Trygve Hammer

Trygve Hammer, 2024 Democratic-NPL Congressional candidate and veteran Marine, will field questions about the issues facing North Dakota and the nation at a town hall Thursday, July 31, at 7 p.m. in the Carnegie Center, 105 2nd Av. SE, Minot.

“I have been critical of North Dakota’s federal delegation and of Congresswoman (Julie) Fedorchak in particular for not holding in-person town hall events. Fedorchak has said that her telephone town halls are “safe” and “effective,” as if a town hall event were some unpleasant medicine or a tough pill to swallow. I am ready to be more than a critic, I am willing to interact with North Dakotans who disagree with me, and I am able to do so without fear or any feeling of bitter medicine being shoved down my throat,” Hammer said.

Hammer is a retired Marine Corps officer and a veteran of the Global War on Terror. In his civilian life, he’s taught 7-12 grade science in a rural school, worked as a roughneck on oil rigs in the Bakken, as a freight rail conductor, and as a counselor for Job Corps in Minot. Hammer currently serves as a regional representative on the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Executive Committee.

Democrats have hosted more than 100 People’s Town Halls in all 50 states and seven territories. They are a chance to connect with neighbors, community leaders and organizers to discuss the issues that matter most.