Trygve Hammer
Democratic candidate for U.S. House in North Dakota
$7.0K
NOV 7, 2026
General Election
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Live Odds
Current prediction-market probability for the candidate, updated as market prices change.
Trygve Hammer is trading at 7% to win the ND-AL House winner? on prediction markets.
Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleU.S. Marine Corps officer (helicopter pilot; forward air controller; military attaché; instructor/company officer)
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyMainstream Democrat
GenderMale
LocationNorth Dakota
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BackgroundU.S. Marine Corps officer (helicopter pilot; forward air controller; military attaché; instructor/company officer)
EducationVelva High School (graduate)
Notable personal detailsTrygve Hammer is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in North Dakota’s at-large district. He is a U.S. Naval Academy graduate (Class of 1990) who served in the U.S. Marine Corps and Marine Corps Reserve, including service as a helicopter pilot and a 2003 deployment to Iraq, retiring as a major in 2010. His civilian work has included airline pilot, defense contracting, security consulting, teaching science in rural North Dakota, oilfield work in the Bakken, freight rail conductor, and serving as a Job Corps counselor in Minot.
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Political Positions
Economy & Taxes
Trygve Hammer’s campaign emphasizes tax fairness rather than tax cuts. He opposed eliminating property taxes and argued for using state and local control to support schools and infrastructure, while also backing policies to expand housing supply and lower costs for families.
Healthcare
Trygve Hammer emphasizes making healthcare affordable and says people should not have to choose between health and other basic expenses. His campaign also calls for mandatory funding for the Indian Health Service to provide stable healthcare for Indigenous communities.
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Immigration & Border
Supports a secure border and pathways to citizenship. Also says the asylum system should be fixed and existing immigration laws enforced, while treating immigrants as real people rather than statistics.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Trygve Hammer’s campaign describes him as pro-choice and frames abortion and reproductive decisions as personal matters that should not be subject to culture-war intrusions. His public questionnaire profile does not include additional detailed abortion-policy answers.
Climate & Energy
Trygve Hammer has said North Dakota should become a leader in renewable energy, while also describing himself as pro-American oil and saying U.S. oil production should continue. He supports comprehensive planning for any energy transition and has pointed to smaller next-generation nuclear technologies as a possible carbon-free bridge, though he noted nuclear waste remains an issue.
Endorsements
Endorsers of Trygve Hammer for ND-AL House winner?
North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party
Public endorsement
North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party endorsed Trygve Hammer for North Dakota's sole U.S. House seat.
Campaign Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Campaign finance totals from the latest available reporting period.
2026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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