Business Director, Conservative Commentator and 2022 Republican Governor Nominee Tudor Dickson She said she seriously considered another statewide office campaign at her home in Michigan in 2026.
But Dickson said she hasn’t decided whether to bid Great Lakes Battlefield State Open Senate seats or the Governor’s Office.
“I want to do the best for our beloved state. That’s why I’m considering running for the governor or the U.S. Senate,” Dixon announced in a statement on social media. “Both games present unique opportunities and different ways to benefit Michigan.”
Dixon said she “will soon determine the greatest benefit of my experience and talent.”
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Tudor Dixon, then-Michigan Republican Governor nominee, spoke with supporters and volunteers at the Leonavi County Republican office in Adrian, Michigan on November 7, 2022. (Sarah Rice/Getty Image)
Dixon praised the president in statement Donald Trumpstressing that he is “leading in the country”.
“He is delivering on his promise to secure the border, bringing manufacturing work home and increasing energy independence,” she said. “I am committed to standing with President Trump on the U.S. First Agenda in Michigan.
The Republican is the first to compete in the Michigan governor’s competition
Trump’s recognition of Dickson in the summer of 2022 will help promote her to the Republican governor nomination. Dixon continues to lose to democracy Governor Gretchen Whitmer, He received a second term guidance from Michigan.
Whitmer is now term-limited and has blocked reelection in 2026.
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is a Democrat with term limit. Whitmer conducted a Fox News digital interview on July 25, 2024 in Durham, New Hampshire. (Fox News – Paul Steinhauser)
Among state Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt, Republicans announced a bid for governor in January.
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, Garlin Gilchrist and Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson are among the Democrats who have been declared.
Detroit’s Democratic Mayor Mike Duggan made headlines after announcing his 2026 governor campaign late last year.
The Senate campaign will be a battle for successfully retired Democratic Senator Gary Peters, who announced earlier this year that he will not be re-election until his 36th year in 2026.
Former Rep. Mike Rogers announced in late January that he was “strongly considering” a second straight Republican campaign for Michigan’s Senate.
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Fox News confirmed earlier this month that Rogers may announce his campaign in the coming weeks, and he has hired Chris Lacivita, a senior Republican strategist and Trump’s 2024 co-run manager, as senior adviser.
Mike Rogers, Republican Senate nominee, spoke at a campaign rally in Flint, Michigan on Monday, November 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Rogers won the Democratic nominee for Rep. Elissa Slotkin in Michigan’s 2024 Republican Senate nomination, which he retired in November in a contest to succeed longtime Democratic Senator Debbie Stabenow. Slotkin beats Rogers, who beat him by about 19,000 votes or a third of the percentage points.
Apart from Dixon, other Republicans considering the Senate campaign are Rep. John James – his second term in the House, was a Republican Senate nominee in Michigan in 2018 and 2020, and longtime Rep. Bill Huizenga.
Among Democrats, the majority of Lansing’s whip state Senator Mallory McMorrow may launch a democratic movement. McMorrow attracted national attention in 2022 after giving a floor speech in the Michigan Senate, which was seen as a model for responding to Republican attacks.
Among the two-term Michigan Attorney General Dana Nesse and Congresswoman Haley Stevens, among the Democrats who are interested in running, are interested.
Pete Buttigieg Last week, he ruled out his Senate campaign in his hometown of Michigan.
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