Brent Sanford

Brent Sanford


Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota Elect
Taking office December 15, 2016
Governor	Doug Burgum (elect)
Succeeding	Drew Wrigley
Mayor of Watford City
Incumbent
Assumed office 2010
Preceded by	Kent Pelton
Personal details
Born	1971/1972 (age 44–45) Watford City, North Dakota, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Sandi
Children	3
Alma mater	University of North Dakota (BA)

Brent Sanford (born 1971 or 1972) is an American politician from the state of North Dakota. A member of the Republican Party, he is the mayor of Watford City, North Dakota,^[1] and the Lieutenant Governor-elect of North Dakota.

Sanford graduated from the University of North Dakota with a bachelor's degree in accounting in 1994. He is a Certified Public Accountant. He worked for Eide Bailly LLP from 1994 through 2002, and then became the chief financial officer of Transwest Trucks in Denver, Colorado. He moved back to Watford City in 2004, taking over his family-run car dealership. He was elected to the Watford City Council in 2006, and became mayor in 2010.^[2]^[3]

Doug Burgum chose Sanford as his running mate in the 2016 gubernatorial election.^[2] Burgum and Sanford won the election.^[4]

Sanford and his wife, Sandi, have three children.^[2]

References

↑ Hageman, John (July 27, 2015). "Watford City mayor: Falling oil prices are 'a blip in the road'". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
1 2 3 Nowatzki, Mike (November 10, 2016). "After criticizing Burgum, Sanford agrees to be his running mate". Jamestown Sun. Forum Communications. Forum News Service. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
↑ Mayhugh, Kyle (June 8, 2010). "Sanford new mayor in Watford City". Williston Herald. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
↑ "Doug Burgum elected Governor; speech upcoming on WDAY". WDAY / WDAZ. Retrieved November 10, 2016.

Political offices
Preceded by Drew Wrigley	Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota Elect Taking office 2016	Incumbent

Governors and Lieutenant Governors of North Dakota

Governors	Miller A. Burke Shortridge Allin Briggs Devine Fancher White Sarles J. Burke Hanna Frazier Nestos Sorlie Maddock Shafer Langer O. Olson Moodie Welford Langer Moses Aandahl Brunsdale Davis Guy Link A. Olson Sinner Schafer Hoeven Dalrymple Burgum (elect)

Lieutenant Governors	Dickey Allin Wallace Worst Devine Bartlett Lewis Burdick Kraabel Fraine Kraabel Wood Hyland Maddock Carr Olson Welford Thoresen Patterson Oscar Hagen Holt Dahl Schnell Dahl Duffy Dahl Hagen Wenstrom Tighe Larsen Sanstead Sands Meiers Omdahl Myrdal Dalrymple Wrigley Sanford (elect)

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