Tudor Dixon is an American politician, businesswoman, and conservative political commentator. As a member of the Republican Party, she was the nominee for Governor of Michigan in the 2022 election, becoming the first female nominee for governor from the Michigan Republicans. Dixon lost the election to the incumbent Democratic governor, Gretchen Whitmer.
On May 5, 1977, Tudor Dixon (née Makary) was born. She is an American politician, businesswoman, and conservative political commentator.
In 1995, Tudor Dixon graduated from Naperville Central High School.
In 1998, Tudor Dixon received a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in psychology from the University of Kentucky.
In 2015, Tudor Dixon was diagnosed with breast cancer and is a survivor.
In 2017, Tudor Dixon co-founded Lumen Student News, a now-defunct news site that produced conservative-leaning lessons for grade school students.
In 2018, Tudor Dixon became a conservative commentator, anchoring the weekly program America's Voice Live on Real America's Voice.
In a June 2020 episode of her America's Voice Live show, Tudor Dixon stated that "our kids are not at risk" of catching COVID-19.
In a June 2020 episode of her show, Tudor Dixon invoked a conspiracy theory that the COVID-19 pandemic was part of a plot that Democrats have planned for decades in order to topple the United States.
Tudor Dixon called for an audit of the 2020 election results in Michigan.
In May 2021, Tudor Dixon announced her candidacy to become the Republican Party's nominee for Governor of Michigan in the 2022 election.
In a May 2022 debate, Tudor Dixon stated that she believed Donald Trump legitimately won the 2020 election in Michigan.
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.
In July 2022, during a Republican primary debate, Tudor Dixon pledged loyalty to Donald Trump.
In August 2022, Tudor Dixon won the Republican primary for Governor of Michigan.
During an October 2022 debate, Tudor Dixon denied previously stating that children are not at risk of catching COVID-19, despite having said it on her show in June 2020.
Following an October 2022 decision to include COVID-19 vaccines on the CDC's optional immunization recommendation schedule, Tudor Dixon alleged that "liberal policymakers are pushing COVID-19 vaccines on our children and forcing parents out of the process".
In March 2023, Tudor Dixon became the debut host for The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Podcast Network and hosts “The Tudor Dixon Podcast”.