Aug
202020
NW Iowa Review: J.D. Scholten makes Sioux Center stop
J.D. Scholten didn’t speak much about his professional baseball career Thursday, Aug. 20, in Sioux Center, but his five campaign promises were printed on baseball cards for the audience to keep. Those campaign promises were the focus of the remarks by the 40-year-old Democratic candidates for Iowa’s 4th District in the U.S. House of Representative. … Continue reading NW Iowa Review: J.D. Scholten makes Sioux Center stop
Aug
132020
KTIV: Scholten hosts a “drive-in” campaign event
Congressional candidate JD Scholten, like so many other politicians, has had to adjust his campaign operations during the COVID-19 pandemic.Wednesday, the Democrat spoke to supporters during a “drive-in” campaign stop in Sioux City. Supporters could pull up to North High School, stay in their cars, and tune to a specific radio frequency to hear Scholten … Continue reading KTIV: Scholten hosts a “drive-in” campaign event
Aug
122020
KCAU: J.D. Scholten holds parking lot rally
Political candidates have had to get creative in order to campaign during the pandemic. That leads one Siouxland hopeful to climb in the back of a pickup tonight. Congressional candidate J.D. Scholten launching a tour of Iowa’s 4th District with a parking lot rally in Sioux City. Two years ago during a traditional campaign season, … Continue reading KCAU: J.D. Scholten holds parking lot rally
Aug
122020
KMEG: J.D. Scholten launches “Every Town Tour”
Sioux City’s North High School parking lot hosted a rally in support of the democrat running for the 4th congressional district in Iowa. J.D. Scholten’s “Every Town Tour” brought local supporters to this socially-distanced event. Attendees could listen in, from the comfort of their vehicles, by tuning in to 89.9 FM. The tour will eventually … Continue reading KMEG: J.D. Scholten launches “Every Town Tour”
Aug
102020
Radio Iowa: Scholten holding ‘parking lot’ rallies in Iowa’s 4th district
The Democratic candidate for Iowa’s 4th district congressional seat has a new twist on campaigning during the Covid era. J.D. Scholten has equipped his “Sioux City Sue” RV with special equipment so he can hold parking lot rallies. “I know a lot of churches have gone this way,” Scholten says. “We’re going to have a … Continue reading Radio Iowa: Scholten holding ‘parking lot’ rallies in Iowa’s 4th district
Aug
072020
The Hill: J.D. Scholten says he doesn’t need DCCC to win Iowa seat
Iowa congressional candidate J.D. Scholten told Hill.TV that he doesn’t need help from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) to win a long-held GOP seat in Iowa, arguing his message of progressive populism will be enough to secure victory in November. Scholten is making another run at the House seat for the 4th Congressional District … Continue reading The Hill: J.D. Scholten says he doesn’t need DCCC to win Iowa seat
Aug
042020
The American Prospect: Washington Is Failing Rural America: We Need a Change
Walk through any family farm, down any empty but once-thriving Main Street, or by any small hospital in Iowa’s 4th Congressional District, and you’ll see countless examples of what corporate greed and corruption are doing to our rural communities here. Much like the rest of rural America, corporations are stripping away wealth, power, and opportunities … Continue reading The American Prospect: Washington Is Failing Rural America: We Need a Change
Jul
292020
Storm Lake Times: Editor’s Notebook
Many turned their attention from the Fourth Congressional District after Randy Feenstra beat incumbent Rep. Steve King in the June Republican primary, thinking that the story is written. Far from it, says Democratic opponent JD Scholten. He makes a strong argument about why you should pay attention: An internal poll commissioned by Scholten two weeks … Continue reading Storm Lake Times: Editor’s Notebook
Jul
162020
Yahoo! Sports: An outside pitch: How a globetrotting baseball career shaped congressional candidate J.D. Scholten
Three times a week, a middle-aged, 6-foot-6 man plays long toss by himself at the Sioux City East High School practice football field, heaving 28 baseballs into a net some 200 feet away. He started with 30 balls, but one got water-logged and the other was lost to, shall we say, control issues. Some days, … Continue reading Yahoo! Sports: An outside pitch: How a globetrotting baseball career shaped congressional candidate J.D. Scholten
Jun
032020
The New York Times: With Steve King Gone, Does the Democrat Have a Shot in His Iowa District?
The 2020 campaign had been going well for J.D. Scholten, the former minor league pitcher turned Democratic congressional candidate in Iowa. He had raised more than $1 million in a bid to unseat Representative Steve King, the nine-term Republican congressman who had alienated voters with his racist comments about immigration. Kevin Costner had narrated an ad for Mr. … Continue reading The New York Times: With Steve King Gone, Does the Democrat Have a Shot in His Iowa District?