---
type: Candidate
title: "James Scholten"
description: "U.S. Senate candidate, IA (2026)"
office: "U.S. Senate"
state: "IA"
party: "DEM"
stance: "open-seat"
election_year: 2026
status: "statutory candidate"
committee:
  name: "SCHOLTEN FOR IOWA"
  id: "C00907170"
ids:
  fec: "S6IA00264"
sources:
  - field: filing
    source: FEC (Federal Election Commission)
confidence: official
tags: [candidate, federal, senate, ia]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# James Scholten

Democratic open-seat for U.S. Senate (IA), 2026.

## Campaign Committee

- SCHOLTEN FOR IOWA (C00907170)

## Source

- filing: FEC (Federal Election Commission)

Federal candidate filing; not yet linked to an officeholder record.