Doug Burgum
Governor of North Dakota since 2016
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| April 2025 | Burgum ordered a halt to a $5 billion offshore wind project by Equinor off the coast of New York City, continuing efforts to stop offshore wind projects. |
| March 2025 | Burgum suggested using emergency authority to keep coal plants open and proposed increasing energy production through federal land drilling. |
| March 2025 | Burgum announced a partnership with the Department of Housing and Urban Development to use public lands for affordable housing. |
| March 2025 | Burgum announced the opening of 1.53 million acres of the Alaskan Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling, in line with Trump's executive order. |
| March 2025 | Burgum suggested using emergency authority to keep coal plants open and proposed using public lands for affordable housing in partnership with HUD. |
| March 2025 | Burgum suggests using emergency authority to keep coal plants open and proposes expanding energy production through federal land drilling. He also announces a partnership with the Department of Housing and Urban Development to use public lands for affordable housing. |
| February 18 2025 | President Trump announced Burgum would lead the 'National Energy Dominance Council' with Secretary of Energy Chris Wright as vice-chairman. |
| January 31 2025 | Began serving as the 55th United States Secretary of the Interior. |
| January 30 2025 | Confirmed by the United States Senate as Secretary of the Interior with a vote of 79–18. |
| January 23 2025 | The Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee voted 18-2 to advance Burgum's nomination to a full Senate vote for Secretary of the Interior. |
| January 16 2025 | Burgum's confirmation hearing was held, where he advocated for extracting resources from public lands, emphasized energy independence, and acknowledged climate change as a global phenomenon. |
| January 13 2025 | Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chair Mike Lee announced a delay in Burgum's confirmation hearing due to paperwork issues with the Office of Government Ethics. |
| 2024 | During the Republican presidential primary debate in Milwaukee, Burgum raised concerns about China, advocating for placing anti-warship missiles in Taiwan and describing China as America's 'number one threat'. |
| 2024 | Publicly stated that his position on abortion had evolved, now believing abortion laws should be determined by individual states. |
| 2024 | Burgum self-funded his presidential campaign, spending over $12 million of his estimated $100 million net worth, positioning himself as the third wealthiest Republican candidate in the race. |
| November 15 2024 | President-elect Trump announced his intention to nominate Doug Burgum as Secretary of the Interior, also naming him 'energy czar' with a seat on the National Security Council. |
| November 14 2024 | President-elect Trump announces intention to nominate Burgum as the United States Secretary of the Interior and names him chair of the National Energy Council. |
| November 14 2024 | President-elect Trump announced intention to nominate Burgum as the United States Secretary of the Interior. |
| November 14 2024 | President-Elect Donald Trump announced Burgum as his pick for the Secretary of the Interior. |
| October 20 2024 | Doug Burgum's campaign raised $15.2 million by this date, supported by a diverse group of wealthy donors including business leaders, athletes, actors, and tech executives. |
| July 2024 | Burgum stated he had a phone call with Trump indicating he would be given a cabinet position, expressing interest in a role related to technology and AI. |
| May 2 2024 | Trump announced Burgum as one of four remaining contenders for vice presidential nomination. |
| February 21 2024 | Burgum endorsed Lieutenant Governor Tammy Miller to succeed him, though she ultimately lost the primary to Kelly Armstrong. |
| January 22 2024 | Burgum announced he would not run for a third term as governor. |
| January 14 2024 | Burgum endorsed former President Donald Trump for president. |
| 2023 | Burgum signed House Bill 1398, mandating cybersecurity education for all K-12 students in North Dakota, making the state the first to implement a statewide cybersecurity education requirement. |
| 2023 | Burgum signed multiple veto-proof bills during the North Dakota Legislative Assembly session that were considered 'anti-trans', including a near-total ban on gender-affirming care for minors. |
| December 2023 | Ended his presidential campaign and became an advisor on the Trump campaign's energy policy. |
| December 2023 | Burgum announced he would not accept a position in Donald Trump's cabinet if Trump wins the 2024 election, instead planning to return to the private sector after his term as governor expires. |
| December 4 2023 | Burgum announced the suspension of his presidential campaign, citing frustration with RNC debate qualification requirements. |
| December 4 2023 | Burgum suspended his presidential campaign, citing frustration with Republican National Committee's debate qualification requirements. |
| December 4 2023 | Burgum withdrew his presidential candidacy after failing to qualify for the third and fourth Republican debates and lacking significant presence in polls. |
| December 2 2023 | Burgum suspends his 2024 presidential campaign, citing lack of movement in polls and failure to qualify for the fourth Republican national debate. |
| November 14 2023 | Burgum announces a five-day campaign swing in Iowa. |
| November 13 2023 | National Review urged Burgum to suspend his presidential campaign, citing lack of national recognition. |
| November 12 2023 | Burgum announces he will continue his campaign until at least the New Hampshire primary on January 23, 2024. |
| November 10 2023 | North Dakota News Cooperative poll reveals Burgum in third place in North Dakota, with 12% support among Republicans, behind Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump. |
| November 7 2023 | New Hampshire governor Chris Sununu calls on Burgum to drop out of the presidential race, claiming he has no path to victory. |
| October 2023 | Burgum condemned Hamas's attack on Israel and noted 84 North Dakotans were stranded in Bethlehem during the conflict. |
| October 28 2023 | Following Mike Pence's campaign suspension, Burgum's campaign becomes optimistic about potentially absorbing Pence's electorate. |
| October 25 2023 | Burgum returns from his campaign hiatus and focuses on attempting to qualify for the third Republican debate. |
| October 22 2023 | Burgum takes a break from his presidential campaign to attend a special session of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly to address a budget issue. |
| September 27 2023 | Burgum qualified for and participated in the second Republican primary debate. |
| September 27 2023 | Burgum participates in the second Republican presidential debate, with limited speaking time of eight minutes and four seconds, focusing on critiquing Biden's EV policy. |
| September 26 2023 | Burgum is added to the list of candidates for the second Republican presidential debate. |
| September 23 2023 | Doug Burgum reaches the three percent threshold in a national poll, qualifying him for the second Republican presidential debate. |
| August 23 2023 | Burgum attended the first Republican presidential primary debate, despite his recent Achilles tendon injury, and received the second smallest amount of speaking time among candidates. |
| August 22 2023 | Burgum injured his Achilles tendon while playing basketball with his campaign staff, one day before the first debate. |
| July 19 2023 | Burgum announced he had met the 40,000 donor requirement to qualify for the first Republican presidential primary debate. |
| July 10 2023 | Burgum began offering $20 gift cards for campaign donations to meet the individual donor threshold for the first Republican primary debate. |
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