BROWN, DON

Running for US Senate

Lost primary
R

Policy Positions

Positions as of June 6, 2026, extracted from source websites.

Economy(5)

Opposes the federal income tax and supports eliminating the IRS in favor of a Fair Tax system supplemented by tariffs.

"Eliminate the IRS, eliminate the federal income tax, and go to a Fair Tax system, as advocated by Governor Huckabee, and supplement the rest of revenue with tariffs, as advocated by President Trump."

Supports drastically cutting federal spending and mandating that spending must be at least 10% below revenues, with savings applied to the national debt.

"Cut ⅔ nonmilitary personnel and apply savings to the national debt. Cut ⅔ of federal agencies, and by law, prohibit Congress from passing any budget or continuing resolution where spending exceeds revenues, Mandate that spending must be lower than revenues by 10% …Apply saved money to the national debt."

Supports federal protections for small businesses against government-mandated closures, guaranteeing due process before any closure order can be enforced.

"The SMALL BUSINESS "PANDEMIC" PROTECTION ACT would declare that all workers are essential to their families, that there are no "nonessential" workers, and would give federal protection for any small businesses "ordered" to close by any governor, mayor, or other bureaucratic official or elected, and would provide business owners an absolute right to due process, in court, before being ordered to close under the auspices of a "pandemic.""

Supports using tariffs as a revenue supplement to replace the federal income tax and enforcing trade laws to stop unfair foreign dumping.

"supplement the rest of revenue with tariffs, as advocated by President Trump."

Supports enforcing trade laws to protect North Carolina and American shrimpers from unfair foreign competition and dumping.

"Federal policy must protect North Carolina and American shrimpers by enforcing trade laws, stopping unfair foreign dumping, and ensuring our fishermen can compete on a level playing field."

Education(2)

Supports eliminating the Department of Education entirely by legislative decree, arguing it has failed American students.

"In addition to the Trump Administration's cuts, Congress must end this monster by legislative decree once and for all."

Opposes federal control over education curricula, characterizing the Department of Education as imposing politicized, top-down mandates.

"The Department of "Education" was never primarily about education but rather about government control and top-down, politicized mandates in education curricula."

Guns(3)

Strongly supports unrestricted Second Amendment rights and national constitutional carry in all 50 states, overriding state-level gun restrictions.

"Americans should not be arrested for exercising our clear 2nd Amendment Rights to bear arms without restriction. National Constitutional Carry would simply enforce Americans' right to bear arms, in all 50 states. This would override blue states' restrictive gun laws, and no longer would Americans have to be worried about being arrested when crossing state lines."

Explicitly opposes red flag laws, stating they violate the Second Amendment.

""Shall not be infringed," the specific language of the 2nd Amendment, is clear - and "Red Flag Laws" violate the 2nd Amendment."

Supports national constitutional carry that would allow Americans to carry firearms across all state lines without restriction.

"National Constitutional Carry would simply enforce Americans' right to bear arms, in all 50 states. This would override blue states' restrictive gun laws, and no longer would Americans have to be worried about being arrested when crossing state lines."

Immigration(1)

Supports limiting federal court authority over immigration enforcement, arguing courts have overstepped their constitutional boundaries in immigration matters.

"The Judicial Separation of Powers Act would clip the wings of these out-of-control judges, especially in the areas of immigration and the U.S. military, and make it clear that these "judges" have no authority or injunctive power in deciding matters in these areas."

Social Issues(1)

Opposes abortion by advocating for full constitutional rights for the unborn from the moment of conception, arguing the 5th and 14th Amendments protect their right to life.

"Unborn babies must be afforded the same constitutional rights to due process as all Americans, from the moment of conception. As set forth in the 5th and 14th Amendments, no state, or the United States government, shall deprive a person of life, liberty or property without due process of law."