Doug Burgum

“The Office of Community Development & Rural Prosperity marks a crucial step in driving economic progress across our entire state.”

“In North Dakota, we listen with respect, and we talk things out. That's how we can get America back on track.”

“North Dakota is already an energy and ag powerhouse, and we're excited to build on our reputation as states that feed and fuel the world with environmental stewardship and a focus on innovation over regulation to meet our nation's evolving energy needs.”

“If you want to establish trust in an organization, you have to change leadership.”

“My opinion of presidential elections are - they need to be about the future.”

“As we continue to grow and attract new residents, new workforce, we must ensure that everyone has access to safe, affordable, and quality housing.”

“There's so much we can do to reduce the size and scope of the two million federal employees, just by having a business mind-set.”

“North Dakota heavily depends on CDL drivers, and as a rural state, it is critical that we be able to move products and get resources to where they are needed most.”

“We've got to make sure that everybody that wants to work has an opportunity to do that and that we've got affordability, quality, and accessibility in child care, even in the rural areas of our country.”

“My hometown, Arthur, N.D., is a small farming community where woke was something you did at 5 A.M.”

“Well, I love North Dakota. I love the people of North Dakota. I love the geography and the resources of North Dakota.”

“I've had jobs growing up where you shower at the end of the day, not at the beginning of the day, went from those small town roots.”

“I do trust the voters... They want presidential elections to be about the future, a vision for the future.”

“By bringing together stakeholders from across the education community, we can identify and recommend policies and best practices for retaining and recruiting teachers, providing them with the resources and support they need to be successful and deliver a world-class education to their students.”

“My dad died when I was a freshman in high school. I got a little bit of farmland.”

“There is a bit of, I think, geographic bigotry that actually exists in our country, where people that haven't been to places, they assume that we're still, you know, plowing fields with horses or something.”

“I started a shoe-shine business, worked at the grain elevator, and as a chimney sweep, paid my way through college and then earned an MBA at Stanford.”

“Both my mom and dad were hunters.”

“Cultural issues can be handled by states, and they can be handled by school boards and local libraries and city commissions.”

“North Dakota is a conservative state.”