Doug Burgum in 2016 ND Governor's race
On Civil Rights:
No discrimination because of sexual orientation
Q: Would you support discrimination protections for LGBT citizens?Nelson: Yes.
Stenehjem: I do support extending anti-discrimination protections for the LBGT community in housing and employment. One thing that will be necessary
is to establish that discrimination in that area is a problem that needs to be addressed. No one should have to worry about finding a job or a place to live because of their sexual orientation.
But these protections must also be accompanied by protections for religious freedom, especially as it relates to small business.
Burgum: As with any legislation, the specific language is very important.
I believe no one should be discriminated against because of their sexual orientation and would want to work with the legislature to appropriately address this issue.
Source: Grand Forks Herald on 2016 North Dakota Gubernatorial debate
Jun 25, 2016
On Drugs:
Opioid epidemic threatens our way of life
Q: What can the state do to help deal with the opioid addiction crisis?Burgum: Drug abuse is skyrocketing in North Dakota. It's an epidemic that is hurting North Dakota families, employers, and taxpayers and threatening our way of life.
It's past time our attorney general begins making these issues a top priority, and as governor I look forward to working with him to address this important statewide crisis. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Working together across the
state, we need to invest more time, energy, and resources in prevention, and we need to treat addiction like the chronic disease that it is. As Governor, I'll work with communities, employers, and health care providers to restrict the supply of drugs
like meth, fentanyl, and heroin, fight the federal reimbursement incentives that are fueling the exponential rise in the abuse of highly addictive prescription drugs, reform our corrections system, and get people the help they need.
Source: Grand Forks Herald on 2016 North Dakota Gubernatorial debate
Jun 25, 2016
On Immigration:
Consider filing a lawsuit over refugee resettlement
Burgum said, "when North Dakota withdrew from the federal refugee resettlement program, the Federal Government, with questionable authority to do so, selected the non-profit Lutheran Social Services to oversee the refugee program in North Dakota.
While I have tremendous compassion for these refugees, this action amounts to federal overreach. Filing a lawsuit against the federal government shouldn't be taken lightly, but it is certainly an option that deserves consideration and debate."
Source: Breitbart.com on 2016 North Dakota gubernatorial race
May 5, 2016
On Corporations:
Economy of the future built on collaboration for innovation
Q: How do you view the role of innovation and entrepreneurship in North Dakota?DB: Entrepreneurs are the lifeblood of our economy. From the original Dakota Territory pioneering settlers, to the grassroots innovators whose ideas and
actions lead to the creation of global companies, North Dakota has a history of innovation.
The economy of the future will be built around collaboration from research, universities, communities, companies, and entrepreneurs. We have to do more than create great jobs; we have to create
communities that foster interaction and ideas that become attractors for innovators. While innovation and entrepreneurship are simply buzzwords for some, for me, they are tangibles that I have lived and breathed throughout my entire life in North Dakota.
Source: EmergingPrairie.com on 2016 North Dakota gubernatorial race
Apr 26, 2016
On Corporations:
Founded software company at age 26; grew to 2,000 staff
At the age of 26, I literally "bet the farm" to provide the seed capital for then fledgling startup, Great Plains Software. Before being acquired by Microsoft, we grew Great Plains to 2,000 team members hailing from more than 220 towns and cities across
North Dakota. After leaving Microsoft, I co-founded Arthur Ventures, which strongly supports the tech startup community in North Dakota, which has grown to more than 120 team members and is working to transform healthcare operations worldwide.
Source: EmergingPrairie.com on 2016 North Dakota gubernatorial race
Apr 26, 2016
On Civil Rights:
Gay marriage is ok, but not running on social issues
Very few southwest North Dakotans pushed them on Burgum's social leanings -- both he and Stenehjem are on record supporting gay marriage and have been quiet on most other social issues -- and said he
saw this as a sign of what voters are truly concerned about."We're not running on social issues,"
Burgum said. "We're running because we believe we can get conservative business leaders into the office -- people who can help set the state on the right track, relative to our fiscal things.
It (social issues) doesn't come up. We don't talk about it and they don't bring it up, because I don't think it's the thing that's leading on voter's minds right now."
Source: Dickinson Press on 2016 North Dakota gubernatorial race
Apr 20, 2016
On Government Reform:
Pledge to support term limits
MY PLEDGE- Cut Runaway Spending
- Reform Property Tax System
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Support Term Limits
- Fight Politics-as usual
- Oppose Obamacare
- Create High-Paying-Jobs
Source: 2016 North Dakota governor campaign website DougBurgum.com
Feb 2, 2016
On Health Care:
Pledge to oppose Obamacare
MY PLEDGE- Cut Runaway Spending
- Reform Property Tax System
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Support Term Limits
- Fight Politics-as usual
- Oppose Obamacare
- Create High-Paying-Jobs
Source: 2016 North Dakota governor campaign website DougBurgum.com
Feb 2, 2016
On Tax Reform:
Shrink government and stop property tax hikes
Doug will eliminate the runaway spending of career politicians that stuck North Dakota with a $1.1 billion deficit.- REFORM PROPERTY TAX SYSTEM: Doug will fight to reform North Dakota's property tax system to shrink
government and stop property tax hikes.
- INCREASE LOCAL CONTROL: Doug will get big government out of the way so that local communities -- not politicians or bureaucrats -- can lead.
Source: 2016 North Dakota governor campaign website DougBurgum.com
Feb 2, 2016
On Education:
Accelerate efforts to raise outcomes for all students
Our North Dakota education system, which needs to serve a significant rural as well as increasing urban population, will need to accelerate its efforts to raise outcomes to
ensure students of all ages have the skills they need to be competitive in a global economy.
Source: Recode.net on 2016 North Dakota gubernatorial race
Jan 31, 2016
On Energy & Oil:
We are not running out of oil; we have a global surplus
We have a global oil surplus today because of the rapid advancements in technology. This stands in stark contrast to a multi-decade narrative that we were "running out of oil."
In energy exploration, some of these technologic advances that have contributed to the unforeseen abundance, such as deep horizontal drilling, were pioneered in the Bakken formation in North Dakota.
Source: Recode.net on 2016 North Dakota gubernatorial race
Jan 31, 2016
On Abortion:
Support a ban on abortions for things like gender selection
On abortion, Burgum told me that America before the landmark Roe vs. Wade decision was a "dangerous place for women." He also said he doesn't feel qualified to make a decision on when life begins.
Had Burgum been governor, he would have vetoed all but one of the pro-life laws passed by the state Legislature in recent years. He supports the legislation that bans abortions for things like gender selection.
Source: Grand Forks Herald on 2016 North Dakota gubernatorial race
Jan 24, 2016
On Gun Control:
Obama has overreached on gun control
On guns, Burgum said the president has overreached. "Obama has to be the greatest president ever for the gun industry," he told me. "The more he tries to take away gun rights, the more gun sales go up.
If we're trying to solve the problem for safety with children in schools, let's address that. If we have to solve the problem with mental health, let's do that.
Source: Grand Forks Herald on 2016 North Dakota gubernatorial race
Jan 24, 2016
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