Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
James D. Scholten
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Iowa District 4
- Filing address
- Sioux City, IA (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- SCHOLTEN, JAMES D.
- Next election
- General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Iowa, District 4
FEC candidate ID H8IA04106 · Principal campaign committee: SCHOLTEN4IOWA CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$2,734,204.3794%
- PACs and other committees$132,103.255%
- Party committees$6,050.000%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$30,975.301%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$10,205.640%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
42 committees reported giving $129,399.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$10,000.00
- ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$8,999.00
- PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTHybrid PAC$6,250.00
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA-COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICALeadership PAC$5,000.00
- COMMITTEE FOR A LIVABLE FUTURELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PACPAC$5,000.00
- END CITIZENS UNITEDConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MEDICARE FOR ALLLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- FOURTH DISTRICT DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEEParty committee$3,643.00
- BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS & TRAINMEN PAC FUND Company pagePAC$3,500.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- HUMANITY FORWARD PACConnected PAC$2,800.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- CAP-PAC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND OF THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY ACTION FOUNDATION INC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- PURPOSE PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- CHERPACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- BLUE MOMENTUM PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST - JEFF PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTIONHybrid PAC$2,000.00
- DONNELLY FOR INDIANACandidate committee$2,000.00
Show all 42 committees
- VERONICA ESCOBAR FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- MICHIGAN'S FUTURE PACLeadership PAC$1,500.00
- JSTREETPAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,057.00
- JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRSConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SHERMAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- LOEBSACK FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- ARTICLE 1 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- HUSKY PACPAC$1,000.00
- TED DEUTCH FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEECandidate committee$1,000.00
- SCHNEIDER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- BLUE MAJORITY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- GIFFORDS PACHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- RANDY BRYCE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- THE SIX PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- PEOPLE FIRST FUTUREPAC$1,000.00
- IRON PACPAC$1,000.00
- SOCIAL SECURITY WORKS PACConnected PAC$150.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting James D. Scholten$250.88
- Independent expenditures opposing James D. Scholten$3,000.00
FEC totals for the 2020 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- AMERICA'S CONSTITUTION PACOpposing$3,000.00
- FOOD AND WATER ACTIONSupporting$180.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTESSupporting$59.00
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSupporting$10.00
The race
Iowa U.S. House, District 4, 2020 · 6 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| James D. Scholten (D) | $2,913,538.56 | $53,112.43 | 2020-12-31 |
| Randall Feenstra (R) | $1,907,336.43 | $11,946.27 | 2020-12-31 |
| Steve King (R) | $391,616.03 | $8,079.26 | 2020-12-31 |
| Bret A Richards (R) | $285,390.17 | $89.72 | 2020-12-31 |
| Jeremy Taylor (R) | $170,532.92 | $0.00 | 2020-10-14 |
| Steven Reeder (R) | $102,008.56 | −$181.46 | 2020-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monmouth University | October 15–20, 2020 | 414 (RV) | ± 4.8% | Randy Feenstra 48% · J.D. Scholten 42% |
| Change Research (D) | October 13–15, 2020 | 603 (LV) | ± 4% | Randy Feenstra 50% · J.D. Scholten 45% |
| American Viewpoint (R) | October 6–8, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 5.0% | Randy Feenstra 54% · J.D. Scholten 31% |
| Monmouth University | July 25 – August 3, 2020 | 374 (RV) | ± 5.1% | Randy Feenstra 54% · J.D. Scholten 34% |
| 20 Insight (D) | January 16–17, 2019 | 472 (LV) | ± 4.5% | Steve King 39% · J.D. Scholten 44% |
| 20/20 Insight (D) | January 16–17, 2019 | 472 (LV) | ± 4.5% | Steve King 37% · Generic Democrat 45% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: SCHOLTEN4IOWA CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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