Greg Gianforte
Bio | Greg Gianforte is an engineer, author, and politician. He founded RightNow Technologies and is a representative for Montana’s congressional district. |
Status and Position | Current US House of Representatives of Montana |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Republican, Montana |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 Governor Election Montana | Montana | Yes | Running | 54.0% |
Campaign Financing | Gianforte has raised only 20% of his campaign finances through individuals. Top contributors to his campaign include Koch Industries and the retired. |
Voting Rights | He does not have a position on this issue. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Unknown | He does not have a strong stance on this issue. N/A |
| Socialized Healthcare | Against | Gianforte opposes socialize healthcare. |
| Private Healthcare | For | Gianforte argues that Americans should have the right to choose a private option. |
| LGBT Rights | Against | Gianforte is unsupportive of pro-LGBT legislation. Gianforte donated a lot of money to anti-LGBT efforts. |
| Taxes | Against | He opposes increased taxes. Gianforte believes in limited government intervention. He has worked against instituting a sales tax in his own state. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | His position on a flat tax rate is unknown. Gianforte believes in limited government intervention. He has worked against instituting a sales tax in his own state. |
| Abortion | Against | He is pro-life. Gianforte believes in the sanctity of life. He has supported anti-abortion legislation. |
| Gun Control | Against | He is unsupportive of gun control legislation. Gianforte believes that the Second Amendment is absolute. He is a lifetime NRA member. |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | He has not taken a stance on this issue. Gianforte believes that the Second Amendment is absolute. He is a lifetime NRA member. |
| Government Interference | Against | Gianforte does not believe in government intervention. |
| Planned Parenthood | Against | He is pro-life. |
| Welfare | Against | He is unsupportive of welfare. Gianforte does not believe that charity should be operated by the government. He does support Christian organizations' efforts against poverty. |
| Welfare | Unknown | Gianforte stance on Stem cell research is unknown. |
| Death Penalty | Nuance | He does not support or oppose capital punishment. Gianforte says that he does not personally object to the death penalty. However, he does believe that we need to evaluate its effectiveness. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | He does not have a clear stance on this issue. |
| Military Spending | For | He does not believe that the defense budget should be cut to balance the national budget. |
| War on Terrorism | For | He is supportive of maintaining efforts in the Middle East against terrorism. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Unknown | He does not have a strong stance on international interaction. N/A |
| United Nations power | Unknown | Gianforte does not have a strong position on the legitimacy of the UN. |
| Nationalism | For | Gianforte supports traditional American values. |
| Free Markets | For | He is supportive of free markets. Gianforte does not believe it is the role of government to intervene through burdensome taxes and regulations. He sees the need for private entities to exercise their freedom. |
| Brexit | Unknown | He has not taken a clear stance on this issue. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | He does not have a clear stance on this issue. |
| Government Spending | Against | Except in the case of military spending, Gianforte opposes government spending. |
| Charter Schools | For | He is a proponent of charter schools. |
| Common Core | Unknown | He has not made a statement on Common Core. N/A |
| Clean Energy | Against | He is unsupportive of renewable energy. Gianforte seeks to repeal regulations surrounding the energy sector. He hopes to end the War on Coal. |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | He has not taken a stance on this issue. N/A |
| Separation of Church and State | For | He is in favor of the separation of church and state. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | He does not have a clear stance on this issue. |
| Border Control | For | He supports increased border security. Gianforte believes that in order for comprehensive immigration reform to be effective, it must involve the securing of US borders. He favors the construction of a physical wall. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | He does not have a clear stance on passenger profiling. |
| DACA | Unknown | He does not have a clear opinion on DACA. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Against | Gianforte signed a bill denying taxpayer funds to sanctuary cities. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Nuance | Gianforte argues that more research must be done on marijuana. |