---
type: Candidate
title: "Ryan Michael Appleton Melton"
description: "U.S. House candidate, IA-04 (2026)"
office: "U.S. House"
state: "IA"
district: "IA-04"
party: "DEM"
stance: "open-seat"
election_year: 2026
status: "statutory candidate"
committee:
  name: "MELTON FOR IOWA"
  id: "C00802827"
ids:
  fec: "H2IA04141"
sources:
  - field: filing
    source: FEC (Federal Election Commission)
confidence: official
tags: [candidate, federal, house, ia]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Ryan Michael Appleton Melton

Democratic open-seat for U.S. House (IA-04), 2026.

## Campaign Committee

- MELTON FOR IOWA (C00802827)

## Source

- filing: FEC (Federal Election Commission)

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