Grant Burgoyne
Bio | Burgoyne earned his JD from the University of Kansas. He is a practicing attorney. |
Status and Position | Current State Senator of Idaho |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Democrat, Idaho |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
Campaign Financing | Burgoyne has raised $223,264 in campaign finances. The largest portions of this have come from lawyers and lobbyists ($34,910), candidate contributions ($26,506), and finance, insurance, and real estate ($25,500). Source: https://www.followthemoney.org/entity-details?eid=6488962&default=candidate |
Voting Rights | Burgoyne is an advocate for online voter registration, voting by mail, and open primaries to protect the right to vote. He also is against voter suppression, gerrymandering, and "buying elections." Source: https://www.burgoyneforsenate.com/where-i-stand |
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 | For | Burgoyne is for LGBT rights. Burgoyne is a supporter of "Add the Words," which is a movement to protect LGBT individuals from discrimination based on gender and sexual orientation in Idaho. Source: https://www.burgoyneforsenate.com/where-i-stand https://www.addthewords.org/ |
| Taxes | Against | Burgoyne is against taxes. Burgoyne supports decreasing property taxes and repealing the grocery tax. Source: https://www.burgoyneforsenate.com/where-i-stand |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. Burgoyne supports decreasing property taxes and repealing the grocery tax. Source: https://www.burgoyneforsenate.com/where-i-stand |
| Abortion | For | Burgoyne is for abortion. Burgoyne voted against HB 366, which would make abortions illegal after the heartbeat is detectable. Source: https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0366/ |
| Gun Control | For | Burgoyne is for gun control. In 2019, Burgoyne voted against HB 206, which would lower the minimum age for carrying concealed arms without a permit from 21 to 18. Source: https://www.idahopress.com/eyeonboise/senate-panel-passes-hb-206-allowing-18-year-olds-to-carry-concealed-without-permits-in/article_71cbca34-a248-55e4-9f2f-ede85def9542.html https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2019/legislation/H0206 / |
| Assisted Suicide | For | Burgoyne is a supporter of assisted suicide. He believes it's a private decision that the government should not have a say in. Source: https://www.spokesman.com/blogs/boise/2011/mar/28/house-passes-anti-assisted-suicide-bill-sends-guvs-desk/ In 2019, Burgoyne voted against HB 206, which would lower the minimum age for carrying concealed arms without a permit from 21 to 18. Source: https://www.idahopress.com/eyeonboise/senate-panel-passes-hb-206-allowing-18-year-olds-to-carry-concealed-without-permits-in/article_71cbca34-a248-55e4-9f2f-ede85def9542.html https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2019/legislation/H0206 / |
| Government Interference | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Planned Parenthood | For | Burgoyne is for Planned Parenthood. He voted against HB 220, which prohibits public funding for abortion providers such as Planned Parenthood. Source: https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0220/ |
| Welfare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Welfare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Against | Burgoyne is against mandatory minimum prison sentences and has voted against them. Source: https://www.burgoyneforsenate.com/my-senate-record |
| 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 | For | Burgoyne is for affirmative action. He voted against a bill that works to combat affirmative action. Source: https://www.idahostatesman.com/article240227461.html https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/H0440/ https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/capitol-watch/idaho-senate-anti-affirmative-action-bill/277-1f9be6fe-012f-44c0-99d3-551793075926 |
| Government Spending | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Charter Schools | For | In 2021, Burgoyne voted in favor of HB 22, 353, and 388, which all would work to enhance funding for charter schools. Source: https://www.idahopress.com/townnews/politics/house-reconvenes-passes-higher-ed-budget-on-49-20-vote-after-much-debate/article_e4927708-f15d-579c-8bc9-dd1e58c091ee.html https://lcvalley.dailyfly.com/Home/ArtMID/1352/ArticleID/59303/House-passes-higher-ed-teacher-salaries-budgets https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0353/ https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0388/ https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0022/ |
| Common Core | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Clean Energy | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Religious Freedom | For | Burgoyne is for religious freedom. Burgoyne proposed a resolution that would've recognized January 16th as Religious Freedom Day in Idaho. Source: https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/politics-government/2020-01-29/idaho-house-committee-balks-on-creating-religious-freedom-day |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Border Control | Nuance | Burgoyne's stance on border control is nuanced. Burgoyne has stated that he is an advocate for "fair and human immigration policies," but has not gone further into detail on what exactly that entails in his opinion. Source: https://www.burgoyneforsenate.com/where-i-stand |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| DACA | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | For | Burgoyne is for legalizing marijuana. He voted against SJR 101, which would make the legalization of marijuana unconstitutional in Idaho. He also has advocated against a bill that would ban marijuana-related advertisements in Idaho. Source: https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/SJR101/ https://www.spokanepublicradio.org/post/idaho-senate-wants-marijuana-and-other-illegal-drug-advertising-banned#stream/0 |