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Joni Ernst challenger JD Scholten motivated to run following town hall comments

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) is facing a new Democratic challenger in J.D. Scholten, after he claimed her recent comments at a town hall motivated him to jump in the race. Ernst is up for reelection in 2026 and was only facing one Democratic challenger until her Parkersburg,

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Sen. Ernst’s ‘We’re all going to die’ response leads Democrat Scholten to Launch Challenge

State Representative J.D. Scholten, a Democrat from Sioux City, said that he was not originally planning to launch a new campaign on Monday. But after he heard U.S. Senator Joni Ernst’s responses to a person who expressed fears that people will die because of Republican budget cuts to Medicaid and food assistance,

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J.D. Scholten announces U.S. Senate campaign, cites recent Ernst comments as catalyst

J.D. Scholten - who has been the Democratic nominee for Iowa's fourth Congressional district twice in the last decade - is shifting focus to the other chamber o

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Democrat J.D. Scholten of Sioux City launches U.S. Senate campaign

A Democrat from northwest Iowa who’s been a member of the Iowa House since 2023 is running for the U.S. Senate. State ...

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Democrat announces run against Ernst after her 'We're all going to die' comments

Iowa state Rep. J.D. Scholten said, "We need better leadership than that." J.D. Scholten, a Democratic Iowa state representative and professional baseball player, has entered the race to take on ...

Iowa state lawmaker enters US Senate race after Ernst retort on Medicaid cuts

Iowa state Rep. J.D. Scholten, a Democrat, announced a run for U.S. Senate on Monday, a decision he says he made after U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst made a retort about Medicaid cuts that prompted swift ...

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