• Economy: Doug Burgum’s position on Social Security and Medicare is unclear. He implemented state tax changes as governor, as well as supported infrastructure investments in North Dakota. He opposes investment funds that prioritize social and environmental responsibility.

• Immigration:  Doug Burgum’s positions on immigration are unclear, including his position on deporting undocumented immigrants, providing a path to citizenship, family separations at the border and granting asylum. He has supported policies that allow state and local governments to turn away refugees from resettling in their jurisdictions.

• Foreign policy:  Doug Burgum has said China is the greatest threat to the U.S. He supports continued support for Ukraine. His position on defending Taiwan is unclear.

• Crimes and guns:  Doug Burgum supports the First Step Act. He opposes federal legalization of marijuana. He is open to restricting access to guns for people who might harm themselves or others, but opposes requiring background checks. His position on barring people from carrying guns in schools is unclear. He opposes allowing gun manufacturers to be sued in court. It’s unclear whether he owns guns.

• Climate:  Doug Burgum’s position is unclear on whether climate change is caused by human activity or whether it is making extreme weather events worse. He favors market-based solutions over regulation. He supports clean-energy tax credits and subsidies, though not for electric vehicles.

• Education:  Doug Burgum opposes student loan debt forgiveness. He opposes teaching students about systemic racism. His position on teaching sexuality and gender in schools is unclear. He opposes allowing transgender students to use bathrooms or play sports on teams that correspond with their identified gender. He opposes access to gender-affirming care for minors.

• Elections: Doug Burgum recognizes Joe Biden as the legitimate winner of the 2020 election. It does not appear that he has publicly committed to accepting the certified results of the 2024 election. It’s unclear whether he would consider pardoning people convicted in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

• Abortion:  Doug Burgum opposes a federal law on abortion, though as North Dakota’s governor, he signed one of the strictest abortion bans in the country. He supports exceptions that would allow abortions in cases of rape, incest or when a pregnancy is life-threatening. His position on mifepristone, one of the pills used in medication abortion, is unclear.

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