Harold Hamm

Harold Hamm
Hamm at the 2012 Time 100 gala
Born
Harold Glenn Hamm

(1945-12-11) December 11, 1945 (age 78)
Lexington, Oklahoma, U.S.
OccupationBusinessman
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
  • Judith Ann
    ​
    (div. 1987)​
  • Sue Ann Arnall
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1988; div. 2014)​
Children5
Two buildings
The Continental Towers in Enid, Oklahoma

Harold Glenn Hamm[1] (born December 11, 1945) is an American business magnate in the oil and gas business. He is known for pioneering fracking of shale oil resources.[2][3] As of February 4, 2022, Hamm's net worth is estimated to be US$18.5 billion, making him the 63rd wealthiest person in the world.[4] He is the founder and chairman of Continental Resources.

In 2012, presidential candidate Mitt Romney named Hamm as his energy advisor,[5] and Hamm was a donor to the Romney campaign. Hamm was a fundraiser and donor to Donald Trump's 2016,[6] 2020,[7] and 2024 presidential campaigns.[8]

  1. ^ "Harold Hamm, Chairman" (PDF). Document Repository. United States House of Representatives.
  2. ^ "How Fracking Funds the Radical Right". The New Republic. 2016. ISSN 0028-6583.
  3. ^ Zuckerman, Gregory (2013). The Frackers: The Outrageous Inside Story of the New Billionaire Wildcatters. Portfolio Penguin. ISBN 978-1-59184-645-1.[page needed]
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Forbes_2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Carroll, Joe (March 1, 2012). "Romney Names Oklahoma Oil Billionaire Hamm as Energy Adviser". Bloomberg.
  6. ^ Cama, Timothy (October 16, 2023). "Harold Hamm gives to Trump after avoiding him". E&E News by POLITICO.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Trump 2020 donors was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Dawsey, Josh; Joselow, Maxine (May 9, 2024). "What Trump promised oil CEOs as he asked them to steer $1 billion to his campaign". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286.