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from The Bismarck Tribune (number of quotes indicated):
• Doug Burgum (1) North Dakota 2024 Presidential contender; Republican ND Governor
• Duane Sand (3) Republican Primary Challenger North Dakota
• Heidi Heitkamp (2) Democratic Challenger North Dakota
• John Hoeven (1) North Dakota Former Republican Governor (2000-2010)
• Katrina Christiansen (2) Democratic Challenger North Dakota
• Kelly Armstrong (2) North Dakota Republican candidate for Governor
• Marvin Nelson (1) North Dakota Democratic candidate for Governor
• Merrill Piepkorn (5) North Dakota Democratic candidate for Governor
• Michael Coachman (3) North Dakota Republican candidate for governor
• Rick Becker (6) North Dakota Republican House candidate
• Rick Berg (4) Republican (Senate run 2012) U.S. Rep North Dakota-AL
• Robert Marquette (4) Libertarian Senate candidate North Dakota
• Tracy Potter (2) 2010 Democratic Challenger North Dakota
• Wayne Stenehjem (5) North Dakota Republican 2016 Gubernatorial candidate
• Whitney Williams (1) Montana Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger
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OnTheIssues.org excerpts:  (click on issues for details)

Abortion     Rick Becker: Government's responsibility to protect human life.     Wayne Stenehjem: Exceptions for rape & incest, but sign other pro-life bills.     John Hoeven: 2007: signed trigger law banning abortions.     Katrina Christiansen: Don't make a child carry a rapist pregnancy.     Rick Becker: I made "some bad votes" against anti-abortion legislation.

Budget & Economy     Duane Sand: Wouldn't have voted to raise the debt ceiling.     Rick Becker: Submit smaller budgets when there are shortfalls.     Robert Marquette: Fight for sound monetary policy & lower government influence.     Wayne Stenehjem: Diversify our economy: drones, fertilizer, & infrastructure.     Wayne Stenehjem: Rainy day funds and budget cuts work.

Civil Rights     Robert Marquette: Oppose legislation negatively impacting LGBT community.

Corporations     Rick Becker: Picking winners & losers fails; lower taxes & get out of way.     Rick Becker: Lower tax rates and eschew picking winners and losers.

Drugs     Rick Becker: Supports medical marijuana and legalized pot.     Wayne Stenehjem: Marijuana has no positives.

Education     Kelly Armstrong: Best workforce recruitment tool is our higher ed system.     Merrill Piepkorn: Expand apprenticeships and paid internships to students.     Merrill Piepkorn: Would have vetoed the state's book banning bills.

Energy & Oil     Duane Sand: Build 20 nuclear power plants in 20 years.     Wayne Stenehjem: Diversify economy with value-added energy and agriculture.

Environment     Heidi Heitkamp: Farm bill is needed and is blocked by partisanship.     Marvin Nelson: Block giveaway of state-owned mineral resources.     Michael Coachman: Block giveaway of state-owned mineral resources.     Rick Berg: We will getwt the Farm Bill by year's end.     Merrill Piepkorn: Allow transfer of state-owned mineral resources.

Families & Children     Kelly Armstrong: Require proof of age on pornographic websites.     Merrill Piepkorn: Attract young people by avoiding "culture war" issues.

Government Reform     Michael Coachman: Make acquiring absentee ballots easier.     Robert Marquette: Shed light on entrenched political corruption and cronyism.     Merrill Piepkorn: More transparency, accountability and trust in government.

Gun Control     Robert Marquette: Strengthen gun rights.

Health Care     Heidi Heitkamp: N.D. needs a state health care exchange, ObamaCAre or not.     Rick Berg: Replace ObamaCare piecemeal; it hurts middle America.

Homeland Security     Tracy Potter: Large cutbacks in military to reduce federal spending.

Principles & Values     Doug Burgum: Reinvented state government amid a $1B revenue shortfall.     Michael Coachman: Volunteers at prison ministry and Christian school.     Rick Berg: Declined to debate GOP opponent at two Tea Party debates.     Rick Berg: To get country back on track, change the Senate.     Whitney Williams: Stand on the Constitution from beginning to end.     Katrina Christiansen: Tired of chaos & lack of results coming from Washington.

Social Security     Duane Sand: Raise retirement age; raise cap; apply means-testing.

War & Peace     Tracy Potter: Leave Iraq and Afghanistan as soon as practical.

Click for quotations from other sources by: Doug Burgum North Dakota 2024 Presidential contender; Republican ND Governor Duane Sand Republican Primary Challenger North Dakota Heidi Heitkamp Democratic Challenger North Dakota John Hoeven North Dakota Former Republican Governor (2000-2010) Katrina Christiansen Democratic Challenger North Dakota Kelly Armstrong North Dakota Republican candidate for Governor Marvin Nelson North Dakota Democratic candidate for Governor Merrill Piepkorn North Dakota Democratic candidate for Governor Michael Coachman North Dakota Republican candidate for governor Rick Becker North Dakota Republican House candidate Rick Berg Republican Challenger North Dakota Robert Marquette Libertarian Senate candidate North Dakota Tracy Potter 2010 Democratic Challenger North Dakota Wayne Stenehjem North Dakota Republican 2016 Gubernatorial candidate Whitney Williams Montana Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger