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In 2008, Burgum started the Doug Burgum Family Fund, which focuses its charitable giving on youth, education, and health. [16] 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. [158] [159]
Doug Burgum (AP) North Dakota’s ... ultimately making enough money to resolve her family’s debt problems and secure their future. ... as did his wife Karen for her own book When It’s Your ...
Doug Burgum: Republican: Governor of North Dakota (2017–incumbent) Candidate for U.S. President (2024) $1.1 billion [4] Founded and Sold Great Plains Software to Microsoft: Vivek Ramaswamy: Republican: Candidate for U.S. President (2024) $1 billion [5] Founder and CEO of Roivant Sciences and Strive Asset Management [6] Michael Bloomberg
Here is a look at the ultra-wealthy people Trump has tapped for his second administration so far: Doug Burgum. Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and ...
Burgum ran his own longshot bid for the Republican nomination this cycle before dropping out of the race late last year. After that he endorsed Trump and began appearing with him at campaign events.
He drew attention for his campaign offering $20 gift cards to people who would donate $1 to his campaign so he would have enough individual donors to make the debate stage. In January, before the Iowa caucuses, he endorsed Trump. The same month, he declined to seek a third term as governor. Burgum has navigated crises as governor
A former software executive, he led Great Plains Software, which Microsoft acquired for $1.1 billion in 2001. Burgum has also led other companies in real estate development and venture capital. Burgum, a Republican, has taken a pro-business style as governor of a state where agriculture and oil are the main industries.
In a June 7 poll shortly after announcing his candidacy, 90% of Republican voters responded that they did not know who Burgum was and going into the first debate he was polling at just 0.4%. [ 13 ] Burgum attended the first debate on August 23, 2023, despite injuring his Achilles tendon the day prior while playing a basketball game with his ...