MELTON, RYAN MICHAEL APPLETON
D Β· house
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- FEC candidate id
H2IA04141- Internal id
6431cadf-669f-41cc-8167-154a08772c4c- Status
- open seat
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), IA-04. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 798,043 |
| People | Median age | 39 |
| Income | Median household income | $72,711 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $37,903 |
| Income | In poverty | 11.6% |
| Income | Unemployed | 3.4% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.433 |
| Race | White alone | 84.0% |
| Race | Black alone | 2.0% |
| Race | Asian alone | 2.1% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 10.4% |
| Race | Two or more races | 7.9% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 6.4% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 89.6% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 7.2% |
| Education | High school or higher | 58.5% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 26.8% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 8.6% |
| Household | Family households | 61.2% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.37 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 32.3% |
| Housing | Median home value | $182,200 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $902 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 76.0% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 5.3% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.5% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 9.6% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 6.5% |
| Health | With a disability | 13.1% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 86.9% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 8.4% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 77.6% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.9% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 8.4% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $13,525 | $12,575 | $3,847 | $0 | $13,525 |
| 2024 | $153,144 | $155,195 | $2,897 | $0 | $136,824 |
| 2022 | $53,023 | $48,926 | $4,097 | $0 | $41,123 |
Elections
- 2022 general house Β· IA-4 β lost_general
- 2024 general house Β· IA-4 β lost_general
- 2026 general house Β· IA-4 β running
Committees
- MELTON FOR IOWA β principal Β· type H
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 20.1%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| D (major party) | +10.0% |
| open seat | -5.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency Γ party Γ office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
Transfers from committees
Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).
| Date | From committee | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-07 | AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL⦠| 24K | $1,000 |
| 2022-10-06 | BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS & TRAINMEN β¦ | 24K | $1,500 |
| 2022-08-06 | FOURTH DISTRICT DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE | 24K | $3,000 |
Connected on the graph
Inbound (3)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-07 | AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E | contributed_to | $1,000 | pas2 | |
| 2022-10-06 | BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS & TRAINMEN PAC FUND | contributed_to | $1,500 | pas2 | |
| 2022-08-06 | FOURTH DISTRICT DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE | contributed_to | $3,000 | pas2 |
Outbound (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | principal_candidate_of | MELTON FOR IOWA | β | candidate_committees |