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Doug Burgum

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Current Position: Governor since 2016
Affiliation: Republican
Former Position: Tech Entrepeneur from 1983 – 2007

After graduating from college in 1978, and getting an MBA in 1980, he mortgaged inherited farmland in 1983 to invest in Great Plains Software in Fargo. Becoming the company’s president in 1984, he grew Great Plains into a successful large software company. Burgum sold the company to Microsoft for $1.1 billion in 2001.

e has served as board chairman for Atlassian and SuccessFactors. Burgum is the founder of Kilbourne Group, a Fargo-based real-estate development firm, and also is the co-founder of Arthur Ventures, a software venture capital group.

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Doug Burgum took office as the 33rd governor of North Dakota on December 15, 2016.  Doug brings a business leader’s approach to diversifying the economy, creating 21st century jobs, and revitalizing our main streets.

Burgum’s small-town upbringing and agricultural roots laid the foundation for his shared values of respect for the past, gratitude for the present and inspiration for the future.

Driven by a strong belief in North Dakota’s people and a powerful dream, he returned to his home state and helped lead Great Plains Software from a small startup company in 1983 into an award-winning tech firm that employed thousands of team members from more than 220 cities across North Dakota.

Burgum led Great Plains as CEO through its initial public offering in 1997 and acquisition by Microsoft Corp. in 2001. He remained at Microsoft as senior vice president through 2007, helping the company stake a leading position in the global business applications software industry.

In 2006, Burgum reaffirmed his passion for North Dakota by founding Kilbourne Group, a real estate development firm committed to creating smart, healthy cities through vibrant downtowns. The company’s substantial impact on revitalizing downtown Fargo inspired his Main Street Initiative.

In 2008, Burgum co-founded Arthur Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in ambitious, mission-driven software companies. The success of those people and businesses guided by Burgum’s leadership and inspiration has created billions of dollars of shareholder wealth and thousands of jobs.

In 2009, then-Gov. John Hoeven awarded Burgum the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award, North Dakota’s highest citizen honor. The award recognized Burgum for his business leadership and numerous philanthropic efforts, including the Doug Burgum Family Fund, which focuses its charitable giving on youth and education.

Born August 1, 1956, Burgum grew up in Arthur, N.D. He has maintained his commitment and connection to his roots through family farm partnerships, by serving as a member for Arthur Companies, Inc., a diversified agribusiness company founded by his grandparents in 1906, and through a ranching partnership in the Badlands of western North Dakota.

Burgum graduated with a bachelor’s degree in university studies from North Dakota State University in 1978. He earned a master’s of business administration from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business in 1980.

He was elected governor on Nov. 8, 2016, in his first run for political office.

Burgum is married to Kathryn Helgaas Burgum and has two sons, Joe and Tom, and a daughter, Jesse.

Personal

Full Name: Doug Burgum

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Kathryn; 3 Children: Joe, Jesse, Tom

Birth Date: 08/01/1956

Birth Place: Arthur, ND

Home City: Fargo, ND

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Education

MBA, Stanford University Graduate School of Business, 1978-1980

Bachelors, University Studies, North Dakota State University, 1974-1978

Political Experience

Governor, State of North Dakota, 2016-present

Candidate, North Dakota State Governor, 2020

Professional Experience

Co Founder/Partner, Arthur Ventures, 2008-2016

Chair of the Board, Atlassian, 2012-2016

Member, Board of Directors, Avalara, 2014-2016

Executive Chair, Board of Directors, Intelligent Insites, 2011-2016

Member, Board of Directors, The Arthur Companies, 2003-2016

Founder/Chair, Kilbourne Group, 2007-2016

Investor/Member, Board of Directors, Loyalty Builders, 2010-2015

Member, Board of Directors, Preventice Technologies, 2012-2014

Chair/Member, Board of Directors, Success Factors, 2007-2012

Senior Vice President, Microsoft, 2001-2007

Chair/Chief Executive Officer, Great Plains Software, 1983-2001

Consultant, McKinsey and Company, 1980-1983

Office

Office of Governor
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck ND, 58505-0001
Phone: (701) 328-2200
Fax: (701) 328-2205

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Reinventing Government

“Anything being done simply because ‘that’s the way we have always done it’ should be and must be rigorously and respectfully questioned. And no matter what, we must have the courage to admit that we can always do better.”
– Governor Doug Burgum
Four Elements of Reinvention
Unification/Shared Services | Delivery of Service | Digital Transformation | Cultural Transformation
We have an opportunity to reinvent state government and embrace technology to hold down costs and build an economy and workforce for the 21st century.

These powerful technological forces are fueling an underlying change in our economy and will challenge all of our existing approaches, systems and institutions. Harnessing these forces can lead to lower costs and better outcomes in health care, education and infrastructure. And these areas are some of the biggest cost drivers of our state budget. To do that we need a culture in state government focused on the willingness to grow and change and leaders who will lead us through that change.

Fulfilled the administration’s goal to use technology to boost transparency. The state Office of Management and Budget (OMB) completed a major upgrade to the transparency section of its website, creating a more user-friendly experience for citizens searching for budget data, vendor contracts, fund balances and other financial information about state government.
Fulfilled another pledge by taking several steps to improve the state’s revenue forecasting system, making it more accurate and ensuring taxpayer resources are being used most efficiently.
Continued to drive a “work as one” culture in state government through human resources unification and streamlining HR policies; more robust leadership training and team member development opportunities; and greater cross-agency and cross-branch collaboration through regular XCL (Extended Cabinet Leadership) and JEL (Judicial, Executive, Legislative) meetings.
Supported the K-20W “Every Student, Every Class, Cyber Educated” initiative, a multi-faceted, comprehensive approach to computer science and cybersecurity education and workforce training. North Dakota will be the first state in the nation with integrated cybersecurity and computer science K-12 standards.
Launched Vision Zero as the state’s primary traffic safety initiative with the state Department of Transportation, Highway Patrol and Department of Health. The goal of the comprehensive effort is to continually work toward zero motor vehicle fatalities and serious injuries on North Dakota roads.

Economy

Main Street Initiative

“To create a 21st century economy, we need to build on three pillars of economic success: a skilled workforce; smart, efficient infrastructure; and healthy, vibrant communities. By reinventing education, we will create a skilled workforce that matches the high-paying jobs of today and tomorrow. Utilizing our current infrastructure to its fullest potential, we can reduce the cost of local government and create vibrant, healthy cities.”
– Governor Doug Burgum

Three Pillars Of Economic Success
A Skilled Workforce  |  Smart, Efficient Infrastructure  |  Healthy, Vibrant Communities
The Main Street Initiative will focus on utilizing existing infrastructure to its fullest potential to reduce costs and create vibrant, healthy cities. We will partner with city leaders from across the state to ensure they have the tools, programs and empowerment they need for smart, healthy growth.

The Main Street Initiative was built on a foundation of values: respect for the past, gratitude for the present, and inspiration for the future. By focusing our efforts on creating vibrant main streets with smart infrastructure, we will attract and retain a skilled workforce and realize our full potential as a state.

Progress Updates

Communities representing more than half a million North Dakotans are engaged in one or more of the Main Street Initiative’s three pillars, exploring what they can do to build healthy, vibrant communities with smart, efficient infrastructure to attract a 21st century workforce. Participation continues to grow, with more than 60 communities large and small engaged in the initiative.
Launched the national award-winning Main Street Community Dashboard as well as the Main Street Community Leaders Peer Network to share best practices and promote learning on MSI-related topics.
Received the Workforce Development Council’s recommendations for addressing our workforce shortage. Governor Burgum reestablished the Council and commissioned the report in 2017, and the report is the culmination of 11 months of intense work by Council members. The report lays out options to address North Dakota’s workforce development and shortage problems, including recommendations such as lowering barriers to unemployment and developing programs to help them earn gainful employment. The full report can be found here.
Expanded community development programs aimed at improving main streets, public facilities and services. More than $2.3 million in funds were made available for these programs with the aid of the North Dakota Department of Commerce. At least $500,000 will be used to support the Main Street Initiative by promoting livable communities, addressing unmet community development needs and promoting activities that enhance local economic development efforts. More information on the Governor’s Fund for community Development is available here.
Hosted, with the North Dakota Department of Commerce, the first-ever Main Street ND Summit at the Bismarck Event Center, welcoming more than 650 community members, students and state team members. Attendees learned about strategies and resources to address the three pillars of the Main Street Initiative. A second Main Street ND Summit is planned for October 2019.

Education

Transforming Education

“We can’t prepare our kids for the 21st century using a 19th-century model.”
– Governor Doug Burgum
Opportunities in Education
Innovation | Governance
With nearly all of the world’s information now available for free online, educators, parents, businesses, community organizations and legislators must all play a role in transforming the education system.

It’s not enough for students to do well on traditional measures. The challenge is how to equip them with the skills and mindsets they need to be creative problem solvers, effective communicators and informed, responsible citizens who are strong collaborators.

Received final reports from the governor’s Innovative Education Task Force and the Task Force for Higher Education Governance, outlining recommendations to ensure North Dakota’s education system is positioned to excel in the 21st century.
Hosted a statewide Hour of Code event, encouraging the development of computer science among North Dakota’s students. While the Hour of Code event has occurred annually since 2013, North Dakota’s participation in 2018 marked the first time that a state hosted a simultaneous Hour of Code between K-12 and higher-ed students across the state. More than 6,000 students participated at nearly 100 schools in North Dakota. The event was sponsored by the State of North Dakota, local education leaders and schools, and Microsoft.
Announced a 100-gigabit upgrade to the state network, placing North Dakota schools and government on the leading edge of internet connectivity and speed. This upgrade will be finished in 2019 and ensures that North Dakota will be the first state to achieve 1-gigabit connectivity in every school district. This increased connectivity will open avenues to innovation for every North Dakota school, enhancing educational methods and expanding opportunities for our students. The upgrade will represent anywhere from a two- to ten-times speed increase in capacity for K-12 schools.

Health Care

Behavorial Health & Addiction

“We need to start treating addiction like the chronic disease that it is. By moving resources upstream, we will save lives and save money.”
– Governor Doug Burgum

Continuum of Care
Prevention | Early Intervention | Treatment | Recovery
As drug addiction and overdoses take their toll on North Dakota families, the state must start treating addiction differently. Seventy-seven people died in North Dakota in 2016 from overdoses, and more than $260 million was spent in the past decade on new jails at the city, county and state levels.

Many of those in our system are there because of crimes rooted in addiction. Jail time without rehab is not a cure for addiction.

Created the Office of Recovery Reinvented through an executive order. This Office is tasked with promoting efforts to eliminate the shame and stigma surrounding addiction. Addiction destroys families and communities, affecting every area of life. North Dakota is taking responsibility and further methods to combat behavioral health issues across the state. The Office of Recovery Reinvented is a seven-member advisory committee, chaired by First Lady Kathryn Burgum, that is making a difference in the lives of many. More information is available at www.recoveryreinvented.com.
Launched the Youth Ending Stigma (YES) Challenge in partnership with the First Lady. The Challenge is designed to enable student-led initiatives and projects focused on eliminating social stigma surrounding behavioral health issues including addiction and mental health conditions. Student projects will be led from March through April of 2019. More information can be found here.
Hosted the first-ever Peer Support Day at the Capitol. The event saw behavioral health advocates, peer support specialists, individuals who have received peer support services, behavioral health and health care providers, state and local decision-makers and other interested individuals come together to discuss the approach and benefits of peer support and the role that it plays in recovery.
In partnership with the Department of Human Services’ Behavioral Health Division, we are pursuing key strategies as part of our Behavioral Health Initiative: supporting the full continuum of care, embedding services close to home and people’s natural supports to keep families together, and stop criminalizing behavioral health and divert criminal justice involvement.

Tribal Partnerships

“I pledge my administration to a fresh start in our relations with all tribal nations who live with and among us. Our goal is to understand each tribe’s individual issues and circumstances so that we may move forward together.”
– Governor Doug Burgum
Focus Areas for Partnership
Engage | Listen | Learn
Through the course of meeting with tribal leadership from every Native American tribe headquartered in the state — the Mandan Hidatsa Arikara Nation in New Town, the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians in Belcourt, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in Fort Yates and Spirit Lake Nation in St. Michael — we continue to identify areas of opportunity for government-to-government collaboration. The issues range from water rights, taxes, emergency management and law enforcement to addiction, infrastructure, historic sites and tourism.

Collectively strengthening our tribal communities across North Dakota will happen when we genuinely engage, listen and learn about each tribe’s individual challenges and opportunities.

Opened a first-of-its-kind conference on strengthening government-to-government partnerships between the State of North Dakota and tribal nations. Hosted by the North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission, more than 300 people attended the historic two-day conference in January, including tribal leaders, elders and other members, dozens of leaders and staff from various state agencies, state legislators and federal partners.
Held a second strengthening government-to-government partnerships conference in December. Burgum joined Chairman Mark Fox of the MHA Nation in signing a memorandum of understanding under which the state will recognize motor vehicle license plates and registrations issued by the MHA Nation to its enrolled members residing within its jurisdictional boundaries.
Laid the groundwork for tax revenue-sharing legislation through the work of the interim Tribal Taxation Issues Committee, which Gov. Burgum chaired and on which Lt. Gov. Sanford also served.

More Information

Wikipedia

Douglas James Burgum (/bɜːrɡəm/ BUR-gəm;[1] born August 1, 1956) is an American businessman and politician serving since 2016 as the 33rd governor of North Dakota.[2][3] He is among the richest politicians in the United States and has an estimated net worth of at least $1.1 billion. He is a member of the Republican Party.[4]

Burgum was born and raised in Arthur, North Dakota. After graduating from North Dakota State University in 1978 with a bachelor’s degree in university studies and earning an MBA from Stanford University two years later,[5] he mortgaged inherited farmland in 1983 to invest in Great Plains Software in Fargo. Becoming its president in 1984, he took the company public in 1997. Burgum sold the company to Microsoft for $1.1 billion in 2001. While working at Microsoft, he managed Microsoft Business Solutions. He has served as board chairman for Australian software company Atlassian and SuccessFactors. Burgum is the founder of Kilbourne Group, a Fargo-based real-estate development firm, and also is the co-founder of Arthur Ventures, a software venture capital group.

Burgum won the 2016 North Dakota gubernatorial election in a landslide. He was reelected by a wide margin in 2020.[6] In June 2023, Burgum launched a campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. He ended his candidacy in early December 2023,[7] and became an advisor on the Trump campaign‘s energy policy.[8] On November 14, 2024, President-elect Trump announced his intention to nominate Burgum as the United States Secretary of the Interior.[9]

Early life

Burgum was born on August 1, 1956, in Arthur, North Dakota, the son of Katherine (née Kilbourne) and Joseph Boyd Burgum. He has a brother, Bradley, and a sister, Barbara.[10][11] He was born where his grandfather established a grain elevator in 1906.[12] The company evolved into an agribusiness that the family still owns.[13]

During his freshman year in high school, Burgum’s father died. He later said that the experience shaped him as a person.[14] He graduated from North Dakota State University (NDSU) in 1978. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and served as student body president. As a college student, he started a chimney-sweeping business.[15]

Burgum later studied at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he befriended Steve Ballmer, who became CEO of Microsoft.[15] He completed his MBA from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business in 1980.

Business career

Great Plains Software

After earning his MBA, Burgum moved to Chicago to become a management consultant at McKinsey & Company.[13]

In March 1983, Burgum mortgaged $250,000 of farmland to provide the seed capital for accounting software company Great Plains Software in Fargo.[12] He acquired a 2.5% stake in the company,[16] and became its vice president of marketing.[17] In 1984, Burgum led a group of investors,[17] including relatives,[13] who purchased a controlling interest in Great Plains Software from Joseph C. Larson, the company’s founder, who retained a minority interest.[17]

During the 1980s, Fortune magazine often ranked Great Plains Software among the nation’s top 100 companies to work for. Burgum grew the company to about 250 employees by 1989 and led it to about $300 million in annual sales, after using the internet to help it expand beyond North Dakota.[16] He said he built the company in Fargo because North Dakota State University was there; NDSU acted as a feeder school to supply engineering students to GPS.[18] The company went public in 1997.[16][19] In 1999 the company acquired Match Data Systems, a development team in the Philippines.[20] In 2001, Burgum sold Great Plains Software to Microsoft for $1.1 billion in stock.[21][22] Announced in December 2000, the acquisition was completed in 2001.[22] According to Burgum, he held a 10% stake in Great Plains at the time.[23]

Microsoft

After the sale, Burgum was named Senior Vice President of Microsoft Business Solutions Group,[24][25] the unit created from GPS.[26] At Microsoft, he was responsible for making enterprise apps a priority.[27] In 2005, he expressed interest in stepping down as senior vice president to become chairman of Microsoft Business Solutions.[28] In September 2006, he announced that he planned to leave Microsoft entirely by 2007.[29] He was replaced by future CEO Satya Nadella.[30]

Investment firms

In 2008 Burgum co-founded Arthur Ventures, a venture capital company that invests in businesses involved in technology, life sciences, and clean technologies.[31][32] The group began operation with a $20 million fund and primarily invested in companies in North Dakota and Minnesota.[33] By 2013 it had expanded operations into Nebraska, Missouri, Arizona, and Iowa.[33]

Burgum is also the founder of the Kilbourne Group, a real-estate development firm focused on downtown Fargo.[34][35] In 2013 he created plans to build the tallest building in Fargo—a 23-story mixed-use building—to be named either Block 9 or Dakota Place.[36] It was completed in 2020 as the RDO Building.[37] The company advocated for a convention center to be built in downtown Fargo.[38] It acquired and renovated many Fargo properties, including the former St. Mark’s Lutheran Church and the former Woodrow Wilson alternative high school.[39] Several of the companies he has invested in are in Fargo.[21][40]

In 2009, he was “urged to apply” for the position of president of North Dakota State University, but in 2010 he was passed over for Dean Bresciani.[41]

Political career

Early involvement

Burgum endorsed Republican Steve Sydness for one of North Dakota’s U.S. Senate seats in 1988.[42] He supported the gubernatorial campaigns of Republicans John Hoeven and Jack Dalrymple in 2008 and 2012.[43][44]

Governor of North Dakota (2016–2024)

In 2016, Burgum announced his candidacy for governor of North Dakota as a Republican. With no formal political experience, he lost the state Republican party’s endorsement to longtime attorney general Wayne Stenehjem, but defeated Stenehjem handily in the primary election two months later. Burgum faced Democrat Marvin Nelson and Libertarian Marty Riske in the November general election and won with over 75% of the vote.[6] He was sworn in on December 15, 2016, alongside running mate Brent Sanford.[45][46]

Burgum meets with the commanding general of the Mississippi Valley Division of the United States Army Corps of Engineers in June 2018

During both terms North Dakota maintained a robust fossil fuel industry. Burgum set a goal for North Dakota to become carbon-neutral by 2030, which he planned to accomplish through carbon capture and storage technology to capture and sequester carbon dioxide in the state’s geological formations and by using carbon dioxide for enhanced oil recovery and via agricultural practices that sequester carbon in soil.[47] The 2021 announcement of the goal sparked $25 billion in private sector investment, according to remarks he made at the annual meeting of the North Dakota petroleum council.[48] Burgum was reelected in 2020 with over 65% of the vote.[49][50]

Burgum with President Donald Trump and Jared Polis in May 2020

On March 20, 2023, Burgum vetoed a bill to raise the state interstate speed limit to 80 mph.[51] During the 2023 legislative session, he signed a bill that exempts members of the North Dakota National Guard and reserve from paying income tax,[52] and another that provided over $500 million in tax relief.[53]

In January 2023, Burgum and other North Dakota officials threatened to sue Minnesota over a law that would require the state’s electricity to come from sources that do not emit carbon dioxide.[54] Minnesota governor Tim Walz signed the bill on February 7, 2023.[55] In an attempt to mitigate the schoolteacher shortage,[56] Burgum announced the creation of a Teacher Retention and Recruitment task force that would consist of multiple members, Burgum, and the North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction.[57] In October 2023, Burgum condemned Hamas‘s attack on Israel and noted that 84 North Dakotans who were on a church tour were stranded in Bethlehem as the fighting began.[58]

On January 22, 2024, Burgum announced that he would not run for a third term as governor.[59] On February 21, he endorsed Lieutenant Governor Tammy Miller to succeed him.[60]

2024 presidential campaign

Main article: Doug Burgum 2024 presidential campaign
Burgum’s logo for his 2024 Presidential campaign

In March 2023, Burgum expressed interest in running for president in the 2024 United States presidential election.[61] On June 5, 2023, he posted a video to his Twitter X account teasing a “big announcement” for June 7.[62] He formally announced his campaign in The Wall Street Journal the morning of June 7, with the launch of a campaign website and a rally in Fargo scheduled to take place later that day.[63] After his announcement, Burgum began campaigning in Iowa.[64]

Burgum was reported to have spent more money on advertisements than any other presidential candidate.[65] He was endorsed by North Dakota’s entire Congressional delegation, U.S. Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and U.S. Representative Kelly Armstrong.[66][67]

Burgum expressed support for the U.S. Supreme Court‘s Dobbs decision. His support derived from his position that abortion restrictions should be left to states. He pledged that as president he would not sign a national abortion ban and that the president should not focus on culture war issues. According to Politico, Burgum sought to play up his stance as a China hawk by speaking of a cold war with China.[68] On July 10, 2023, he began offering $20 gift cards for a donation of any amount to his primary campaign. A spokesman for Burgum acknowledged that it was an attempt to reach the threshold of individual donors required to participate in the first Republican primary debate.[69] The promotion was successful.[70] Despite its success, he was ridiculed on social media, with some users declaring that they had donated $1 to Burgum and $20 to Joe Biden‘s reelection campaign.[71][72] Federal election officials have not said whether this and similar moves by other candidates is illegal.[73] Burgum also qualified for the second debate, held on September 27.[74] He failed to qualify for the November 5 debate in Miami.[75]

On December 4, Burgum announced that he was suspending his campaign, citing frustration with the RNC’s high threshold of donations and polling to qualify for debates.[76][77]

Post-presidential campaign

During his campaign, Burgum said he would not accept the vice presidency or a cabinet position if he was not nominated for president, so he was widely expected at the time to seek a third term as governor in the 2024 North Dakota gubernatorial election.[78] On January 22, 2024, he announced he would not do so.[79]

Vice-presidential speculation

Before the Iowa caucuses, Burgum endorsed former President Donald Trump.[80] Afterward, he began campaigning for Trump, who praised Burgum and said he wanted him to be an important member of his next administration.[81] Later, Trump said Burgum would be “very good” as vice president, but reiterated that he had not yet made a decision.[82] Burgum spoke on behalf of Trump at the North Dakota caucuses.[83] Trump ally and U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer said Burgum would be a clear front-runner for a cabinet position, most likely Secretary of Energy.[84] Later during the primary season, Burgum was reportedly high on Trump’s VP shortlist,[85] and on May 2, Trump announced that Burgum was one of four remaining contenders, alongside Senators Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, and J.D. Vance.[86]

During the Republican National Convention, news broke that Burgum had not been selected as Trump’s running mate.[87] According to campaign insiders, Trump was leaning toward Burgum, but his sons Donald Jr. and Eric persuaded him to choose Vance.[88][89][90]

Burgum is the Trump campaign’s main advisor on energy policy.[91] Axios reported that the Trump campaign has sent him as a surrogate to campaign events more than anyone else on Trump’s shortlist for running mate.[92]

Secretary of the Interior

On November 15, 2024, President-elect Trump announced he intended to nominate Burgum for Secretary of the Interior.[93][94][95][96][97] If confirmed by the Senate, Burgum will succeed Deb Haaland in the post. The Department of the Interior oversees public lands, natural resources, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, among other things.[98]

Burgum’s selection was highly praised by numerous Republican senators, including John Barrasso and Dan Sullivan.[99]

Political positions

Burgum has made critical comments about Joe Biden and his performance as President of the United States on Facebook and in public messages.[100] During his 2016 campaign he described himself as a moderate on social issues and a fiscal conservative.[101]

Energy and environment

Burgum supports the fossil fuel industry, especially in the Bakken region of western North Dakota.[102] He supports the Dakota Access Pipeline.[103] He has said that American energy independence is an issue of national security. He derided what he called a “full-on assault of liquid fuels in this country” and has regularly criticized policies to subsidize electric vehicles. He called for opening Bureau of Land Management land for energy-related activities such as rare earth metal mining and oil and natural gas drilling. He promised to make North Dakota carbon neutral by 2030; he said he would loosen regulations for the gas industry, but also said he is committed to clean energy projects.[104]

Burgum criticized the Biden administration for policies phasing out gas stoves in some forms of new housing.[8]

Abortion

During his 2016 gubernatorial campaign, Burgum was noted for saying women were “unsafe” before Roe v. Wade. In 2024, he said his position on abortion had evolved in that he believes abortion laws should be left to the individual states.[105]

In April 2023, Burgum signed a near-total ban on abortion in North Dakota.[106] While campaigning for president, he said that he would not sign a nationwide abortion ban, preferring that individual states set abortion policy.[107] He supported the Supreme Court decision Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that overturned Roe v. Wade.[108][109]

Gun rights

Burgum received an A grade on gun issues from the NRA Political Victory Fund and signed numerous laws that ease access to firearms.[110][111] He has touted his love of hunting.[112]

National security

Burgum deployed the North Dakota National Guard to the southern border with Mexico numerous times to assist Texas.[113] In April 2022, he and 25 other governors created the American Governors’ Border Strike Force to help each other with border defense against illegal immigration and human trafficking.[114] He argued that energy independence is key to fending off China and Russia.[115]

During the 2024 Republican debate in Milwaukee, Burgum expressed concern about China, claiming it is America’s “number one threat” and that the U.S. should put “anti-warship missiles in Taiwan“.[116] During campaign stops, Burgum expressed disdain for President Biden’s handling of foreign aid to Ukraine and his hostage deals with Iran.[117] He blamed Iran for the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel, and said Iran was emboldened by Biden’s release of $6 billion of frozen Iranian assets.[118]

Cybersecurity

In 2019, Burgum signed legislation to develop a central cybersecurity operations center for the state’s network of over 250,000 users and 400 state and local government entities under the Executive Branch’s IT Department-North Dakota Information Technology (NDIT).[119][120] At his direction, NDIT began a Multi-State Security Operations Center to facilitate threat intelligence sharing and coordinate cybersecurity operations between member states.[121] In 2023, he signed House Bill 1398, requiring cybersecurity education for all K-12 Students, making North Dakota the first state to have a cybersecurity education requirement for its students.[122]

LGBTQ rights

In July 2020, Burgum called the 2020 Republican platform “divisive and divisional” on LGBTQ issues.[123] He signed numerous veto-proof bills sent by the North Dakota Legislative Assembly during its 2023 session that some have called “anti-trans“, including a near-total ban on gender-affirming care for minors.[124][125][126][127]

Education

On November 12, 2021, Burgum signed a law banning the teaching of critical race theory in North Dakota K-12 schools.[128] During the first Republican primary debate in Milwaukee, he spoke of his belief that federal regulations are unhelpful to schools and that red-tape regulations harm teacher innovations.[129]

Personal life

Burgum married his first wife, Karen Stoker, in 1991. They had three children before divorcing in 2003.[130] In 2016, Burgum married Kathryn Helgaas.[131][130] As first lady of North Dakota, Kathryn Burgum champions the Recovery Reinvented program on addiction and recovery.[132]

While campaigning for president in 2024, Burgum said in an interview that he likes the music of Keith Urban and enjoys watching the television shows Yellowstone and Ted Lasso.[133]

Board work

Burgum served on the advisory board for the Stanford Graduate School of Business[24] and was on the board of SuccessFactors during the 2000s, serving as chair from 2007 until the 2011 sale of the company to SAP. In 2012 he became the first chairman of the board for Atlassian, after it expanded from its initial board of three members (none of whom served as chair).[134] During 2011 and 2014, he twice spent several months as the interim CEO of Intelligent InSites,[24] a company for which he has served as the executive board chair since 2008.[32] In the same year he became a member of Avalara’s board of directors.[135]

Philanthropy

In 2001,[136] Burgum donated a refurbished school building he had acquired in 2000 to North Dakota State University. It was named Renaissance Hall and became home to the university’s visual arts department, major components of the architecture and landscape architecture department, and the Tri-College University office.[137] In 2008, Burgum started the Doug Burgum Family Fund, which focuses its charitable giving on youth, education, and health.[24] In 2011, the Burgum family donated about $800,000 to the Plains Art Museum in Fargo to support its Center for Creativity, which is named in honor of Burgum’s mother, Katherine Kilbourne Burgum.[138][139]

Awards and honors

Burgum received honorary doctorates from North Dakota State University[26] in 2000 and the University of Mary in 2006.[24]

In 2009, Burgum received the Theodore Roosevelt Roughrider Award from governor John Hoeven.[140]

Electoral history

2016 North Dakota gubernatorial election[141]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanDoug Burgum and Brent Sanford 259,863 76.5
Democratic–NPLMarvin Nelson and Joan Heckaman65,85519.4
LibertarianMarty Riske and Joshua Voytek13,2303.9
Write-in6530.2
Total votes339,601 100
2020 North Dakota gubernatorial election[142]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanDoug Burgum and Brent Sanford (incumbent) 235,479 65.8%
Democratic–NPLShelley Lenz and Ben Vig90,78925.4%
LibertarianDuWayne Hendrickson and Joshua Voytek13,8533.9%
Write-in17,5384.9%
Total votes357,659 100%
2024 Republican Presidential primary results[143]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanDonald Trump 17,015,756 76.42%
RepublicanNikki Haley4,381,79919.68%
RepublicanRon DeSantis353,6151.59%
RepublicanUncommitted154,8150.70%
RepublicanChris Christie139,5410.63%
RepublicanVivek Ramaswamy96,9540.44%
RepublicanAsa Hutchinson22,0440.10%
RepublicanPerry Johnson4,0510.02%
RepublicanTim Scott1,5980.01%
RepublicanDoug Burgum5020.00%
RepublicanMike Pence4040.00%
RepublicanOther candidates93,7960.42%
Total votes22,264,875 100.00%

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    Write-in vote totals are excluded from the above election data reporting for the following states, and are added to the total number of votes for candidates for the purposes of candidate vote share calculations:

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 Republican nominee for Governor of North Dakota
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Political offices
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 Governor of North Dakota
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