Democratic Iowa state Rep. J.D. Scholten is launching a run for the U.S. Senate, seeking to take on Republican U.S. Sen. Joni ...

Democratic Iowa state Rep. J.D. Scholten announced June 2 that he is running for the U.S. Senate in 2026, seeking to take on Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst. Scholten, 45, is a second-term state ...

Ernst laughingly ... Romney's 2012 presidential campaign; Kiki McLean, a senior adviser to Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign; Steve McMahon, co-founder of Purple Strategies; and Maria ...

Joni Ernst in 2026 ... One Republican challenger, Joshua Smith, has announced a campaign against Ernst for the GOP nomination.