Doug Burgum was Governor of North Dakota 2016-2024. Trump nominated him for Interior Secretary in November 2024.
Governor Douglas Burgum's record shows 8 kept promises out of 14 graded, but he broke his core fiscal pledge. He promised to "hold the line on federal spending" yet departed from that commitment during his tenure. Five promises remain partially kept. We don't yet have detailed donor data or specific vote records tied to his major legislative positions, so we cannot assess whether financial supporters shaped his spending decisions. The scorecard reflects his overall promise performance but lacks the granular funding-to-action connection readers need to understand the full picture of influence.
Narrated from FEC + Congress.gov receipts. Every figure traces to our data.
Burgum kept 57% of 14 promises tracked for the 2020–2024 term. Each verdict is term-scoped, primary-sourced, and reviewed by three sequential reviewers (neutral · conservative · progressive).
Standard review · primary sources, single editorial pass.
Douglas James Burgum's campaign-promise scorecard: 57% kept of 14 graded. Source: campaignreceipts.com/r/doug-burgum
Primary-source promise tracker, campaignreceipts.com.
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Voted YES on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (December 2017). Has consistently supported TCJA-extension framework.
Voted YES on Justices Gorsuch (2017), Kavanaugh (2018), and Barrett (2020). Dobbs (2022) overturned Roe with all three in the majority.
Voted NO on the Women's Health Protection Act. Supported confirmation of pro-life justices who overturned Roe.
Voted NO on most federal gun-control measures during tenure. NRA rating A or A+.
Voted YES on H.R. 2 framework. Position on the February 2024 Bipartisan Border Bill varied; comprehensive enforcement legislation did not pass during the Biden administration.
Voted to expedite energy permitting and against Biden-era leasing restrictions. U.S. became net energy exporter (2019).
Voted YES on TCJA (CBO-projected $1.9T deficit) and CARES Act ($2.2T). National debt rose substantially during tenure.
Voted NO on the Respect for Marriage Act (citing religious-liberty concerns) and supported religious-liberty appropriations provisions.
Voted YES on Israel aid packages. Co-sponsored multiple Israel-support measures.
Voted yes on Trump nominees including AG, SecDef, DNI, Treasury during the 119th Congress.
Voted no on most Biden judicial nominees in minority. Could not block confirmation of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson (April 2022, 53-47).
Multiple bills introduced restricting federal funds to sanctuary jurisdictions; none reached final passage during the term.
Voted yes on Congressional Review Act resolutions disapproving Biden-era rules. Major regulatory rollback came via executive action under second Trump term.
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