Updates – DGA

Rowdy Republican Primary Kicks Off With Aric Nesbitt Launching Campaign in Michigan Governor’s Race

Rowdy Republican Primary Kicks Off With Aric Nesbitt Launching Campaign in Michigan Governor’s Race Michigan State Senator Aric Nesbitt launched his campaign for governor on Tuesday, signaling what is sure to be a messy, crowded, and expensive Republican primary to the far-right. Nesbitt laid out a harmful agenda that focuses more on divisive culture wars…

DGA Statement on the Swearing-In of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

From the Chair’s Desk Jan 03, 2023

DGA Statement on the Swearing-In of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Today, 2023 DGA Chair and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy released the following statement on Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s inauguration: “Congratulations to Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on her inauguration today. In her first term as governor, Gov. Whitmer always put Michigan first. She worked with both parties to deliver historic education investments, fix the roads,…

DGA Statement on Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s Victory in Michigan

From the Chair’s Desk Nov 09, 2022

DGA Statement on Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s Victory in Michigan

DGA Chair North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper released the following statement on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s reelection in Michigan: “Michiganders voted for another four years of progress and reelected Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to continue to push the state forward. She is a strong and proven leader who has always put Michigan first by working with both…

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer In New Ad: “We’re Not Stopping ’Til We Finish the Damn Job”

Put Michigan First is releasing a new ad — “Start” — featuring Gov. Gretchen Whitmer highlighting how her critical infrastructure investments have repaired 13,000 lane miles of roads and supported 82,000 good-paying jobs, getting real results to “fix the damn roads.” Gov. Whitmer accomplished these huge improvements with bipartisan support and without raising taxes, and…

DGA Calls On Dixon To Release the Receipts From Likely Illegal $5K Luxury Shopping Spree

MLive: “Dixon campaign spent $5k on designer clothing” New reporting from MLive reveals that Tudor Dixon’s campaign spent over $5,000 in campaign funds on designer clothing. According to the Dixon campaign’s filings, the campaign reimbursed a senior staffer for purchases at luxury clothing stores Leigh’s and Neiman Marcus. MLive adds that the Michigan Democratic Party…

New TV Ad: Dixon’s Conspiracy Theories and Election Denialism

As Tudor Dixon is coming under fire for touting yet another bizarre and unhinged conspiracy theory, Put Michigan First is launching a new tv ad — “Denier” — highlighting Dixon’s dangerous record of spreading dangerous conspiracy theories and defending the violent insurrection on January 6th. Dixon has spread conspiracy theories that schools are “government-run indoctrination…

Latest Put Michigan First TV Ad Slams Tudor Dixon’s “Tax Swap” Plan For Raising Costs On Working Families

Today, Put Michigan First is launching a new tv ad — “All” — calling out Tudor Dixon for her plan for a “tax swap” that could lead to tax hikes for working families while giving massive breaks to the ultra-rich, including her billionaire funder Betsy DeVos. This is the latest of several Put Michigan First…

CNN Exposes Latest Tudor Dixon Conspiracy Theory Claiming Decades-Long Plot to “Topple” United States

New reporting from CNN reveals that Tudor Dixon was a host of a far-right online show where she invoked and spread an unhinged conspiracy theory that there was a “decades-long plan by the Democratic Party to ‘topple’ the United States as retaliation for losing the US Civil War, adding that the party wanted to enslave…

New Put Michigan First Ad Highlights Dangerous Consequences of Tudor Dixon’s Radical Plan to Ban Abortion Without Exceptions

Today, Put Michigan First is continuing to hold Tudor Dixon accountable for her extreme agenda by launching a new tv ad — “Fourteen” — that highlights how she plans to ban abortion, even in the cases of rape and incest. Watch the new ad here. Airing on tv and digital platforms, the ad highlights Dixon’s…

Put Michigan First Launches New Ad Featuring Former President Barack Obama Touting Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Today, Put Michigan First is launching a new ad that will run on tv, digital, and radio featuring former President Barack Obama highlighting how Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is “Michigan tough” and has fought to move Michigan forward. In the ad, former President Obama outlines Gov. Whitmer’s strong track record of expanding access to education and…

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Rowdy Republican Primary Kicks Off With Aric Nesbitt Launching Campaign in Michigan Governor’s Race

DGA Statement on the Swearing-In of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

DGA Statement on Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s Victory in Michigan

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer In New Ad: “We’re Not Stopping ’Til We Finish the Damn Job”

DGA Calls On Dixon To Release the Receipts From Likely Illegal $5K Luxury Shopping Spree

New TV Ad: Dixon’s Conspiracy Theories and Election Denialism

Latest Put Michigan First TV Ad Slams Tudor Dixon’s “Tax Swap” Plan For Raising Costs On Working Families

CNN Exposes Latest Tudor Dixon Conspiracy Theory Claiming Decades-Long Plot to “Topple” United States

New Put Michigan First Ad Highlights Dangerous Consequences of Tudor Dixon’s Radical Plan to Ban Abortion Without Exceptions

Put Michigan First Launches New Ad Featuring Former President Barack Obama Touting Gov. Gretchen Whitmer