It’s political debate season in Iowa. Half a dozen debates among candidates for governor and Congress have been held already.
There will be no debate, however, featuring candidates in Iowa’s fourth congressional district. Republican Congressman Steve King of Kiron says a debate is unnecessary.
King is seeking a ninth term in the U.S. House. He last debated a General Election opponent in 2012 when he faced former Iowa First Lady Christie Vilsack. J.D. Scholten a Democrat from Sioux City, is challenging King this year. Scholten says debates are about holding candidates accountable.
Scholten launched his campaign 15 months ago and has out-raised King in each quarter. Over the last three months, Scholten raised 661-thousand dollars. That’s four times as much as King raised during the same period for his reelection.
