J.D. SCHOLTEN IS ONE OF THREE DEMOCRATS HOPING TO WIN THE NOMINATION NEXT TUESDAY TO RUN FOR IOWA’S 4TH DISTRICT CONGRESSIONAL SEAT IN NOVEMBER’S ELECTION.
SCHOLTEN IS A SIOUX CITY NATIVE WHO GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, WORKED AS A PARALEGAL AND ON HIS FAMILY’S FARM, AND PLAYED BASEBALL AROUND THE WORLD.
HE IS MAKING HIS FIRST RUN FOR ELECTED OFFICE:
OC…..BACK IN JULY. :15
SCHOLTEN SAYS HE’S HEARD FROM MANY CONSTITUENTS FRUSTRATED WITH POLITICS AND THE LACK OF COMPROMISE BETWEEN THE TWO MAJOR PARTIES IN CONGRESS:
OC………WANT TO GET BACK. :23
A COMPROMISE HASN’T BEEN FOUND WHEN IT COMES TO FEDERAL HEALTH CARE.
SCHOLTEN SAYS MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FIX THE SYSTEM AND MAKE MEDICAL CARE AFFORDABLE:
OC………AFFORD THIS. ;19
SCHOLTEN HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN FUNDRAISING, TOPPING NOT JUST HIS PARTY OPPONENTS BUT ALSO INCUMBENT REPUBLICAN STEVE KING.
OC……….HAD TO DO. :22
SCHOLTEN’S ENDORSEMENTS INCLUDE CONGRESSMAN TIM RYAN OF OHIO AND NUMEROUS LOCAL OFFICIALS.
