Doug Burgum
This photo belongs to the Office of the Governor, North Dakota, and is licensed for use under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license.Bio | Doug Burgum is an entrepreneur who was educated at Stanford University. He was previously the president of Great Plains Software, which sold to Microsoft for $1.1 billion in 2001. |
Status and Position | Current Governor of North Dakota |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Republican, North Dakota |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 Governor Election North Dakota | North Dakota | Yes | Running | 56.0% |
Campaign Financing | Burgum has raised almost $2 million. Top contributors to his campaign include Bill Gates and the Republican Governors Association. |
Voting Rights | Burgum does not yet have an explicit stance on voting rights. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Against | He is not an advocate of universal healthcare. Burgum does not see the need for government-mandated universal coverage. He would like to repeal Obamacare. |
| Socialized Healthcare | Against | He is not in favor of socialized healthcare. |
| Private Healthcare | For | Burgum promotes a free-market approach to healthcare. |
| LGBT Rights | For | He is an advocate of the LGBT community. Burgum has gone against the grain of traditional conservative sentiment about LGBT rights. He has criticized a GOP resolution for being anti-LGBT. |
| Taxes | Against | He opposes increased taxes. Burgum maintains that it is not the government's role to continue increasing taxes. He takes a fiscally conservative stance on taxation. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | His position on a flat tax rate is unknown. Burgum maintains that it is not the government's role to continue increasing taxes. He takes a fiscally conservative stance on taxation. |
| Abortion | Nuance | He has a varied opinion on abortion. Burgum has supported legislation that enables women to make more informed decisions about abortion. He views Roe v. Wade as dangerous due to the fact that it does not leave room for bans on abortion under circumstances such as sex selection. |
| Gun Control | Against | He opposes gun control. Burgum is a proponent of the Second Amendment. He criticized Obama for overreaching and imposing unneeded restrictions on gun ownership. |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | Burgum has not developed a public opinion on this issue. Burgum is a proponent of the Second Amendment. He criticized Obama for overreaching and imposing unneeded restrictions on gun ownership. |
| Government Interference | Against | Burgum's policy proposals generally involve less government intervention. |
| Planned Parenthood | Unknown | His position on Planned Parenthood is unclear. |
| Welfare | Unknown | He does not have an explicit stance on entitlement programs. N/A |
| Welfare | Unknown | Burgum does not have a stance on stem cell research. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | He does not have a stance on the death penalty. N/A |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Against | He has signed a bill that removes some mandatory minimum sentences. |
| Military Spending | For | He is in favor of military spending. |
| War on Terrorism | For | He generally supports the War on Terrorism. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | For | He is a proponent of free trade Burgum sees the lowering of trade barriers as beneficial for our domestic economy. He has praised the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. |
| United Nations power | Unknown | Burgum has not yet stated an opinion on the legitimacy of the United Nations. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | Burgum does not have a position on this issue. |
| Free Markets | For | He supports free markets. Burgum advocates for a free-market approach to most issues. Without government intervention, he argues that investment and entrepreneurship will prosper. |
| Brexit | Unknown | His position on Brexit is unclear. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | He does not have a position on affirmative action. |
| Government Spending | Unknown | He does not have an explicit opinion on government spending. |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | North Dakota does not have any charter schools. |
| Common Core | Against | He opposes Common Core standards. Burgrum does not believe that government has the right to institute educational standards. He argues that educational standards should be decided and instituted on the local level. |
| Clean Energy | Nuance | He has a varied view of clean energy. Burgum sees the need to address climate change. However, he sees innovation, not the government's intervention, as the way to address climate change. |
| Religious Freedom | Against | He is unsupportive of religious freedom. Burgum criticized a GOP bill for its anti-LGBT sentiment. He did not accept religious freedom as legitimate grounds for the bill. |
| Separation of Church and State | For | He is a proponent of the separation of church and state. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | He does not have a strong stance on reparations. |
| Border Control | Nuance | His position on immigration is nuanced. Burgum believes that immigration should be decided at the local level. He argues that, only if local jurisdictions allow it, should immigration be permitted. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | He has not taken a stance on passenger profiling. |
| DACA | Against | Burgum is not a supporter of DACA. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | His stance on sanctuary cities is unknown. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | For | He is a proponent of legalizing marijuana. |
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