For Immediate Release 1/14/2016

Doug Burgum Announces Candidacy for Governor of North Dakota

Fargo, ND — Today, North Dakota entrepreneur Doug Burgum announced in Fargo

that he is running for Governor of North Dakota. Burgum will pursue the Republican nomination

at the party’s convention in Fargo, N.D., April 1-3.

“I respect the more than 1,500 deeply committed and active Republicans who give so

much of their time, talents, and treasure to the party.”

Regardless of the convention outcome, Burgum says he will give full consideration to

taking his message of gratitude and a need for change to all Republican voters in the state via the

primary in June.

“I strongly believe that we are a healthier party, and a healthier state when more people

can be directly involved in the democratic process of selecting candidates for the general

election,” said Burgum.

Burgum drew on his decades of successfully building global technology companies and

renovating the core of the state’s largest city when describing his leadership skills that are

uniquely relevant to the challenges facing the state of North Dakota.

“The world, including every industry and organization is facing a near-term future of

rapid change,” said Burgum. “From health care, to finance, agriculture, energy, hospitality and

services, to every school system, university, and government agency, every organization will

need to leverage the power of technology or be disrupted by it.

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“Looking back, we have been very fortunate in North Dakota over the past recent years,”

he continued. “Looking ahead, we are in for a rough patch of declining state revenues.”

Burgum refers to the tectonic shift driven by exponential change of better, faster, bigger,

and yet cheaper technology as a driving force for necessitating new leadership that thinks

globally and exponentially.

“It is from a place of deep gratitude that I announce my candidacy for North Dakota

Governor,” Burgum said. “Countless people, teams, technology, and more have blessed my life;

as has being part of the great state of North Dakota. It would be an honor to listen to the

concerns, dreams, and inspirations of my fellow citizens and learn what I can do to make a

positive impact on North Dakota as Governor.”

A long-time Republican, Burgum credits his success to the values and ethics instilled in

his early years by his family and community.

“We are a state of pioneers, tinkerers, innovators, hard workers, and big dreamers. And

we’re just getting started. I am running for Governor because I believe in North Dakota and my

fellow North Dakotans. Imagine what we can do together to make this state even greater.”

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