Doug Burgum

“Working together, we can identify best practices and policies for retaining and recruiting teachers and ensure they have the resources and support they need to deliver a world-class education to students across North Dakota.”

“Sport has been so good to me. The amount of basketball I've played over my lifetime, ran track, played football, played organized adult softball for 30-plus years.”

“The Serve & Protect Reimbursement Program demonstrates our deepest gratitude for the invaluable service provided by our firefighters and law enforcement officers. We owe it to these brave men and women to ensure they have access to the best possible health care.”

“We talk about federalism as 50 cauldrons of democracy but think it is really 50 platforms in the nation and each state has a way to innovate and learn and best practice from each other.”

“I've always felt like I would never ask others to invest if I weren't always investing.”

“There's an entire industry built around commenting on President Trump, and I'll just leave it to the pundits.”

“We should be selling energy to our friends and allies instead buying it from our adversaries and erecting more roadblocks to U.S. energy independence.”

“Our communities need behavioral health resources and amenities for all generations.”

“The president's job is the CEO of America, and the first screening interview is the Iowa Caucuses.”

“Everything we do in state government, we do with a shared purpose: to Empower People, Improve Lives and Inspire Success. Combined with our shared values of gratitude, curiosity, humility and courage, we're working to develop a positive and innovative state government culture in North Dakota.”

“We get attacked every day in North Dakota by China, Russia, North Korea, Iran. They've all got people that come to work every day to do cyberattacks at the U.S.”

“Virgil Hill's career was one of exceptional achievements and contributions. His journey from a talented amateur boxer to renowned professional champion and role model for youth exemplifies the power of dedication, determination and a strong connection to one's roots.”

“So many times in my life... the risk that I've taken has been something where people said it can't be done.”

“Voters get to decide who runs for office in America.”

“We can't prepare our kids for the 21st century using a 19th-century model.”

“If you're going to launch a tech company in North Dakota, you need to be willing to go against the grain and reimagine what's possible.”

“I'm not even that interested in politics. But I am interested in service and I'm interested in solutions and I'm interested in solving the hard problems that are facing our country.”

“People are yearning for leadership, and leadership to them does not mean a life spent as a career politician in North Dakota. It means someone who's got the characteristics of integrity and honesty. Someone you can trust and someone who's willing to take risks, someone who can take a leap and not know where they're going to land.”

“I think of taxpayers like customers; I feel like I've got a duty to deliver value to them.”

“In North Dakota, the ability to waive hours of service quickly during an emergency without having to slog through a sea of bureaucratic red tape can literally mean the difference between life and death or the loss of someone's livelihood.”