Doug
Burgum
REPUBLICAN
North Dakota
Appointed Position:
United States Secretary of the Interior
Overview
Doug Burgum is a billionaire’s billionaire. In addition to Interior Secretary, he will also lead the newly-formed National Energy Council, where he will be joined by Energy Secretary Chris Wright. His role overseeing our nation’s public lands should be particularly remunerative for his and Wright’s close friend and fellow billionaire, Harold Hamm.
The Facts
Hamm and Burgum helped organize the meeting between Trump and other Big Oil figures where Trump asked for a billion dollars in exchange for policies beneficial to the oil industry.
According to his financial disclosures, Burgum receives between $15,001 and $50,000 annually from Continental Resources, Hamm’s oil and gas company, through a lease in Williams County, ND.
Continental Resources is one of the top holders of federal public lands oil and gas leases that Burgum would oversee as Interior Secretary.
Burgum voted at least 20 times on issues related to companies with which he maintained a financial relationship while serving as a member of the North Dakota Industrial Commission, the state’s energy and state-owned business oversight agency.
How will Burgum’s review of subsidies supporting electric vehicles affect the oil and gas companies he is friendly with?
What conversations is Burgum having with Harold Hamm?
How will Burgum’s real estate portfolio be affected by policies put into place by the Department of the Interior?
As Burgum works to complete permits for coal mining operations, will he show preference for particular companies based on his relationship with them?
Questions to Track