A biography for Doug Burgumhasn’t been written yet.
“You can't win races if you're just trying to win races yourself. You can't accomplish anything. It takes a whole team.”
“We aspire every day to work as one, maintain a citizen focus, approach problems with a growth mindset, apply leadership everywhere and make a difference.”
“Peaceful protest is a protected right of all Americans. However, protesters must respect private property rights, court orders and law enforcement personnel.”
“As North Dakota's only national park, Theodore Roosevelt National Park is a top tourism destination, and fall is a prime season for outdoor activities in North Dakota.”
“North Dakota's long-term prosperity depends on the success of its communities and rural areas.”
“When you're a CEO, if you've got something that can be handled down in a sales office or by a customer service rep, the CEO doesn't do it. You don't have to tweet about it. You just get it done. You serve your customers and then the CEO can focus on the biggest, hardest problems.”
“The more than 50,000 veterans in North Dakota and the more than 16 million veterans across our great country deserve our deepest gratitude and support on Veterans Day - and every day - for their courageous service in defending our freedoms and protecting our nation and its citizens at home and abroad.”
“Our families need affordable and reliable child care.”
“We have to be able to figure out, who are our friends? Who are our enemies? And then figure out a way to develop trade policy that supports our objectives that actually drives what's best for American interests.”
“I'm on the record saying that I would not sign the federal abortion ban. It should be left to the states.”
“Government is at its best when you've got servant leaders that are acting for the good of the public.”
“After earning an M.B.A. from Stanford and working for a short time in Chicago at McKinsey & Co., I moved back home in 1983 and literally bet the farm to provide the seed capital for a startup, which we grew into a world-class company, Great Plains Software.”
“Because of differences in geography, density, socio-economic patterns, each of our states are very different. A one-size-fits-all federal approach won't work. Our economy is too complex. The country is too complex.”
“My role as North Dakota's elected leader is to use my influence to unleash innovation. There are innovators in state government, you just have to find them and help them get freed up.”
“I'll never be a senator. I'll never be a congressman.”
“As president, things that you're supposed to focus on, things like the economy, like energy policy, which is completely tied to national security, and part of national security is the border.”
“We know that the issues that matter most, to the most number of Americans at the end, when people end up voting, they vote about pocketbook issues.”
“We need a leader who's clearly focused on three things: economy, energy and national security.”
“We know when there is economic opportunity that's great for families and it's great for whether one parent wants to work, or two parents want to work.”
“My whole life has been about building trust with customers and partners.”