Burgum donates over $940 thousand to Conservative PAC

Photo by: Governor Doug Burgum - Facebook
Photo by: Governor Doug Burgum - Facebook

(Bismarck, ND) -- Governor Doug Burgum is spending his own money to support conservative candidates.

Campaign finance records show Burgum has personally donated over 930-thousand dollars in the past month to the Dakota Leadership PAC. The political action committee supports multiple candidates and spent nearly three-and-a-half million dollars on advertising in 2020.

A Burgum campaign spokesperson says the governor as supported Republican candidates through donations for years and supports the mission of the PAC.