'''Chris Doughty''' (born October 12, 1962) is an American businessman and politician. Doughty co-founded Capstan Industries<ref>{{Cite web|title=Magnetic Powder Metal Company in Los Angeles {{!}} Capstan Inc.|url=https://www.capstan.com/|access-date=2022-02-08|website=Capstan, Inc}}</ref>, a multinational [[metallurgy]] company based in Southern California. He has overseen operations at the Capstan Atlantic<ref>{{Cite web|title=Capstan Atlantic {{!}} The Sintered Metal Gear Specialists|url=https://capstanatlantic.com/|access-date=2022-02-08|website=Capstan Atlantic|language=en-US}}</ref> plant located in [[Wrentham, Massachusetts]] since 1992.

== 2022 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Campaign ==

Doughty announced a [[2022 Massachusetts gubernatorial election|gubernatorial campaign in Massachusetts]] on January 26, 2022<ref>{{Cite web|title=https://twitter.com/chrisforma/status/1486340228302483456|url=https://twitter.com/chrisforma/status/1486340228302483456|access-date=2022-02-08|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref> as a moderate [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] candidate to challenge prominent [[Massachusetts Republican Party|Massachusetts Republican]] and [[Donald Trump|Trump]]-endorsed [[Geoff Diehl]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|first=Stephanie Ebbert Globe|last2=January 26|first2=Updated|last3=2022|last4=Comments|first4=12:01 a m Share on Facebook Share on TwitterView|title=Moderate Republican Chris Doughty to enter governor’s race - The Boston Globe|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/01/26/metro/moderate-republican-enter-governors-race/|access-date=2022-02-08|website=BostonGlobe.com|language=en-US}}</ref> for the party's nomination in the Commonwealth. Doughty believes that life in Massachusetts is becoming increasingly expensive and has focused his campaign on creating jobs in Massachusetts "Going hand in hand with affordability is making sure that our economy fully rebounds and continues to grow. We need to protect our business and recruit high paying quality jobs to relocate here."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wrentham businessman Doughty joins governor's race as self-described moderate Republican|url=https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/01/26/chris-doughty-gubernatorial-run|access-date=2022-02-08|website=www.wbur.org|language=en}}</ref> As a businessman he has created hundreds of employment opportunities in South Eastern Massachusetts and Northern Rhode Island and recruiting similar employers to the Commonwealth is part of his aggressive take on [[Unemployment in the United States|unemployment]] and making Massachusetts more affordable post-pandemic.

== Political Views ==

===== Abortion =====

Doughty has stated that his stance on [[abortion]] is not black and white. He advocates for abortion in instances of rape or incest but withdraws his endorsement from the practice when a stage in the fetus' development is reached that allows them to “feel pain”<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|first=Stephanie Ebbert Globe|last2=January 26|first2=Updated|last3=2022|last4=Comments|first4=12:01 a m Share on Facebook Share on TwitterView|title=Moderate Republican Chris Doughty to enter governor’s race - The Boston Globe|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/01/26/metro/moderate-republican-enter-governors-race/|access-date=2022-02-08|website=BostonGlobe.com|language=en-US}}</ref>. He maintains and recognizes the legality of [[abortion in Massachusetts]] as a result of democratic practices and the will of the people being expressed.

===== Employment =====

Doughty has been a regional employer of a few hundred employees for decades in the State of Massachusetts and seeks to make Massachusetts attractive to other corporations of a wide variety of quality jobs across many sectors of the economy.

===== Partisanship =====

Doughty has stated that candidates from both parties have been the recipients of his vote. Having voted for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Presidential race and Trump in the 2020 Presidential race<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|first=Stephanie Ebbert Globe|last2=January 26|first2=Updated|last3=2022|last4=Comments|first4=12:01 a m Share on Facebook Share on TwitterView|title=Moderate Republican Chris Doughty to enter governor’s race - The Boston Globe|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/01/26/metro/moderate-republican-enter-governors-race/|access-date=2022-02-08|website=BostonGlobe.com|language=en-US}}</ref>.

== Personal ==

Doughty is a member of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], he served as a [[Mormon missionary|missionary]] in Argentina<ref>{{Cite web|last=Scribner|first=Herb|date=2022-01-26|title=This BYU grad, Latter-day Saint is running for Massachusetts governor|url=https://www.deseret.com/2022/1/26/22902605/chris-doughty-lds-latter-day-saint-mormon-massachusetts-governor|access-date=2022-02-08|website=Deseret News|language=en}}</ref> and later as a [[Bishop (Latter Day Saints)|Bishop]]. He and wife Leslie have 6 children and four grandchildren and reside in [[Wrentham, Massachusetts]]. Doughty grew up in Southern California where he attended [[Miraleste High School]] in [[Rancho Palos Verdes, California|Rancho Palos Verdes]]. His father was a Christian preacher and eventual convert to the LDS Church. Doughty attended [[Brigham Young University]] where he graduated in 1987 with a degree in economics<ref>{{Cite web|last=Scribner|first=Herb|date=2022-01-26|title=This BYU grad, Latter-day Saint is running for Massachusetts governor|url=https://www.deseret.com/2022/1/26/22902605/chris-doughty-lds-latter-day-saint-mormon-massachusetts-governor|access-date=2022-02-08|website=Deseret News|language=en}}</ref> then continued his education at the [[Harvard Business School]] where he received an MBA in 1989<ref>{{Cite web|last=Scribner|first=Herb|date=2022-01-26|title=This BYU grad, Latter-day Saint is running for Massachusetts governor|url=https://www.deseret.com/2022/1/26/22902605/chris-doughty-lds-latter-day-saint-mormon-massachusetts-governor|access-date=2022-02-08|website=Deseret News|language=en}}</ref>.

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