TUDOR DIXON

On Monday, five Michigan Republican candidates for governor failed to file enough nominating signatures that would qualify them for the August primary.

The Michigan Board of State Canvassers is set to meet this week to determine who will appear on the ballot for the 2022 gubernatorial primary election in August after five GOP candidates reportedly failed to submit enough nominating signatures.

Republican candidate Michael Brown on Tuesday dropped out of the race for the next Michigan governor after the state’s elections bureau announced that five GOP contenders failed to file enough valid nominating signatures, and should not qualify to run in the August primary.

Five of the 10 Republican candidates for governor don’t have enough valid signatures to make the ballot, according to a report from the Michigan Bureau of Elections after a thorough review. The five candidates without enough valid signatures are James Craig, Perry Johnson, Michael Brown, Michael Markey Jr. and Donna Brandenburg. The Michigan Board of State Canvassers will vote Thursday, May 26, to determine which candidates have enough valid signatures. Governor candidates need at least 15,000 signatures, and 100 from each congressional district, to qualify for the primary ballot. RELATED STORIESDeVos family endorses GOP governor candidate Tudor Dixon5 takeaways from Republican candidates for governor in first 2022 debateMichigan governor candidates ‘can’t read Trump’s mind,’ but many think he will endorse themGOP governor candidate boycotts debate, cites ‘extremist’ COVID policy

One of the most politically powerful families in Michigan – the DeVos family – is putting their endorsement behind Tudor Dixon to be Michigan’s next governor. Dixon is one of 10 Republican candidates vying to challenge Gov. It’s time for a change in leadership in this state.”The DeVos family helped found the Amway Corporation, which had $8.5 billion in sales in 2020, per Forbes. “Now we have a candidate for governor who is very popular, who is a fantastic, brilliant candidate, Tudor Dixon,” Trump said. RELATED STORIESGOP governor candidate boycotts debate, cites ‘extremist’ COVID policy5 of 10 Republican candidates invited to gubernatorial debate at Mackinac Policy Conference5 takeaways from Republican candidates for governor in first 2022 debate

Republicans running for Michigan governor have met in their first debate.

Candidates in attendance included Mike Brown, Tudor Dixon, Perry Johnson, Ryan Kelley, Michael Markey Jr., Ralph Rebandt, Kevin Rinke and Garrett Soldano. Soldano, Kelley, Johnson and Rinke each signaled opposition to eliminating funding, but said funding should be assessed and likely reduced. Rinke and Kelley took the strongest stance against the state Department of Education, indicating they would consider abolishing the department. Dixon, Johnson, Kelley and Soldano would be in favor of an exception based on the health of the mother. Kelley, Johnson and Rebandt answered Trump, while the rest of the group said Ronald Reagan and/or Abraham Lincoln.

Eight GOP Gubernatorial hopefuls had a chance to woo primary voters at the Livingston County GOP Lincoln Day Dinner. A debate, of sorts, was the feature of the evening.

Eight of Michigan’s 10 Republican candidates seeking to challenge Gov. All 10 candidates who legally qualified for the August 2022 Republican Primary ballot were invited to participate Thursday. In attendance were candidates Mike Brown, Tudor Dixon, Perry Johnson, Ryan Kelley, Michael Markey Jr., Ralph Rebandt, Kevin Rinke and Garrett Soldano. Each individual supported abortion bans, though Dixon, Rinke, Kelley, Perry, Brown and Markey noted various exceptions related to rape, incest or the life of the mother. Rebandt supports cutting off funds completely, while Brown, Dixon and Markey were opposed.

Multiple campaigns that used the same paid signature gatherers appear to have the same petition problems, starting with forged signatures.

Petitions filed by three Republicans seeking to run for Michigan governor this year are being challenged due to alleged forgery and other signature and form issues.

James Craig, Perry Johnson and Tudor Dixon turned in enough signatures to get on the primary ballot for Michigan governor this August, but they could be disqualified if new challenges from the Michigan Democratic Party are successful. The party is calling for a full audit of the signatures for all 10 Republican candidates for governor. The MDP submitted more than 100 pages of handwriting analysis, attempting to prove the same hands forged different names on multiple ballots. There are nearly 7,000 of these forged signatures in Craig’s submitted petitions, the party claims. RELATED STORIES:Michigan governor candidates ‘can’t read Trump’s mind,’ but many think he will endorse them10 Republicans file to run for Michigan governor, prompting largest primary everHuman error causes ‘voting fiasco’ at Michigan Republican endorsement conventionTrump still supreme among Michigan Republicans.

The Michigan Democratic Party is challenging three top Republican gubernatorial candidates’ nominating petitions, alleging forged signatures and other issues that could keep them from qualifying for the GOP primary.

The Michigan Democratic Party said Wednesday it challenged three Republican gubernatorial candidates' nominating petitions, alleging forged signatures and other issues that could keep them from qualifying for the GOP primary.

A group tied to Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon is challenging nominating petitions submitted by rival candidate James Craig, saying he likely did not turn in enough valid signatures to qualify for the GOP primary.

A political action committee that supports Republican governor candidate Tudor Dixon is challenging the petition signatures of Republican candidate James Craig. Craig has some breathing room, though, as he submitted 21,000 signatures – candidates only need 15,000 valid names to qualify. However, Michigan Strong believes only about 14,173 signatures of Craig’s will be valid, Wszolek told the Detroit News. No other governor candidate’s signatures had been challenged yet as of Tuesday morning, according to the Secretary of State’s office. RELATED STORIES10 Republicans file to run for Michigan governor, prompting largest primary everHuman error causes ‘voting fiasco’ at Michigan Republican endorsement conventionTrump still supreme among Michigan Republicans.

In the hours after Grand Rapids released video of an April 4 fatal police shooting, some of the candidates for governor in the upcoming 2022 general election have responded with their reactions to the news. Video footage of the shooting and traffic stop that preceded it was released Wednesday, April 13, by Grand Rapids Police Department. Republican candidate Tudor Dixon said she stands “unequivocally with the police officer” who fatally shot Lyoya in the back of the head. Related: See video in Grand Rapids police fatal shooting of Patrick LyoyaRepublicans James Craig and Garrett Soldano each said it is too soon to judge without all the facts. RELATED STORIES:‘Name the killer cop’: Hundreds protest in Grand Rapids in response to fatal police shooting‘Frustrated and hurting’: Michigan Democrats demand accountability after fatal police shooting in Grand RapidsCivil rights attorney Ben Crump to address Patrick’s Lyoya’s fatal shooting by Grand Rapids police officer

Former President Donald Trump took a more active role in Michigan’s Republican gubernatorial primary by appearing at a fundraiser for Tudor Dixon at his Mar-a-Lago resort Wednesday night. Trump did not offer his endorsement to Dixon on Wednesday, but a video posted to social media shows the former president complimented her candidacy. “We have somebody very special in Tudor,” Trump said in the video. We will make him proud.”Campaign finance filings released Monday show Dixon paid $7,342 to rent the space at Mar-a-Lago. Expense reports also show Dixon hired Campaign Resource Group, a Holland-based conservative fundraising consulting firm that also advised former Gov.

Republican gubernatorial hopeful Tudor Dixon released a digital ad putting the Jan. 6, 2021 riot and raucous protests against the signing of Michigan’s controversial right-to-work law on equal footing, but the comparison misconstrues important details. Dixon released a video on the one-year anniversary of the riot that spliced together scenes from the Michigan protests and labeled Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, then the Senate minority leader, “Michigan’s original insurrectionist.”

A new poll offers some insight on where Michigan voters stand in the state’s upcoming election for governor.

The run to be the next governor of Michigan is heating up, especially on the Republican side.

After her daughter said she wanted to go to a local private school instead, “we got some help from my parents. We made that decision to go to the private school, and I saw a complete change… she was happier, she was doing better at school.”She had the resources to make that happen. “If you can’t read, what can you do? If you can’t read, you can’t do math,” Dixon said. A lot of people mistakenly believe that you can work in other industries if you can’t read.

The 2022 Michigan gubernatorial election is more than a year away, but there are already questions about who will and won’t be running.

Republican Tudor Dixon announced her candidacy for Michigan’s 2022 gubernatorial race on Thursday. The conservative media personality rolled out her campaign after a new nonprofit called Tudor Dixon for Governor, Inc. was formed on April 14, according to state business records. Typically, the first paperwork candidates file is campaign finance paperwork with the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State has no record of a campaign finance committee for Dixon as on Thursday. Republican candidates who have filed campaign finance paperwork to run are Kalamazoo Chiropractor Garret Soldano, Allendale Township planning commissioner Ryan Kelley, Austin Chenge, Ralph Rebandt and Bob Scott.

Tudor Dixon, a Muskegon County Republican, is a married mother of four, a cancer survivor, and a TV news host, according to her website.

Conservative media host Tudor Dixon has announced she will run in Michigan's GOP gubernatorial primary to challenge Whitmer in the 2022 election.

A new nonprofit filing hints conservative media personality Tudor Dixon could be the next candidate to jump into Michigan’s gubernatorial race. On April 14, a new nonprofit called Tudor Dixon for Governor, Inc. was formed, according to state business records. State records show former gubernatorial candidates Dick DeVos and Dick Posthumus both organized similar nonprofits for their runs. Standing on the “Trump Unity Bridge” often seen at the former president’s rallies, Dixon introduced Republican gubernatorial hopefuls Ryan Kelley and Austin Chenge. If she gets into the race, Tudor will join Republican gubernatorial candidates Garrett Soldano, Austin Chenge, Ralph Rebandt, Ryan D. Kelly and Bob Scott.

Courtesy photoJohn James, center, who ran for U.S. Senate, was endorsed by Kid Rock, right, who didn't run for Senate but pretended to. Conservative radio host Tudor Dixon and metro Detroit businessman Kevin Rinke also met with representatives from the Republican Governors Association, according toIt would be another steep battle for James, though. According to a Feb. 3-6 poll by the paper, Governor Gretchen Whitmer had a 58% approval rating, with 39% saying they would support her for reelection and 20% saying their answer depended on the candidates. The James-Peters race was the most expensive in Michigan history , as both parties fought for control of the U.S. Senate in a national race that wound up being way closer than expected. James lost to Peters by just two percentage points, but outperformed Donald Trump in Michigan, including in the bellwether of Grand Rapids' Kent County, a typically Republican stronghold where people chose James over Peters, yet Joe Biden over Trump.Another businessman named Austin Chenge has also announced his intentions to run against Whitmer, but his campaign is kind of a hot mess , to say the least.