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Iowa state lawmaker enters US Senate race after Ernst retort on Medicaid cuts

Iowa state lawmaker enters US Senate race after Ernst retort on Medicaid cuts

Toronto Star02-06-2025
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa state Rep. J.D. Scholten, a Democrat, announced a run for U.S. Senate on Monday, a decision he says he made after U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst made a retort about Medicaid cuts that prompted swift backlash.
Scholten, from northwest Iowa, was first elected to the statehouse in 2023 after twice losing congressional races in Iowa's reliably conservative 4th Congressional District.
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