Politician
J.D. Scholten
Democrat · Iowa · ran 1 time since 2020, won 0
FEC candidate H8IA04106
J.D. Scholten (Democrat) raised $2.9M for the 2020 Iowa 4th District race, $132K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). They lost.
Raised, all cycles
$2.9M
2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
5%
$132K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$0
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Iowa 4th District | $2.9M | 5% | $0 / $0 | – | $2.9M | ✗ Lost |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Union $48KLeadership PAC $29KOther $18KMembership $16KSuper PAC $9KParty $4K
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action CommitteeUnion$10K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating EngineersUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- League of Conservation Voters Action FundMembershipLobbyist PAC$9K
- Progressive Turnout ProjectSuper PAC$6K
- Committee for a Livable FutureLeadership PAC$5K
- End Citizens UnitedOther$5K
- Congressional Progressive Caucus PACOther$5K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
No outside spending of note.
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded J.D. Scholten's 2020 campaign?
- J.D. Scholten (Democrat) raised $2.9M for the 2020 Iowa 4th District race, $132K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). They lost.
- Which PACs gave the most to J.D. Scholten?
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee ($10K), American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E ($10K), Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating Engineers ($10K), League of Conservation Voters Action Fund ($9K), Progressive Turnout Project ($6K) in 2020.