Statewide Iowa — (RI) — J.D. Scholten, the Democrat who gave Republican Congressman Steve King a run for his money in the November election, was at the statehouse Wednesday to launch a new campaign.
The group’s aim is to increase the number of low-income Iowans who claim the Earned Income Tax Credit on their state and federal tax returns.
Scholten says information posted on the Iowa Department of Revenue’s website indicates Iowans are NOT claiming $140-million worth of these credits that they are owed. His “Working Heroes Iowa” group will conduct public education seminars so more low income Iowans are aware of the tax credit they may claim, and more tax preparers are on the look-out for their clients who may be eligible. Scholten says he’s leaving the door open to running for elected office again, at some point.
Scholten says he got the idea for his “Working Heroes Iowa” effort from a California man who runs a similar group, and who endorsed Scholten’s 2018 congressional campaign.
