Dixon, who was endorsed Friday by former President Donald Trump, will seek to increase her profile as she faces off against Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in the November election.
Who is Tudor Dixon?
Dixon, 45, of Norton Shores, has worked in the steel industry and in media, including appearances in horror movies between 2008 and 2012 and a stint as a conservative commentator on cable TV's "Real America's Voice."
Tudor Dixon makes a victory speech after winning the Republican Party nomination for governor at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in downtown Grand Rapids on August 2, 2022.
Born and raised in Illinois, Dixon got a bachelor's degree in psychology at the University of Kentucky before moving to Michigan in 2002, after her father, Vaughn Makary, who died recently, purchased the West Michigan Steel foundry in Muskegon in a bankruptcy sale and began to operate it as Michigan Steel.
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How did Tudor Dixon get into politics? Dixon said she was drawn into politics through her work in media, after leaving the steel industry.
Did the pandemic also drive Tudor Dixon's politics? Yes. Dixon says the election is "personal" for her, both due to school closures affecting her children and her grandmother's death in a Norton Shores nursing home during the pandemic.
Dixon said her grandmother died from "failure to thrive" because Dixon and other relatives were prohibited from visiting her under state pandemic policies, even though they were vaccinated.
Where does Tudor Dixon stand on other issues?
Dixon opposes abortion rights, with no exceptions for rape or incest.
NAIL. COFFIN.
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