Post by Logan on May 13, 2016 7:23:33 GMT -6
Burgum gets $100K from Bill Gates for campaign, raises nearly $1M
BISMARCK – Fargo businessman Doug Burgum has raised more than $964,000 for his gubernatorial campaign since entering the race in mid-January, including a $100,000 gift this week from Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, campaign finance disclosures show.
Burgum filed his pre-primary statement on Thursday, a day before the deadline, reporting $842,384 in contributions, with $31,202 coming in gifts of $200 or less.
The statement, which covers the period from Jan. 1 to May 5, listed $175,475 in cash on hand.
In the past week, Burgum also received $100,000 from Gates and $22,150 in additional contributions, for a grand total of $964,534. Burgum led Great Plains Software in Fargo through its $1.1 billion sale to Microsoft in 2001, staying on as a Microsoft executive until 2007.
Read more: www.inforum.com/news/4031584-burgum-gets-100k-bill-gates-campaign-raises-nearly-1m
BISMARCK – Fargo businessman Doug Burgum has raised more than $964,000 for his gubernatorial campaign since entering the race in mid-January, including a $100,000 gift this week from Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, campaign finance disclosures show.
Burgum filed his pre-primary statement on Thursday, a day before the deadline, reporting $842,384 in contributions, with $31,202 coming in gifts of $200 or less.
The statement, which covers the period from Jan. 1 to May 5, listed $175,475 in cash on hand.
In the past week, Burgum also received $100,000 from Gates and $22,150 in additional contributions, for a grand total of $964,534. Burgum led Great Plains Software in Fargo through its $1.1 billion sale to Microsoft in 2001, staying on as a Microsoft executive until 2007.
Read more: www.inforum.com/news/4031584-burgum-gets-100k-bill-gates-campaign-raises-nearly-1m