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from Past and present Governor candidates from North Dakota (number of quotes indicated): |
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Abortion Doug Burgum: Support a ban on abortions for things like gender selection. Doug Burgum: Law requires doctors to say some abortions reversible. Michael Coachman: Individuals, including unborn, have intrinsic right to life. Rick Becker: Government's responsibility to protect human life. Wayne Stenehjem: Exceptions for rape & incest, but sign other pro-life bills. Rick Becker: No federal funding for abortion, including abortion drugs. Rick Becker: There's no such thing as a "medically required" abortion. |
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Budget & Economy Rick Becker: Submit smaller budgets when there are shortfalls. Wayne Stenehjem: Diversify our economy: drones, fertilizer, & infrastructure. Wayne Stenehjem: Rainy day funds and budget cuts work. |
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Civil Rights Doug Burgum: Gay marriage is ok, but not running on social issues. Doug Burgum: No discrimination because of sexual orientation. Doug Burgum: Repeal Sunday morning shopping ban. Marvin Nelson: Supports Equal Pay for Equal Work. Michael Coachman: Nurture strong marriages of one man and one woman. Wayne Stenehjem: LGBT protection in housing & jobs, but religious freedom too. Merrill Piepkorn: Would have vetoed anti-transgender legislation. Kelly Armstrong: Supported legislation targeting LGBTQ youth. |
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Corporations Doug Burgum: Economy of the future built on collaboration for innovation. Doug Burgum: Founded software company at age 26; grew to 2,000 staff. Rick Becker: Picking winners & losers fails; lower taxes & get out of way. Rick Becker: Lower tax rates and eschew picking winners and losers. |
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Crime Marvin Nelson: Asked attorney general to spend more time fighting crime. Michael Coachman: Preserve right of self-defense without excessive burdens. Wayne Stenehjem: Launched state's sex offender website. Merrill Piepkorn: Increase funding for mental health: primary root of problems. |
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Drugs Doug Burgum: Opioid epidemic threatens our way of life. Marvin Nelson: Invest in drug treatment, mental health, and drug courts. Rick Becker: Supports medical marijuana and legalized pot. Wayne Stenehjem: Make drug enforcement a priority. Wayne Stenehjem: Marijuana has no positives. Wayne Stenehjem: Warn of dangers of new opioid drugs; but help addicts too. Kelly Armstrong: Rated B- by NORML: medical marijuana ok but not recreational. Merrill Piepkorn: Rated B by NORML: medical marijuana ok. |
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Education Doug Burgum: Accelerate efforts to raise outcomes for all students. Doug Burgum: Proclaimed North Dakota School Choice Week. Marvin Nelson: Maintain investment in schools despite financial crunch. Michael Coachman: Don't restrict children in prayer, religious expression. Rick Becker: Education Empowerment Program: reimburse private schools. Rick Becker: Displaying the Ten Commandments OK in schools. Kelly Armstrong: Best workforce recruitment tool is our higher ed system. Kelly Armstrong: Supports school choice, but not vouchers. Merrill Piepkorn: Expand apprenticeships and paid internships to students. Merrill Piepkorn: Would have vetoed the state's book banning bills. Merrill Piepkorn: Money for vouchers means less money for public education. |
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Energy & Oil Doug Burgum: We are not running out of oil; we have a global surplus. Jack Dalrymple: New safety rule: filter crude oil for dangerous types of gas. Marvin Nelson: Increase state research on global warming from $5M to $50M. Wayne Stenehjem: Diversify economy with value-added energy and agriculture. Doug Burgum: $350 million Carbon Capture Project for clean coal. |
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Environment Marvin Nelson: Invest in flood protection, even if we have to raise taxes. Shelley Lenz: Balance energy needs with need to preserve grasslands. Rick Becker: ESG is fascism: no environment-based investing. |
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Families & Children Michael Coachman: Committed to God, his family, the Constitution, integrity. Doug Burgum: Vetoed barring biological boys from girl's school sports. Rick Becker: Bar biological boys from girl's school sports. Rick Becker: Traditional nuclear family is backbone of America's success. Kelly Armstrong: Require proof of age on pornographic websites. Merrill Piepkorn: Attract young people by avoiding "culture war" issues. |
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Foreign Policy Rick Becker: Protect farmland from Chinese Communist Party. |
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Free Trade Doug Burgum: North American trade deal good for farmers, ranchers. Doug Burgum: Trade war with China, & tariffs, hurting domestic farmers. Doug Burgum: Supports USMCA trade agreement to replace NAFTA. Doug Burgum: Supports trade deal with Mexico/Canada. |
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Government Reform Doug Burgum: Pledge to support term limits. Michael Coachman: Make acquiring absentee ballots easier. Michael Coachman: Work with tribal leaders to resolve concerns over voter ID. Michael Coachman: Size of government & regulations should be limited. Rick Becker: Oppose the Marxist effort to repeal the Electoral College. Merrill Piepkorn: More transparency, accountability and trust in government. |
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Gun Control Doug Burgum: Obama has overreached on gun control. Michael Coachman: Uphold right solemnly confirmed by 2d Amendment. Kelly Armstrong: Triggers never pull themselves; bills go after guns. Merrill Piepkorn: Banning binary triggers doesn't restrict 2nd Amendment. |
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Health Care Doug Burgum: Pledge to oppose Obamacare. Shelley Lenz: COVID: Create crisis management structure to respond. Shelley Lenz: COVID: Dismissing public health officials isn't working. Wayne Stenehjem: Questioned ObamaCare on constitutionality & carve-outs. Rick Becker: MD & plastic surgeon . Rick Becker: Voted against Physician Assisted Suicide . |
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Homeland Security Doug Burgum: Tuition assistance & tax exemption for military & veterans. Rick Becker: End the "woke" agenda to encourage military recruitment . |
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Immigration Doug Burgum: Consider filing a lawsuit over refugee resettlement. Marvin Nelson: Refugees stimulate the economy but face hate in the US. Marvin Nelson: Refugees stimulate the economy & face all the hate in the US. Rick Becker: Declare an illegal invasion at the border . |
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Jobs Shelley Lenz: Invest in vocational training for good-paying jobs. |
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Principles & Values Doug Burgum: Reinvented state government amid a $1B revenue shortfall. Michael Coachman: Volunteers at prison ministry and Christian school. Michael Coachman: People should be responsible for their own behavior. Shelley Lenz: Says farmers and workers in ND epitomize Democrats. Shelley Lenz: Running for governor not political, about problem solving. Whitney Williams: Stand on the Constitution from beginning to end. Rick Becker: Stand against radical distortion of church-vs.-state. |
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Social Security Doug Burgum: Enacted tax break for Social Security recipients. |
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Tax Reform Doug Burgum: Shrink government and stop property tax hikes. Michael Coachman: Taxes for government, not forced redistribution of wealth. Doug Burgum: Special legislative session for $46M tax cut. |
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Technology Doug Burgum: USMCA trade deal protects intellectual property rights. Rick Becker: No police drones, except for felonies with warrants. |
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War & Peace Doug Burgum: We stand with our democratic ally Israel against Hamas. Rick Becker: Stand with ally Israel, a beacon of stability in Middle East. |
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Welfare & Poverty Shelley Lenz: Keep food production in ND to guarantee food for people. Rick Becker: Inflation is confiscation of wealth. |
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