{"id":1585699,"date":"2022-08-02T21:10:07","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T01:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1585699"},"modified":"2022-08-02T21:10:29","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T01:10:29","slug":"tudor-dixon-wins-gop-primary-for-michigan-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tudor-dixon-wins-gop-primary-for-michigan-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"Tudor Dixon Wins GOP Primary For Michigan Governor"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftudor-dixon-wins-gop-primary-for-michigan-governor%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1585699&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Radio personality and Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon won her state\u2019s GOP primary and will face Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in November, according to multiple election forecasters.<\/p>\n<p>Dixon will face Gov. Whitmer on Nov. 8 in the Michigan gubernatorial election. Dixon defeated four other candidates including businessman Ryan Kelley, chiropractor Garrett Soldano, pastor Ralph Rebandt and business owner Kevin Rinke. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/07\/22\/tudor-dixon-republican-primary-michigan-gretchen-whitmer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: \u2018Vindictive\u2019: GOP Candidate Launches Unconventional Line Of Attack To Unseat Dem)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump endorsed Dixon just days before the election in a July 29 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.donaldjtrump.com\/news\/news-xgj8efvx5z2314\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a> stating that \u201cthe Great State of Michigan is being destroyed by the Radical Left Democrats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTudor Dixon is a Conservative Warrior who built an impressive career in the steel industry while working with her fabulous father, who is now watching her proudly from above,\u201d Trump wrote. \u201cShe raised a beautiful family, and is ready to save Michigan. She\u2019s pro-God, pro-Gun and pro-Freedom, and she won\u2019t be stopped!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The former radio host, who worked in <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/08\/01\/barry-mehler-ferris-state-settles-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michigan\u2019s<\/a> steel industry, was also backed by former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and her family, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tudordixon.com\/_files\/ugd\/88d955_30cc77b1b11b43c0a6aa06dee4918703.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">campaign.<\/a> Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and former governor John Engler also endorsed Dixon.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7490948\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7490948\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7490948\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1230126400-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Governor Gretchen Whitmer is escorted to the entrance of the Michigan State Capitol on December 14, 2020 in Lansing, Michigan. Michigan electors will meet this afternoon to certify the electoral college vote. (Photo by Elaine Cromie\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1230126400-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1230126400-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1230126400-620x413-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1230126400-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1230126400-1536x1024-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1230126400-2048x1365-1.jpg 2048w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7490948\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Governor Gretchen Whitmer is escorted to the entrance of the Michigan State Capitol on December 14, 2020 in Lansing, Michigan. Michigan electors will meet this afternoon to certify the electoral college vote. (Photo by Elaine Cromie\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dixon made education a central part of her platform, suggesting a<strong> \u201c<\/strong>\u201cParents Right To Know Act\u201d on Jan. 18 which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-GmUeGQRhdo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">would force<\/a> any federally funded school to post all curriculum materials including textbook titles, library book titles, course syllabi and the district diversity, equity and inclusion plans and contracts on it\u2019s website for the community to see.\u00a0The plan, Dixon says, will \u201cincrease transparency and accountability\u201d in K-12 schools throughout Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will ensure schools are transparent on what they believe is appropriate for children to learn and if schools think denigrating America is appropriate, then they must own that,\u201d Dixon said in the YouTube video. \u201cIf a school wants to hire a $25,000 an hour DEI consultant for a pep talk, let the community have that debate then they can hold their school accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Radio personality and Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon won her state\u2019s GOP primary and will face Democratic Michigan Gov. 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