Katrina Christiansen
FARGO, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The North Dakota Democratic-NPL endorsed Katrina Christiansen for U.S. Senate.
“She’s running to win!” said Former Agricultural Commissioner Sarah Vogel, who nominated Christiansen.
“Some people have written off this race, me, a Democrat, a woman, winning a U.S. Senate seat in North Dakota. But those people don’t know me. They don’t know that every hurdle I have encountered in my life is not a roadblock, but a problem to be solved,” said Christiansen. She added that her campaign has already raised half a million dollars.
Christiansen emphasized, “Where we defend social security and medicare from vulture capitalists looking to privatize and cut our nation’s safety nets. Our story is better when we restore reproductive rights, when we address the cost of childcare, higher ed, and housing. When we take a balanced approach to securing our border, stopping gun violence and protecting our national security. Our story is better when we lead with solutions like passing a farm bill that doesn’t leave success up to luck.”
Christiansen has rural roots. She graduated high school as valedictorian in Pender, a town of 1,200 people in northeast Nebraska, and has a PhD in Agricultural Engineering. Christiansen has worked as an agricultural engineer and professor.
And the North Dakota Democratic-NPL party also endorsed Trygve Hammer for the U.S. House.
“I promised you I would be back,” Hammer said of his previous run for Public Service Commissioner. Acknowledging dismissive pundits, who said Hammer can’t win because he is just a “North Dakota Democrat,” Hammer continued, “Patriotism is more than just a flag pin on a lapel, and liberty is more than just a catch phrase.”
“Trygve Hammer is no stranger to hard work,” said Logan Longtin, who nominated Hammer.
Originally from Velva, Hammer served as a helicopter pilot, a forward air controller, a Military attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Rome, and as an instructor and company officer at the U.S. Naval Academy. He deployed to Iraq in 2003 as an infantry officer and forward air controller. In 2010, he retired from the Marine Corps Reserve as a major.
In his civilian life, Hammer taught 7-12 grade science in Granville, worked as roughneck on oil rigs in the Bakken, and currently is a counselor for Job Corps in Minot.
Hammer ended his acceptance speech with, “I am a North Dakota Democrat, and I plan to win.”
The North Dakota primary election will be held June 11th and the general election will be held November 5th.
