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Who is Kathryn Helgaas? Meet Doug Burgum’s wife

Sandipa Pandey

11 months ago

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Doug Burgum’s wife – who is Kathryn Helgaas?

The governor of North Dakota, Doug Burgum launched a 2024 presidential campaign and will face a Republican field of candidates including former President Donald Trump, President Joe Biden, and more.

Douglas is no new name to us, but his wife’s is little known to the world.

He married twice in his life, and his current partner is Kathryn.

Who is Kathryn Helgaas?

Kathryn Helgaas (born June 5), is the first lady of North Dakota, who prioritizes supporting and developing initiatives to eliminate the stigma of the chronic disease of addiction in local communities.

Kathryn Helgaas Burgum

Courtesy of Kathryn Burgum

Kathryn Burgum nee Helgaas became the First Lady of North Dakota on December 15, 2016.

One of her key initiatives, Recovery Reinvented, has over 20K people across the state and has worked tirelessly fulfilling the agenda of the program.

Having her work and initiatives, Kathryn’s net worth is around $400 thousand as per some web sources.

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Who is Doug Burgum’s wife?

Doug married twice in his life, Karen Stoker, his first wife, and Kathryn Helgaas, his current wife.

He tied the knot with Karen in 1991 after dating each other for a couple of years.

After 12 years of marriage, Burgum reportedly divorced Karen in 2003.

Doug got into a relationship 13 years later.

In 2016, Burgum married Kathryn Helgaas.

Back then, Burgum said he was delighted to introduce her as his wife.

Doug Burgum's wife Kathryn Helgaas

Doug Burgum and Kathryn Helgaas | Courtesy of Kathryn Burgum

He took it to his Twitter and shared a post that reads,

“I am delighted to introduce Kathryn Helgaas Burgum. Kathryn and I were married recently in a small ceremony with immediate family. #HowLuckyAreWe #WeFinallySaidIDo”

The lovely couple’s engagement was announced on August 19, 2016, during the campaign.

She was the CEO of Longhorn Marketing in Fargo, where Doug used to work and they were dating for years.

Kathryn is supporting and developing initiatives to eliminate the shame and stigma of the chronic disease of addiction in ND communities.

Doug is a father to three children: Jesse Burgum, Tom Burgum, and Joe Burgum.

Sandipa Pandey

Sandipa is a graduate who loves being updated with the latest trends and is part of an editorial team.

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