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David L. Bernhardt
Secretary of the Interior · 2019–2021
David L. Bernhardt, Secretary of the Interior. 2 financial disclosure and ethics filings with the Office of Government Ethics, most recently Apr 21, 2021. The Senate voted 56–41 on the nomination on Apr 11, 2019 (Nomination Confirmed). David Longly Bernhardt (born August 17, 1969) is an American lawyer who served as the 53rd United States secretary of the interior from 2019 to 2021 in the administration of Donald Trump. He previously was a shareholder at the Colorado law firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, where he was a lobbyist and natural resources attorney.
- Ethics filings
- 2
- Latest filing
- Apr 21, 2021
- Senate votes
- 1
Positions
- Secretary of the Interior2019-01-02–2021-01-20
Financial disclosure and ethics filings
- Ethics AgreementMar 16, 2019
- TerminationApr 21, 2021
Filed with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics. Form 278 reports list assets, income and debts; ethics agreements list what the official promised to sell or step away from.
Senate confirmation votes
- Secretary of the Interior
116th Congress · Nomination Confirmed56–41 · Apr 11, 2019
Biography
David Longly Bernhardt (born August 17, 1969) is an American lawyer who served as the 53rd United States secretary of the interior from 2019 to 2021 in the administration of Donald Trump. He previously was a shareholder at the Colorado law firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, where he was a lobbyist and natural resources attorney.
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Capitol Receipts, “David L. Bernhardt: Secretary of the Interior,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/appointee/wQ29918896/david-l-bernhardt (accessed 2026-10-13).