Round two: North Dakota Democrat Trygve Hammer announces second run for US House

January 19, 2026

Democratic-NPL U.S. House candidate Trygve Hammer speaks with voters during an event at the North Dakota Kennedy Center on July 30, 2024. Hammer announced he is running for the seat again this year. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

Hammer, of Minot, said Republican incumbent Rep. Julie Fedorchak hasn’t delivered on campaign promises of addressing affordable housing and health care costs. He also said Fedorchak and Republicans in Congress have failed to provide a check on President Donald Trump’s power on tariffs and his perceived war powers.

“There’s a lot of disappointment going on in North Dakota,” Hammer said in an interview Monday with Joel Heitkamp on KFGO.

In 2024, Hammer…