Michael Regan
Bio | Michael Regan is the appointed Administer of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) within the Biden Administration as well as the secretary of North Carolina’s Department of Environmental Quality, and has previously served as an air quality specialist within the EPA. Regan received a Bachelor’s degree in earth and environmental science from North Carolina A&T State University, and a Master of Public Administration from George Washington University. |
Status and Position | Current Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency of White House Staff |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Democrat, White House Staff |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
Campaign Financing | No campaign funding information is known. |
Voting Rights | No clear stance on issue. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Socialized Healthcare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Private Healthcare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| LGBT Rights | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Taxes | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Abortion | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Gun Control | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Government Interference | For | Regan is supportive of government interference in terms of environmental regulations, which he has helped to implement through his roles as associate vice president of clean energy and Southeast regional director of the Environmental Defense Fund as well as air quality specialist for the EPA. He seeks to reduce private sector carbon emission and transition to complete carbon neutrality by 2050. He also implemented the largest coal contamination cleanup in US history and has held chemical companies accountable for contaminating drinking water. Source: https://www.edf.org/media/nc-governor-roy-cooper-names-michael-regan-secretary-environment, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/17/climate/michael-regan-epa.html, https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2020/01/02/deal-with-nc-regulators-requires-duke-energy-to.html, https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/17/epa-administrator-michael-regan-447747 |
| Planned Parenthood | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Welfare | For | Regan is invested in promoting environmental justice and combatting systemic racism, and created North Carolina's Environmental Justice and Equity Board in order to address these issues. Source: https://deq.nc.gov/news/press-releases/2018/05/02/deq-announces-creation-secretary%E2%80%99s-environmental-justice-equity-board Regan's creation of North Carolina Environmental Justice and Equity Board provides policy advising to further the interests of underserved communities and address environmental racism, while also seeking to engage marginalized communities in environmental protection and activism. Source: https://deq.nc.gov/news/press-releases/2018/05/02/deq-announces-creation-secretary%E2%80%99s-environmental-justice-equity-board |
| Welfare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Military Spending | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| War on Terrorism | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| United Nations power | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Free Markets | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Brexit | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Government Spending | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Common Core | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Clean Energy | For | Regan seeks to help the US transition to a green economy and has already worked to develop a Clean Energy Plan for North Carolina and has held numerous positions for environmental groups advocating for clean energy. Source: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article247855130.html, https://earthjustice.org/brief/2020/what-you-need-to-know-about-michael-regan-and-the-epa Regan helped to create the Clean Energy Plan for North Carolina, which seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and transition to carbon neutrality by 2050. He has also held many positions, such as clean energy and Southeast regional director at the Environmental Defense Fund and air quality specialist within the EPA, which have allowed him to push for clean energy initiatives. Source: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article247855130.html , https://earthjustice.org/brief/2020/what-you-need-to-know-about-michael-regan-and-the-epa |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Slavery Reparations | Nuance | Regan has not addressed slavery reparations, however as appointed Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under the Biden Administration, he is committed to addressing environmental racism, which is the phenomenon in which climate change and pollution disproportionately affect communities of color. Regan has already pursued this goal by starting North Carolina's Environmental Justice and Equity Board. Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/12/17/biden-epa-regan/, https://newsone.com/4063977/michael-regan-epa-environmental-racism/, https://deq.nc.gov/news/press-releases/2018/05/02/deq-announces-creation-secretary%E2%80%99s-environmental-justice-equity-board |
| Border Control | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Passenger Profiling | Nuance | Regan has not expressed his stance on passenger profiling, however he is committed to addressing systemic racism through combatting his role as Administrator of the EPA in which he aims to combat environmental racism. He has already made progress towards addressing environmental racism through his implementation of North Carolina's Environmental Justice and Equity Board, which seeks to provide environmental justice-informed advising and engage underserved communities in environmental protection efforts. Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/12/17/biden-epa-regan/, https://newsone.com/4063977/michael-regan-epa-environmental-racism/, https://deq.nc.gov/news/press-releases/2018/05/02/deq-announces-creation-secretary%E2%80%99s-environmental-justice-equity-board |
| DACA | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |