Brent Sanford (born December 23, 1971) is an American politician who was the 38th lieutenant governor of North Dakota from 2016 to 2023.

[1] Sanford graduated from the University of North Dakota with a bachelor's degree in accounting in 1994.

He worked for Eide Bailly LLP from 1994 through 2002, and then became the chief financial officer of Transwest Trucks in Denver, Colorado.

[5] On December 20, 2022, Sanford announced his resignation as lieutenant governor, effective January 2, 2023, in order to return to the private sector and spend more time with his family.

[6] In April 2023, the North Dakota Petroleum Council hired Sanford to recruit immigrants to work on oil fields in the Bakken formation.