[2] He previously served as an advisory board member for the Bank of North Dakota (1993–2000) and as Commissioner of the Northern Great Plains Rural Development Commission (1994–1996).
[2] In 2008 Haugland set up an unsuccessful run for chairman of the Republican National Committee, in part because he was against a proposal that would allow an outsider to hold the position.
[1] Haugland was one of a group of RNC members who fought then-U.S. President George W. Bush’s move to install U.S.
[4] Haugland explained: "The media has created the perception that the voters will decide the nomination...Political parties choose their nominee, not the general public, contrary to popular belief.
[6] In May 2016 Politico described Haugland as "the mainstream GOP’s last hope to deny Donald Trump the Republican nomination in Cleveland.