Iowa State Daily - Scholten said that he has spent the last month traveling the fourth district and “meeting a lot of amazing people along the way.”

“I think I’ve hit 30 of the 39 counties [of the district] so far,” Scholten said. “It’s been typical of what you would get in Iowa. I’m always running into people who know my parents, grandparents or cousins. There’s always someone new coming out to support me.”

Scholten took the stage as the headliner of the event. His speech centered around three goals that he will pursue should he become elected...

Daily Times Herald - Scholten said that he will rely on a competitive spirit he garnered through years of athletics to push them through what he dubbed “an uphill battle. I wasn’t a very good baseball player, but I played for a long time because I outworked people,” Scholten said... “Being competitive means being diligent in everything I do.”

“I’m a fifth-generation Iowan,” Scholten said. “That defines me more than being tall; more than being bald; more than being a baseball player. I’m a product of the 4th District.”

Scholten, who stands 6-6, defined the congressional race as a matter of restoring decency and integrity in the 4th District. He scalded King’s rhetoric as divisive, calling the eight-term representative a “controversial figure.”

Shareblue Media - Scholten wrote powerfully about “Iowa values” from a Democratic perspective, challenging the usual red state characterization:

Our government is supposed to work for the people that live in this district, not for special interests and the privileged elite. I want to put Iowa values back at the center of public service, create new opportunities for Iowa’s middle class, and ensure that Iowans never again need to worry about healthcare as a barrier to living free, productive, and successful lives.

Some right-wing voters in Iowa’s 4th District may have tried to drag politics into the gutter... But their voices are not the majority, and Democrats like Scholten refuse to let hate and division win the day.