PERSON: Tudor Dixon

Politician

Tudor Dixon (née Makary; born May 5, 1977) is an American anti-abortion politician, businesswoman and conservative political commentator. A member of the Republican Party, Dixon was the party’s nominee for Governor of Michigan in the 2022 election. She became the Michigan Republicans’ first female nominee for governor. Dixon lost the election to incumbent Democratic governor Gretchen Whitmer by 10.6 points.

Dixon grew up in Naperville, Illinois, the daughter of Vaughn Makary (died 2022) and Catherine Makary, graduating from Naperville Central High School in 1995. She is of partial Lebanese descent.

Dixon received a Bachelor of Arts with a major in psychology from the University of Kentucky in 1998. In the 2000s, she moved to Muskegon in western Michigan.

Dixon is married to Aaron William Dixon, a financial controller, and they have four daughters She is a breast cancer survivor, having been diagnosed in 2015. Dixon is an evangelical Christian. Dixon considers acting a hobby and has appeared in low-budget horror films.

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