigan.
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Tudor Dixon is married to Aaron William Tudor Dixon, a financial controller, and they have four daughters.
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Tudor Dixon is a breast cancer survivor, having been diagnosed in 2015.
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Tudor Dixon considers acting a hobby and has appeared in low-budget horror films.