In the fourth district, Congressman Steve King easily fended off a Republican Primary challenger. J.D. Scholten of Sioux City defeated two other Democrats to win the slot challenging King’s bid for a ninth term. “I’m not known for being a Democrat. I’m known for being a baseball player and that gets me into a lot of doors,” Scholten says. “The other thing is being from Sioux City — it’s the largest city in the district and Steve King has never lost Woodbury County. I anticipate that happening this year and, as a result of that, it’s going to be a tight race.”

Scholten, a former professional baseball pitcher, is a paralegal in Sioux City. “I can’t beat Steve King, but we can,” Scholten said, “and, together, we can build a fourth district in Iowa and in America that stands tall for all.”

Scholten says his game plan for the fall campaign is “pretty simple” — to “out-work” his opponent. About 350 Libertarians voted in their party’s primary in the fourth district and nominated Charles Aldrich of Clarion.

(Radio Iowa)