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IOWA STATE FAIR — Former minor league baseball player J.D. Scholten proved he still can light up a radar gun with a fastball at the Iowa State Fair on Thursday. He’s hoping he can also fill the ballot box next fall when he challenges for Iowa’s 4th Congressional District as a Democrat.

He sat down with Political Director Dave Price to talk about running again and the response to his announcement video.

The pitching arm is retired. But ⁦@JDScholten⁩ said he threw 80 mikes per hour here at #iowastatefair and won this. ⁦@WHOhd⁩ pic.twitter.com/dHnkEn6Zaw — Dave Price (@idaveprice) August 8, 2019