SIOUX CITY — Rep. J.D. Scholten is seeking his second term in the Iowa House of Representatives. In 2022, the former Democratic nominee for Iowa’s Fourth Congressional District ran unopposed. But in the general election on Nov. 5, he’ll face a challenge from Republican Josh Steinhoff, a fellow Sioux Cityan.
Scholten, who spent this past summer pitching for the Sioux City Explorers and has worked as a paralegal, served on the committees for agriculture, commerce, economic growth and technology, and natural resources. He said he sees overlap between the ball diamond and the legislature.
“It’s so comparable because you get people from different backgrounds, you have all these different personalities, all these different experiences, put into one place. And you try to work for the common good to get a win,” Scholten said.
Steinhoff has worked as a teacher for 14 years (largely in the Sioux City School District) and coached a baseball team at Headid field for about 10 years which he called one of the most enjoyable things he’s ever done…