Trygve Hammer · [email protected]

June 7, 2026 at 9:24 PM

Beef Bingo.

Friend, Ever heard of Beef Bingo? I know. Only in North Dakota. Yesterday in Minot, we packed a room full of good people, called some numbers, gave away some beef, and had the kind of evening that reminds you exactly why this campaign is worth fighting for. Our neighbors. Our very first Beef Bi…

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  Trygve Hammer · [email protected]

June 6, 2026 at 2:22 PM

We have a big ask

Friend, I’ll be straight with you. The tides are changing. All over the country, Democrats are flipping seats and outperforming by 10, 20, even 30 points! We feel that on the ground too.  Democrats are fired up. Independents are tired of the broken promises by career politicians. Republicans don…

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  Trygve Hammer · [email protected]

June 4, 2026 at 11:23 PM

All I’m asking for is $3

Friend, I'll be honest with you. I don't like asking for money. I'm of Norwegian stock and served in Iraq, so asking for money REALLY isn’t in my nature. But the people I'm running against never have to ask regular people for a donation. Julie Fedorchak is sitting on more than a million dollars, a…

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  Trygve Hammer · [email protected]

June 2, 2026 at 9:53 PM

Thank you so much

Friend, I don’t say this as a campaign formality. I say it because I know what it means to give money to a race in a state that most people don't have on their radars. You didn’t have to do that. You chose to. And that matters more than you know. May was a real month for this campaign. Because of…

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  Trygve Hammer · [email protected]

May 31, 2026 at 11:54 PM

I’ve never asked like this before

Friend, This is the last email I’m sending before our end-of-month deadline closes tonight. I’ll keep it short. I’m a North Dakotan. I’m a veteran. I was a roughneck in the oil fields. A union rail worker. I’m running for Congress to make sure working people got a fair shake. And I’m running aga…

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  Trygve Hammer · [email protected]

May 31, 2026 at 4:25 PM

I’ve never asked like this before

Friend, I don’t like asking for money. Anyone who knows me will tell you that. After all, I’m Norwegian. But I’m asking now because the stakes are too high not to. This country is in a genuinely difficult place. We have a Congress that is not doing its job, an executive branch that is testing the…

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  Trygve Hammer · [email protected]

May 30, 2026 at 3:12 PM

Julie Fedorchak is not fighting for you

Friend, I want to be direct with you. My opponent Julie Fedorchak has had every chance to stand up against the chaos coming out of Washington. She hasn’t done it. Tariffs killing family farms? Silence. Cutting health care to give another tax cut to billionaires? Silence. Spending billions of do…

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  Trygve Hammer · [email protected]

May 29, 2026 at 2:35 PM

The pundits believe we won't win

Friend, The political map is moving. Democrats are winning in districts that went heavily for Trump. Special elections and off-cycle races from the Midwest to the South are showing the same thing: voters are done with the chaos, and they are ready for something different. This is not wishful thin…

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  Trygve Hammer · [email protected]

May 28, 2026 at 5:05 PM

Why I’m in this fight

Friend, I want to tell you a little about who I am, because I think it matters. I’m a North Dakota kid. I grew up understanding what hard work looks like, what it costs, and what it builds. After school I went into the military and served in a combat role in Iraq. I spent my life protecting our co…

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  Trygve Hammer · [email protected]

May 27, 2026 at 11:12 PM

This is our moment, North Dakota

Friend, I was born in North Dakota. I grew up here. After 25 years in the Marine Corps, I came back here. And I served this country because I believed in something bigger than myself. I still do. That’s why I’m now running to represent my home in Congress. But I have to be honest with you. What I…

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  Trygve Hammer · [email protected]

May 26, 2026 at 11:39 PM

I'll be straight with you

Friend, I’ll be straight with you. We have an end-of-month fundraising deadline coming up. I know these campaigns create a hysteria around deadlines, with a sense of urgency to give. I want to give you a peek behind the curtain. The number we post isn’t just a number. It tells us how many yard s…

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  Trygve Hammer · [email protected]

May 25, 2026 at 11:09 PM

Three reasons

Friend, I know you are getting bombarded with fundraising requests from candidates all over the country. I am going to give you three reasons as to why you should support my campaign. * North Dakota is one of the cheapest states in the nation to run a campaign. Your dollar goes further here than …

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  Trygve Hammer · [email protected]

May 21, 2026 at 11:21 PM

$1.8 billion of YOUR money

Friend, I want to talk about something that should make every North Dakotan’s blood boil. The Trump Justice Department settled a lawsuit that Trump filed against the IRS and handed him a nearly $1.8 billion fund, pulled straight from the U.S. Treasury, to pay out to people who claim the government…

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  Trygve Hammer · [email protected]

May 20, 2026 at 11:01 PM

She called it "political theater"

Friend, Julie Fedorchak thinks public town halls are “political theater”. Those are her words, not mine. She told reporters she has no interest in holding them because they turn into “yelling and screaming.” So instead of facing the public, she schedules one-on-one meetings by appointment, on her …

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  Trygve Hammer · [email protected]

May 19, 2026 at 8:15 PM

Service is not a slogan

Friend, Service is not a slogan to me. It is how I was raised and how I have tried to live my life. I am a fourth-generation North Dakotan. My family has been rooted here for over a century, and I was taught early on to step up when my community or my country needs me. That is why I served in bot…

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  Kelli Hammer · [email protected]

May 17, 2026 at 11:25 PM

I married Trygve

Friend, I’m Kelli Hammer. Trygve’s wife. I'd like to tell you something about the man asking for your support. Politicians spend a lot of time telling you who they are. I’ve watched Trygve for years. I’ll tell you who he actually is. He is North Dakota through and through. He grew up here. He ca…

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  Trygve at Punching Up · [email protected]

May 17, 2026 at 8:36 PM

Tilting at Turbines (and Turbans)

View this post on the web at [link removed] Sharia law was not on my candidate-forum bingo card. I thought that particular bogeyman had been knocked off the list of frightening things to think about while voting. When I heard it mentioned in a right-wing podcast last week, I thought, “These guys …

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  Trygve Hammer · [email protected]

May 15, 2026 at 4:51 PM

25 years of service vs 15 years in Washington

Friend, I’m not sure if you knew this, but Julie Fedorchak has been a career politician for 15 years. Fifteen years of collecting a government paycheck. Fifteen years of cultivating donors, attending fundraisers, and building a political machine. Fifteen years of saying the right things to the rig…

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  Trygve Hammer · [email protected]

May 14, 2026 at 9:11 PM

Washington is broken

Friend, I didn’t run for Congress because I thought Washington was working. I ran because it isn’t. And I think most North Dakotans know it too. I don’t care if you are a Democrat, Republican or Independent, folks are struggling right now. The system isn’t set up for them anymore. It’s set up for…

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  Trygve Hammer · [email protected]

May 13, 2026 at 4:11 PM

I fought for voting rights

I'm freaking pissed off, friend. I flew combat missions over Iraq. I came home believing that what separates us from the governments we were sent to confront was simple: here, the people choose their leaders. The leaders don’t choose their people. Last week, the Supreme Court voted 6-3 to gut the …

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  Trygve Hammer · [email protected]

May 12, 2026 at 3:51 PM

$75. That’s it.

Friend, I want to let you in on something that campaign consultants don’t always say out loud. North Dakota is one of the best political investments in the country right now. Here’s what I mean. A television ad in this race runs statewide for $75. One ad. Every TV in North Dakota. That same ad in…

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  Trygve Hammer · [email protected]

May 8, 2026 at 10:40 PM

Julie Fedorchak is flooding the airwaves

Friend, Have you turned on the TV lately? If you have, you have probably seen my opponent Julie Fedorchak’s ads running over and over again. There is a reason for that. She is nervous. When a MAGA candidate starts flooding the airwaves, it means they know the race is closer than they expected. It…

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  Trygve Hammer · [email protected]

May 7, 2026 at 9:38 PM

I know you're busy

Friend, I’ll be straightforward with you: you are probably getting a lot of political emails right now, and I am sorry to add to it. I am not going to waste your time. If you want to skip ahead, here it is: I am asking you to chip in anything you can. This race is picking up steam, and I need your…

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  Trygve at Punching Up · [email protected]

May 7, 2026 at 2:02 PM

Billions and Billions

View this post on the web at [link removed] On a Wednesday night in September of 1989, Carl Sagan delivered a lecture at the U.S. Naval Academy. I should have paid better attention, but it was a mandatory event and thus a guaranteed snooze-fest. Sagan’s speech was that year’s iteration of the Jam…

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  Trygve Hammer · [email protected]

May 7, 2026 at 12:51 AM

Rarely do I agree with Senator Cramer

Friend, You know, rarely do I agree with Senator Cramer. However, he just said in an interview something that I thought I needed to share. This week, he told reporters that House Republicans “still haven’t taken the opportunity to actually govern” and that the chaos “is hurting the brand.” He’s ri…

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  Trygve Hammer · [email protected]

May 5, 2026 at 7:39 PM

Did you see Trygve in the news?

Friend, We want to tell you first. There is something happening in North Dakota. Trygve Hammer is showing up in race coverage, and the analysts are starting to pay attention. This seat, which has long been written off, is in play. And Julie Fedorchak knows it. That’s why she is using YOUR tax doll…

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  Trygve Hammer · [email protected]

April 30, 2026 at 11:43 PM

Just a few hours left.

Friend, I’ve spent a lot of time over this past week talking about fundraising deadlines and dollar goals. Today, I want to talk about why any of it matters. I’ve served this country. I’ve seen what it looks like when institutions hold. I’ve also seen what happens when they don’t. Democracy isn’t…

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  Trygve at Punching Up · [email protected]

April 30, 2026 at 4:49 PM

Over a Barrel

View this post on the web at [link removed] We need a big, beautiful ballroom, and a Golden Dome. Then we’ll be safe. Then everything will be perfect. Wait! We also need a haughty Persian cat to sit on Stephen Miller’s lap, and one for Jeff Bezos, too: It’s okay to have more than one villain in…

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  Try Hammer · [email protected]

April 30, 2026 at 1:49 PM

This is it

Friend, Tonight at midnight, our April fundraising deadline closes. I’ll be honest with you: I don’t love asking for money. That’s not why I put on a uniform, and it’s not why I’m running for Congress. But I’ve learned something on this campaign: resources matter. It determines how much gas we c…

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  Team Hammer · [email protected]

April 29, 2026 at 3:48 PM

Trygve won't say this

Friend, Trygve is too focused on call time to tell you how close we’re cutting it, so we will. We are behind on our April 30 fundraising goal, and we need to close the gap. Here’s why this matters: Julie Fedorchak’s campaign is well-funded. The outside money supporting her doesn’t come with strin…

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  Trygve Hammer · [email protected]

April 29, 2026 at 1:17 AM

The difference between them and us

Friend, Julie Fedorchak isn’t worried about grassroots fundraising. She doesn’t have to be. The establishment has her back. The PACs have her back. The rich folks and special interests who’ve been running Washington for years, have her back. I don’t have any of that. I have something better. I h…

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  Trygve Hammer · [email protected]

April 28, 2026 at 8:42 PM

I need your help before April 30

Friend, Let me get straight to the point: We have a fundraising deadline at the end of this month, and hitting our goal matters. These budget goals that we set not just for the numbers, but for what those numbers say about this race. When I decided to run for North Dakota’s U.S. House seat, I kne…

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  Trygve Hammer · [email protected]

April 27, 2026 at 4:10 PM

I'll be straight with you

Friend, I’ll be straight with you. We have an end-of-month fundraising deadline coming up. I know these campaigns create a hysteria around deadlines, with a sense of urgency to give. I want to give you a peek behind the curtain. The number we post isn’t just a number. It tells us how many yard s…

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  Trygve Hammer · [email protected]

April 25, 2026 at 10:01 PM

Happy Saturday!

Friend, I hope you are having the start to a great weekend. I wanted to reach out to give you three reasons why you should donate to my campaign. First:  Julie Fedorchak is scared. She’s already running statewide ads — paid for with taxpayer money. You don’t do that this early in a cycle unless yo…

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  Trygve Hammer - Punching Up Editor · [email protected]

April 24, 2026 at 4:24 PM

The Opposite of Meritocracy

View this post on the web at [link removed] Jared Kushner has caused condom inflation. Demand for all kinds of birth control spiked with Stephen Miller’s return to national prominence, of course, but Kushner has swelled the price of condoms from the supply side. His failed negotiations with Iran…

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  Luke Gulbranson · [email protected]

April 23, 2026 at 8:35 PM

I know what it costs to keep the heat on

Friend, I’m about to ask you to split a donation between Trygve's campaign and my campaign for Congress in Minnesota’s 8th District. [ [link removed] ] But first, I’d like to tell you about why I decided to do this. My parents worked hard their entire lives, but we still struggled. Like a lot of …

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  Trygve Hammer · [email protected]

April 22, 2026 at 3:48 PM

North Dakota used to do things differently

Friend, North Dakota didn’t always used to be like this. Back in the day, North Dakota used to send a different kind of person to Washington. For decades, Earl Pomeroy, Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan, and Heidi Heitkamp represented this state. From 1980 to 2010, a Democrat held the same U.S. House se…

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  Trygve Hammer - Punching Up Editor · [email protected]

April 21, 2026 at 9:05 PM

Iorny Is Dead

View this post on the web at [link removed] The Utah Mammoth lost their first-ever National Hockey League playoff game last Sunday. Ahead of that game, some fans of the team shared pictures of official team playoff t-shirts they had ordered through Fanatics. The shirts read: 2026 STANLEY CUP …

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  Trygve Hammer · [email protected]

April 20, 2026 at 10:06 PM

I've seen chaos in war

Friend, I’ve spent 25 years in the Marines. I’ve operated in uncertainty. I’ve led people through war zones, through danger, through situations where the stakes were immense. But I have never seen anything like what’s coming out of Washington right now. When asked about the economy, Treasury Secr…

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  Trygve Hammer · [email protected]

April 19, 2026 at 10:49 PM

I’ve seen what these wars cost.

Friend, I’m ashamed (but unfortunately not surprised) of what just happened in Congress. North Dakotans know the value of public lands. We’re the home of Teddy Roosevelt and the Badlands. We hunt, we fish, we hike, and we expect these places to be there for our kids and grandkids. So you can ima…

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  Trygve Hammer · [email protected]

April 17, 2026 at 5:54 PM

I’ve seen what these wars cost.

Friend, I graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy. I served more than 20 years as a Marine and am an Iraq combat veteran. I saw firsthand what regime change wars in the Middle East cost. In lives, in resources, and in the trust of the people we were supposed to protect. So when I see a proposal to …

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  Trygve Hammer - Punching Up Editor · [email protected]

April 16, 2026 at 3:51 PM

Smart Like Vizzini

View this post on the web at [link removed] Michel de Montaigne died 424 years ago. He is considered the father of the personal essay, a literary form built on self-examination. Just over 1200 years before Montaigne, St. Augustine wrote his Confessions, a work maybe even more introspective than…

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  Trygve Hammer · [email protected]

April 14, 2026 at 11:51 PM

Julie Fedorchak is flooding the airwaves

Friend, Have you turned on the TV lately? If you have, you have probably seen my opponent Julie Fedorchak’s ads running over and over again. There is a reason for that. She is nervous. She saw the hundreds of people at the North Dakota Dem-NPL Convention. She saw that I showed up to the North Da…

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  Trygve Hammer · [email protected]

April 14, 2026 at 1:05 AM

I know you're busy

Friend, I’ll be straightforward with you: you are probably getting a lot of political emails right now, and I am sorry to add to it. I am not going to waste your time. If you want to skip ahead, here it is: I am asking you to chip in anything you can. This race is picking up steam, and I need your…

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  Trygve Hammer · [email protected]

April 9, 2026 at 6:24 PM

Taxpayer Dollars for Campaign Ads?!?!

Friend, You may have seen the news this week. Julie Fedorchak is running television ads — paid for with your tax dollars — promoting her own work. It is not illegal. But it is wrong. We are nearly $36 trillion in debt. Washington is telling North Dakotans that programs like Medicare, Medicaid, an…

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  Trygve Hammer · [email protected]

April 7, 2026 at 8:09 PM

A threat that should chill every American

Friend, I woke up this morning to a Truth Social post from the President that should chill the bones of every American who believes in the rule of law. [link removed] I’ve served this country. I’ve seen combat. And I know how dangerous reckless leadership can be to our men and women in uniform. …

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  Trygve Hammer · [email protected]

April 6, 2026 at 10:21 PM

🎉🎉 THANK YOU!!! 🎉🎉

Friend, I am writing simply to say thank you. I don’t have the backing of the DC establishment or a rolodex full of billionaire mega-donors. But this campaign has something more powerful: people like you. I know our team has been in your inbox a lot leading up to this week’s FEC deadline. Today…

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  Trygve Hammer - Punching Up Editor · [email protected]

April 1, 2026 at 10:24 PM

Cramer vs. Good-Faith Engagement

View this post on the web at [link removed] Campaign update: I made news by showing up at the Republican’s state convention, unlike our incumbent Republican congresswoman. My wife, Kelli, and I intended to go to another Republican event in town last night, but we both had some sort of fatigue-ind…

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  Trygve Hammer · [email protected]

March 31, 2026 at 10:04 PM

This is it

Friend, Tonight is the last night of the quarter. In just a few hours, the books close on our first campaign finance report. Whatever number we hit tonight is the number the whole state will see. We set a goal of $25,000. We are not done yet. We need to raise just $2,000 to hit our goal. JUST $2,…

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  Trygve Hammer · [email protected]

March 30, 2026 at 9:53 PM

Three reasons

Friend, As you know, we are closing in on our critical FEC Deadline. I know you are getting bombarded with fundraising requests from candidates all over the country. I am going to give you three reasons as to why you should support my campaign. * North Dakota is one of the cheapest states in the…

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