US Secretary of the Interior in the second Trump administration. Former Governor of North Dakota from 2016 to 2024. Software entrepreneur who led Great Plains Software, which he sold to Microsoft in 2001. Briefly sought the 2024 Republican presidential nomination before endorsing Donald Trump.
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Doug Burgum
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Public positions Doug Burgum has taken on contested policy questions. Each links to the full issue page where this voice sits among others.
- Corporate tax rate"Supported pro-business tax policy and regulatory rollback as North Dakota governor"
- Fossil-fuel leases on federal lands"Supports expanding oil and gas leasing on federal lands as Interior Secretary"
- Nuclear power"Supports nuclear power as part of a broad domestic energy strategy"
- U.S. climate policy"Emphasizes an 'all of the above' energy approach including fossil fuels and renewables"
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Bio, position statements, and per-vote analysis are editorial work — see ROADMAP M4/M5 for the corpus expansion plan.
editorial · last refreshed 5/26/2026.Bio, position statements, and per-vote analysis are editorial work — see ROADMAP M4/M5 for the corpus expansion plan.