James Scholten
Running for U.S. Senate — 2026 election
Raised · 2026 cycle
$213K
Source: FEC
As of July 2026, James Scholten is a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Iowa in the 2026 election. Federal Election Commission filings report $213,415 in total receipts for the 2026 cycle. All figures on this page are drawn from primary sources — FEC filings, congressional records, and STOCK Act disclosures — and link back to them.
Data last updated July 2026.
James Dennis "J.D." Scholten is a Democratic member of the Iowa House of Representatives, serving the 1st district since 2023. A former minor league baseball player from Sioux City, he was the Democratic nominee for Iowa's 4th congressional district in 2018 and 2020. On June 2, 2025, Scholten announced a 2026 U.S. Senate campaign challenging incumbent Joni Ernst, filing with the FEC on June 3, 2025. He suspended the campaign on August 18, 2025, and endorsed state Representative Josh Turek.
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93% of fundraising comes from individual donors — one of the more grassroots-funded profiles in this cycle.
$213K
Total raised
$205K
Total spent
$8K
Cash on hand
Where the money comes from
Reflects money received by the campaign committee itself. “Loans and other receipts” covers candidate or bank loans, offsets to operating expenditures, interest and other non-contribution receipts reported to the FEC. Independent expenditures by super PACs are not included.
Totals through 2025-12-31 · Source: FEC