Feenstra defeats Melton in Iowa’s 4th Congressional District
November 6th, 2024 by Ric Hanson
(Radio Iowa) – Fourth district Congressman Randy Feenstra finished 40 points ahead of Democratic challenger Ryan Melton of Webster City. “I’m just humbled by the strong support Iowans of all 36 counties in the fourth district showed to reelect me as their voice in congress,” Feenstra says. “I take this very seriously. I work every day to deliver results for our families and our farmers and our business community.” Feenstra says the election results send a message.
“It’s clear that we’ve got to build the wall. We’ve got to secure our border,” he said. “We also have to get inflation under control. We’ve got to stop this wreckless spending and pass a balanced budget. We also have to be energy independent…We’ve got to use ethanol and biodiesel right here in Iowa.” Feenstra is on the U-S House committee that drafts tax policy and he says the priority is reauthorizing the Trump-era tax cuts that are set to expire at the end of 2025.
“This has got to be on the front burner. I mean, when people start thinking about taxes and how they’re going to plan, especially farmers and small business, they need to know. They need certainty,” Feenstra says. “…In the first 100 days, we want to try to get a tax bill out there and get it passed.”
In 2020, Feenstra defeated long-time Republican Congressman Steve King in a G-O-P Primary and has easily won his three General Election races. Republicans have a significant voter registration advantage over Democrats in the fourth district.