Josh Turek
Josh Turek (Democratic Party) is a member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing District 20. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2027. Turek is not running for re-election to Iowa House of Representatives District 20 in 2026.
Turek (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Iowa. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026.[source] He advanced from the Democratic primary on June 2, 2026.
Biography
Turek obtained a bachelor's degree from Southwest Minnesota State University and a master's degree in business administration from DeVry University. Before seeking elected office, Turek was a professional basketball player. He played on the U.S. national team in four Paralympics and was a medalist in three.[1][2]
2026 battleground election
Ballotpedia identified the November 3 general election for U.S. Senate in Iowa as a battleground election. The summary below is from our coverage of this election, found here.
Josh Turek (D), Ashley Hinson (R), and Thomas Laehn (L) are running in the general election for U.S. Senate in Iowa on November 3, 2026.
Incumbent Joni Ernst (R), first elected in 2014, is not running for re-election. Ernst endorsed Hinson on January 10, 2026.[3]
The Iowa Capital Dispatch's Robin Opsahl wrote, "Republicans have seen a stretch of victories in Iowa in recent election cycles — currently, Iowa has an all-Republican delegation in Washington D.C., and Republicans hold a trifecta of control at the Statehouse. Though political forecasters like Cook Political Report rate Iowa’s U.S. Senate seat as 'leans Republican,' Democrats believe Turek — alongside other Democratic candidates on the ballot — will shift the political tides in Iowa."[4]
Ernst won 51.7%–45.2% in 2020. In 2022, Chuck Grassley (R) won re-election to Iowa's other U.S. Senate seat 56.0%–43.8% and Kim Reynolds (R) won re-election as governor 58.0%–39.5%. President Donald Trump (R) defeated Kamala Harris (D) 55.7%–42.5% in Iowa in 2024. The last Democrat to win a statewide election in Iowa was Auditor Rob Sand (D) in 2022.
Turek was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in 2022. He is a former professional basketball player and Paralympic medalist. Turek's campaign website says, "Running in a seat that Donald Trump had already won twice, Josh pushed his chair up hills and crawled up stairs to talk to Iowans of all political stripes, eventually winning by six votes. He was re-elected by a five point margin at the same time Trump was winning the seat by eight points, not only because of his work ethic but because he's developed a reputation as a common-sense, bipartisan legislator."[5]
Hinson was elected to the U.S. House in 2020. She represented the 67th District in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2017 to 2021 and was a reporter with Cedar Rapids-based television station KCRG-TV. Hinson's campaign website says, "She is working alongside President Trump to secure our borders, cut wasteful spending, and put our country back on the path to prosperity. In Congress, she continues to be a commonsense leader and pursue pro-growth policies. She has introduced and supported bipartisan legislation to improve child care access for working families in Iowa, root out corruption in Washington through federal lobbying bans, and create opportunities for workers in the community."[6]
As of June 30, 2026, Turek had raised $3.91 million and Hinson had raised $6.75 million.
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Committee assignments
2025-2026
Turek was assigned to the following committees:
- House Human Resources Committee
- Natural Resources Committee
- House State Government Committee
- House Veterans Affairs Committee
- Health Policy Oversight Committee
2023-2024
Turek was assigned to the following committees:
- Economic Growth Committee
- Environmental Protection Committee
- House Human Resources Committee
- House Veterans Affairs Committee, Ranking Member
Elections
2026
See also: United States Senate election in Iowa, 2026
United States Senate election in Iowa, 2026 (June 2 Republican primary)
United States Senate election in Iowa, 2026 (June 2 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Iowa
Josh Turek, Ashley Hinson, and Thomas Laehn are running in the general election for U.S. Senate Iowa on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Josh Turek (D) | |
 | Ashley Hinson (R) | |
 | Thomas Laehn (L)  | |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Iowa
Josh Turek defeated Zach Wahls in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Iowa on June 2, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Turek | 62.6 | 120,287 |
 | Zach Wahls | 37.3 | 71,663 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 186 | ||
| Total votes: 192,136 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- J.D. Scholten (D)
- Jackie Norris (D)
- Nathan Sage (D)
- Bob Krause (D)
- Chris Henry (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Iowa
Ashley Hinson defeated Jim Carlin in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Iowa on June 2, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ashley Hinson | 74.0 | 153,059 |
 | Jim Carlin | 25.7 | 53,196 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 531 | ||
| Total votes: 206,786 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joni Ernst (R)
- Joshua Smith (R)
- John Berman (R)
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Iowa
Thomas Laehn advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Iowa on May 2, 2026.
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Polls
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Polls are conducted with a variety of methodologies and have margins of error or credibility intervals.[7] The Pew Research Center wrote, "A margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points at the 95% confidence level means that if we fielded the same survey 100 times, we would expect the result to be within 3 percentage points of the true population value 95 of those times."[8] For tips on reading polls from FiveThirtyEight, click here. For tips from Pew, click here.
Below we provide results for polls from a wide variety of sources, including media outlets, social media, campaigns, and aggregation websites, when available. We only report polls for which we can find a margin of error or credibility interval. Know of something we're missing? Click here to let us know.
| Poll | Dates | Hinson (R) | Laehn (L) | Turek (D) | Wahls | Don't know | Not sure | Someone else | No response | Another party's candidate | Neither | Refused | Undecided/Refused | Will not vote | Other | Undecided | Sample size | Margin of error | Sponsor |
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– | 49 | -- | 46 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 863 LV | ± 3.3% | ||
– | 48 | 2 | 45 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 863 LV | ± 3.3% | ||
– | 44 | 8 | 46 | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 602 LV | ± 4.0% | Cook Political Report | |
– | 48 | -- | 47 | -- | -- | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 678 LV | ± 3.8% | ||
– | 47 | 4 | 44 | -- | -- | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 678 LV | ± 3.8% | ||
– | 46 | -- | 47 | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 2245 LV | ± 3.1% | ||
– | 45 | -- | 48 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 1100 RV | ± 6.6% | ||
– | 47 | 2 | 45 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 650 LV | ± 3.8% | Nexstar Media | |
SSRS NoteCNN | – | 45 | -- | 43 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8 | -- | -- | -- | 3 | -- | 801 LV | ± 4.2% | CNN |
– | 44 | 2 | 48 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 500 LV | ± 4.4% | ||
– | 48 | -- | 47 | -- | -- | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 606 LV | ± 4.6% | The New York Times | |
– | 47 | -- | 49 | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | 1008 LV | ± 3.0% | Fox News | |
– | 42 | -- | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | -- | 2 | -- | 1050 RV | ± 4.4% | ||
co/efficient (Hinson vs. Turek) NoteTwo-way poll | – | 48 | -- | 43 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9 | 831 LV | ± 3.4% | |
co/efficient (Hinson vs. Turek vs. Laehn) NoteThree-way poll | – | 46 | 2 | 42 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9 | 831 LV | ± 3.4% | |
– | 42.9 | 3.6 | 42.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.6 | 500 LV | ± 4.4% | Iowans for Tax Relief Foundation | |
– | 43 | -- | 45 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | 10 | 2,130 LV | ± 3.5% | ||
– | 50 | 1 | 45 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 750 LV | ± 3.6% | Nexstar Media | |
– | 42 | 6 | 46 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 800 LV | ± 3.5% | Josh Turek's campaign | |
– | 45 | 4 | 41 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | 9 | 500 LV | ± 4.4% | ||
– | 48 | -- | 45 | -- | -- | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 712 LV | ± 3.7% | Nexstar Media | |
– | 46 | -- | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 1003 RV | ± 3.0% | Fox News | |
– | 48 | -- | 46 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 600 LV | ± 5.2% | The New York Times | |
– | 46 | -- | 44.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.8 | 600 LV | ± 4.0% | Iowans for Tax Relief | |
– | 45 | -- | 47 | -- | -- | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1000 LV | ± 3.1% | Josh Turek for Iowa | |
– | 46 | -- | 46 | -- | -- | 7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 557 RV | ± 4.2% | DSCC | |
Echelon Insights (Turek vs. Hinson) NoteHypothetical matchup between Josh Turek (D) and Ashley Hinson (R). | – | 45 | -- | 46 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9 | 377 LV | ± 6.6% | NetChoice |
Echelon Insights (Wahls vs. Hinson) NoteHypothetical matchup between Zach Wahls (D) and Ashley Hinson (R). | – | 44 | -- | -- | 46 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10 | 377 LV | ± 6.6% | NetChoice |
– | 45 | -- | 46 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9 | 1,200 LV | ± 2.8% | Mod Squad | |
– | 47 | -- | -- | 44 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9 | 1,200 LV | ± 2.8% | Mod Squad | |
| Note: LV is likely voters, RV is registered voters, and EV is eligible voters. | |||||||||||||||||||
Candidate spending
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Turek | Democratic Party | $20,152,882 | $16,545,789 | $3,607,093 | As of September 30, 2026 |
| Ashley Hinson | Republican Party | $14,147,973 | $13,903,059 | $2,172,989 | As of October 14, 2026 |
| Thomas Laehn | Libertarian Party | $83,667 | $74,632 | $9,035 | As of October 14, 2026 |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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Satellite spending
Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.[9][10]
The tables below contain data from the Federal Election Commission (FEC). They include totals from monthly, quarterly, and semi-annual reports, as well as 24- and 48-hour reports.
Details about satellite spending of significant amounts and/or reported by media are included below those links. To notify us of additional satellite spending, email us.
The table below summarizes spending by satellite groups in support of or opposition to each candidate in this race. Satellite spending is spending by outside groups, independent of candidates’ campaigns. It does not include spending by the candidates’ own campaigns.
| Candidate | Spending For | Spending Against | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Turek | $9,796,606 | $213,033 | $10,009,639 |
| Ashley Hinson | $4,319,927 | $3,839,914 | $8,159,841 |
| Total | $14,116,533 | $4,052,947 | $18,169,480 |
| Source: Federal Election Commission (FEC). This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the FEC. | |||
The table below details the total spending by satellite groups and whether it was made in support or opposition of a specific candidate. It breaks down the totals above by organization, with individual rows ordered by amount, largest first.
| Organization | Support/Oppose | Candidate | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| VOTEVETS | Support | Josh Turek | $9,756,436 |
| AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION | Support | Ashley Hinson | $3,449,905 |
| AB PAC | Oppose | Ashley Hinson | $2,053,497 |
| WINSENATE | Oppose | Ashley Hinson | $1,786,417 |
| SLF PAC | Support | Ashley Hinson | $643,424 |
| CLEARPATH ACTION FUND, INC. | Support | Ashley Hinson | $215,921 |
| AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION | Oppose | Josh Turek | $201,867 |
| DEMOCRATS FIGHT BACK PAC | Support | Josh Turek | $17,199 |
| SLF PAC | Oppose | Josh Turek | $11,166 |
| MISSION IOWA | Support | Ashley Hinson | $10,677 |
| FIELD TEAM 6, INC. | Support | Josh Turek | $5,833 |
| BLUE SHIFT PAC | Support | Josh Turek | $4,596 |
| MAJORITY BLUE PAC | Support | Josh Turek | $3,678 |
| BLUE MAJORITY MAKERS PAC | Support | Josh Turek | $3,023 |
| BLUE DEMOCRACY NETWORK | Support | Josh Turek | $2,806 |
| ACTIVATE AMERICA | Support | Josh Turek | $1,683 |
| DEMOCRATIC FUTURE PAC | Support | Josh Turek | $1,208 |
| GIVEGREEN UNITED ACTION | Support | Josh Turek | $143 |
| Overall total | $18,169,480 | ||
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Race ratings
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Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[11]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[12][13][14]
Last four weeks
Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. The table below shows the most recent four weeks of ratings until the election date, if available.
| Reviewing Body | October 20, 2026 | October 13, 2026 | October 6, 2026 | September 29, 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook Political Report | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up |
| Decision Desk | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up |
| Inside Elections | Tilt Republican | Tilt Republican | Tilt Republican | Tilt Republican |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up |
Change over time
The following table shows each date on which one or more rating outlets changed their rating.
| Date | Inside Elections | Cook Political Report | Sabato's Crystal Ball | Decision Desk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most recent rating | Tilt Republican | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up |
| Changes throughout the cycle | ||||
| September 29, 2026 | Tilt Republican | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up |
| August 25, 2026 | Tilt Republican | Toss-up | Lean Republican | Toss-up |
| August 18, 2026 | Tilt Republican | Lean Republican | Lean Republican | Toss-up |
| August 4, 2026 | Lean Republican | Lean Republican | Lean Republican | Toss-up |
| July 21, 2026 | Lean Republican | Lean Republican | Lean Republican | Lean Republican |
| June 30, 2026 | Lean Republican | Lean Republican | Lean Republican | Pending |
| June 9, 2026 | Likely Republican | Lean Republican | Lean Republican | Pending |
| July 29, 2025 | Likely Republican | Likely Republican | Likely Republican | Pending |
| June 10, 2025 | Solid Republican | Likely Republican | Likely Republican | Pending |
| February 18, 2025 | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Safe Republican | Pending |
| February 11, 2025 | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Pending | Pending |
| January 21, 2025 | Solid Republican | Pending | Pending | Pending |
Endorsements
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Josh Turek received the following endorsements and voter guide recommendations. To send us additional endorsements, click here.
- U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D)
- U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan (D)
- U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D)
- Fmr. President Barack Obama (D)
- @itsmaggieburnett Voting Guide (Sway voting group by Maggie Gehlsen-Burnett)
- Adam Tsou endorsements (Sway voting group by Adam Tsou)
- Against Christian Nationalism (Sway voting group by Connie Chen)
- Big Tent Democrats (Sway voting group by Green Kingfisher)
- Brunch Bliss Ballot (Sway voting group by Jaslyn Ivey)
- Cat Ladies for America (Sway voting group by Cat Ladies for America)
- Democracy Dubuque IA (Sway voting group by Paul Uzel)
- Democrats Work for America
- Friends of USAID (Sway voting group by Friends of USAID)
- Iowa Needs Clean Water (Sway voting group by Madelyn Houser Webb)
- It's Our Future (Sway voting group by Skyler Stefanski)
- LetMyvotecount (Sway voting group by LISA Neil)
- Mamdanification (Sway voting group by Hunter Dunn and Smallplates)
- Momsforiowa (Sway voting group by Moms for Iowa)
- Motherhood for Good Voting Guide (Sway voting group by Kate Duffy)
- Pretty Petty Politics (Sway voting group by Pretty Petty Politics)
- Ry’s Group (Sway voting group by Ryan)
- The Dad Briefs' Kitchen Table (Sway voting group by Slade Wentworth)
- Trailhead to the ballot box (Sway voting group by Caroline Gleich)
- Women for Informed Voting (Sway voting group by Jenni Ochsner)
2024
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 20
Incumbent Josh Turek defeated James Wassell in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 20 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Turek (D) | 52.5 | 5,881 |
| James Wassell (R) | 47.5 | 5,320 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 11,208 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 20
Incumbent Josh Turek advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 20 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Turek | 99.6 | 241 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 242 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 20
James Wassell defeated August Gibbons in the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 20 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | James Wassell | 59.7 | 219 | |
| August Gibbons | 39.0 | 143 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 367 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements or voter guide recommendations for Turek in this election.
2022
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 20
Josh Turek defeated Sarah Abdouch in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 20 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Turek (D) | 50.0 | 3,403 |
 | Sarah Abdouch (R) | 49.9 | 3,397 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 6,807 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 20
Josh Turek advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 20 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Turek | 99.8 | 637 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 638 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 20
Sarah Abdouch defeated Thomas Riley in the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 20 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sarah Abdouch | 55.8 | 549 |
| Thomas Riley | 43.7 | 430 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 983 | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
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Campaign websites
Turek's campaign website stated the following:
Pushing for Change
A prairie populist's platform to rebuild the American Dream
Life is harder for working class people because Washington is riddled with corrupt politicians who are out of touch and focused on enriching themselves. While Ashley Hinson’s net worth has quadrupled since she got to Washington, Iowa’s economy and personal income growth have plummeted. More and more Iowans are struggling to afford housing, health care, medication, and groceries. Ashley Hinson doesn’t care.
Iowans shouldn’t have to feel like they are constantly pushing uphill just to get by. Josh knows firsthand that the most effective legislators aren’t career politicians, but people who have real experience with the issues. We need someone in Washington who understands the struggles so many Iowans are facing right now – Josh does, because he’s lived it.
Born with Spina Bifida after his dad was exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam, Josh overcame 21 surgeries by the age of 12. He was born into a working class family that got their clothes from Goodwill and relied on free summer lunch programs.
Not only does Josh have a unique understanding of the issues – he knows how to get stuff done. Josh is one of the most bipartisan Democrats in the Iowa legislature. In just four years, Josh has had a tremendous impact, passing meaningful legislation to strengthen the veterans homestead tax credit and to make it easier for Iowans with disabilities to repair wheelchairs and mobility devices. Now, he is running on a platform that is laser-focused on benefiting the working class and addressing the corruption in Washington.
Each and every American should be able to afford the basics.
Josh knows the American Dream is getting further and further away for too many families who are struggling to put food on the table, make rent, and achieve the dream of homeownership. Washington continues to undermine workers’ rights, hollowing out the middle class, while billionaires and big corporations rake in massive profits.
In the Iowa House, Josh fought to make the dream of owning a home more in reach, sponsoring legislation to cut taxes for first-time homebuyers and to limit the ability of private equity to buy up Iowa homes. Josh also has a long record of fighting for workers’ rights, from sponsoring bills to raise the minimum wage to pushing to protect workers’ right to organize.
In the Senate, Josh will fight to:
- Cut taxes for the middle class and working families and close loopholes for billionaires and big corporations.
- Impose a federal ban on price gouging on food so Iowans pay less at the grocery store.
- Raise the minimum wage and pass legislation that ties regular raises to inflation to ensure a livable wage.
- Ban Wall Street private equity firms from purchasing single family homes and farmland to make housing more affordable and protect small family farms.
- Simplify permitting so new affordable housing can be built faster.
- Pass the PRO Act to strengthen our unions and protect collective bargaining.
- Strengthen Social Security by ensuring billionaires pay their fair share.
- Take on Big Pharma and pharmacy benefit managers to stop price gouging and ensure affordable prescription drugs for all.
- Repeal cuts to SNAP, because every Iowan deserves access to food.
- Hold corporations accountable by cracking down on unfair wages and incentivizing policies that benefit workers.
- Invest in job training programs and apprenticeships to prepare the next generation of Iowans to fill gaps in the labor market without having to go to college.
- Crack down on monopolies that drive up prices for working class Iowans.
- Lower costs for child care.
Health care is a human right. All Americans deserve access to basic care.
Born with Spina Bifida, Josh underwent 21 surgeries before the age of 12. He had access to good quality health care thanks to Shriner’s Children’s Hospital and his father’s military service. Josh knows better than most that access to quality, affordable health care is critical – and he knows just how hard it is for so many Iowans to receive.
In the legislature, Josh has been on the front lines of fighting for better health care. He has sponsored legislation to cap insulin costs at $25/month, to expand access to dental services under Medicaid, to protect patients in nursing homes, and to eliminate long waiting lists for Medicaid home and community-based services waivers.
Josh also believes that women should make decisions about their reproductive health care, not politicians, and wrote and sponsored legislation to repeal Iowa’s extreme, near-total abortion ban.
In the Senate, Josh will fight to:
- Restore full funding for Medicaid for the 110,000 Iowans who are at risk of losing access to health care due to cuts in the Big Beautiful Bill that Ashley Hinson voted for.
- Protect and expand the Affordable Care Act for the 118,000 Iowans that rely on ACA subsidies.
- Make Roe v. Wade the law of the land again and address the OB-GYN crisis in Iowa.
- Defend and expand Medicare’s ability to negotiate lower prescription drug prices.
- Cap costs on prescription drug prices.
- Crack down on pharmacy benefit managers that are price gouging prescriptions.
- Address vertical integration in health care by prohibiting one company from owning an insurance provider, pharmacy benefit manager, and pharmacy chain.
- Invest in mental health care, particularly in rural communities.
- Save rural hospitals and expand access to telehealth.
- Crack down on private equity purchasing elder care facilities and health care centers, which increases cost and worsens care.
- Ensure every Iowan has access to paid family and medical leave.
- Introduce a public option so every Iowan has access to health care.
- Prohibit insurance companies from denying care that is prescribed by a doctor.
- Eliminate surprise medical bills and demand transparency in billing.
Stop the corruption. Politicians should deliver for the people, not enrich themselves.
Politicians in Washington like Ashley Hinson have seen their net worth increase while the people they are supposed to serve struggle. Meanwhile, the proliferation of big money has delivered for billionaires and big corporations, not working people.
Josh is not taking any corporate PAC money, because this campaign is for Iowa and Iowans, not corporations. Josh has sponsored legislation to cap the amount of money that can be given to individual campaigns and political committees, so wealthy donors don’t have outsized influence on our elections.
In the Senate, Josh will fight to:
- Address waste, fraud, and abuse in our government.
- Ban Members of Congress and their spouses from trading stock.
- Ban corporate PAC money in campaigns.
- Pass the DISCLOSE Act to increase transparency in campaign contributions.
- Pass a constitutional amendment to reverse Citizens United.
- Set term limits for Members of Congress and Supreme Court Justices.
- Enforce ethics standards on Supreme Court Justices.
- Suspend pay and ban travel by Members of Congress during a government shutdown.
- Require Members of Congress to hold annual town halls with constituents.
Iowa's farmers are the best in the world. It's time we fight for them.
Iowa’s farmers have been hit hard by the chaotic tariffs and trade policies coming out of Washington, supported by Ashley Hinson. Iowa farmers are the best in the world, and they deserve a Senator willing to fight for them to have a level playing field.
Josh has championed meaningful legislation for Iowa farmers, including fighting for a Right to Repair bill so farmers can fix their own equipment and Mandatory Country of Origin labeling. He also sponsored legislation to break up monopolies that drive up input costs, fight consolidation so small farmers and ranchers can compete, and provide farmers incentives to engage in practices that protect water and soil quality.
In the Senate, Josh will fight to:
- Pass a Farm Bill and a provision to ensure Congress does not recess if a Farm Bill is set to expire without passage of a new one.
- Pass a Right to Repair law at the federal level.
- End the chaotic tariffs that are sending farms toward a 1980s-style farm crisis.
- Pass Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling legislation.
- Crack down on monopolies in agribusiness and meatpacking.
- Stop giving bailouts to foreign countries that make it harder for our farmers to compete.
- Protect Medicaid, Medicare, and the Affordable Care Act, all of which are vital to rural health care.
- Prevent eminent domain for corporate usage.
We must protect and defend our fundamental freedoms.
Josh knows that our fundamental rights and freedoms are under attack from Washington, including our freedom of speech, the freedom to marry who we love, and the freedom for women to make their own decisions about reproductive health care. He spoke out against legislation removing antidiscrimination protections for gender identity from Iowa’s civil rights code, and he wrote and sponsored legislation to repeal Iowa’s extreme, near-total abortion ban.
In the Senate, Josh will fight to:
- Make Roe v. Wade the law of the land again and protect access to contraception and IVF.
- Protect the freedom of speech and protest.
- Defend the right for Americans to marry who they love.
- Reform and simplify path to legal citizenship.
- Eliminate unnecessary barriers to education, health care, and employment for Americans with disabilities.
Every Iowa child deserves access to the highest quality public education.
Iowa used to be nationally ranked for its public schools. It was a point of personal pride for all Iowans, so much so that we put it on our quarter. Now, we’re middle of the pack – and Iowa kids deserve better. Josh knows firsthand what a difference it makes to have leaders fighting for education. As a child, local Iowa Area Education Agencies (AEAs) gave him access to a quality education.
Josh has sponsored legislation to repeal school vouchers, because public dollars belong in public schools, and to require the state board of education to be transparent about nonpublic school accreditation.
In the Senate, Josh will fight to:
- End school vouchers that waste taxpayer dollars and benefit the richest.
- Restore Department of Education funding.
- Increase funding to public schools so every child has access to a world-class education.
- Protect funding for AEAs.
We need to address Iowa's unique cancer crisis and the water quality crisis that's driving it.
Iowa is experiencing a cancer crisis and a water quality crisis. Josh knows that personally: he’s currently supporting his sister through treatment for Stage 2 breast cancer, a diagnosis that drove his decision to run for Senate. His sister’s private insurance refused to cover a PET scan to see if the cancer had spread – another example of our broken health care system.
Josh has sponsored legislation to support cancer research, including appropriations specifically for pediatric cancer research, in Iowa. He also sponsored a bill to ban certain medical devices that use known carcinogens. Thanks to the attention Josh brought to the issue, major medical device manufacturers changed their practices, significantly reducing the risk of cancer for Iowans with disabilities. To address the root cause of our water quality crisis, Josh has sponsored legislation to increase funding for water quality sensors.
In the Senate, Josh will fight to:
- Address the water quality crisis that is at the core of our cancer crisis by funding water quality sensors and cracking down on chemical companies that pollute our water supply.
- Stop cuts to the National Institutes of Health and restore funding for cancer research.
- Fight for affordable and accessible health care for every Iowan battling cancer.
- Prohibit insurance companies from denying medically necessary care for cancer patients.
Support our military heroes and their families while they serve – and when they come home.
Josh is the proud son of a veteran, whose service provided the VA health care that Josh relies on. He also knows how the government can fail servicemembers and their families.
That’s why Josh is committed to supporting our troops and their families when they are on active duty and when they come home. As an adaptive sports athlete, Josh has played with disabled veterans and worked with veterans as part of sports rehabilitation programs. He passed legislation to strengthen the veteran homestead tax credit. He has also sponsored legislation to increase state funding for the veterans trust and to create a homeowner assistance program for servicemembers. He is also the lead Democratic sponsor on bipartisan legislation to protect Iowa National Guardsmen from being sent into active combat unless Congress has declared war and from being sent into another state without the permission of the governor of that state.
In the Senate, Josh will fight to:
- Protect the Department of Veterans Affairs and reverse cuts to VA staffing and health care.
- Ensure every veteran has access to quality health care, including mental health care.
- Support and expand the PACT Act to ensure veterans exposed to toxic substances during their military service have the care and benefits they need.
- Address veteran homelessness.
- End unnecessary wars that put American lives at risk.
- Ensure disabled veterans, who have given the most to their country, can afford to live comfortably upon returning home.
- Support military families through policies that allow military dependents to stay on military health care until age 26, support military spouse employment, and ensure that all military families have a safe and healthy home environment.
Individuals with disabilities deserve access to education, employment, and health care without unnecessary barriers.
Iowans with disabilities deserve to live fulfilling lives with dignity and access to critical services. As the first and only permanently disabled member of the Iowa legislature, Josh has led the charge to support individuals with disabilities in the Iowa House.
Josh wrote and passed a “right to repair” bill that makes it far easier for people to repair wheelchairs and mobility devices covered under Medicaid. He wrote and passed legislation to protect the right for Iowans with disabilities to have service animals when renting.
He is fighting to improve Medicaid benefits for individuals with disabilities, and sponsored legislation to eliminate 14C certificates, which allow for-profit companies to pay disabled workers a subminimum wage.
In the Senate, Josh will fight to:
- End 14C certificates on the federal level, which allow for-profit companies to pay individuals with disabilities a subminimum wage.
- Raise Social Security income and assets limits for disabled individuals.
- Stop the federal lawsuit to gut Section 504, which prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in any setting that receives federal financial assistance.
- Protect and defend the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Our immigration system is broken and needs comprehensive reform.
Our immigration system is broken because politicians in Washington refuse to work across the aisle to fix it. We deserve a functional immigration system that keeps our borders secure and enforces our laws and simplifies the path to citizenship – two goals that are not mutually exclusive. That’s why Josh will work across the aisle to find bipartisan solutions for Iowa. Josh has spoken out against abuses of power from ICE agents, and believes we need an immigration system that provides a pathway to citizenship.
In the Senate, Josh will fight to:
- Pass bipartisan immigration legislation that strengthens our borders and simplifies an earned pathway to citizenship.
- Secure our border and deport those who come here illegally and commit crimes.
- Stop fentanyl from coming across the border.
- Ensure regulation and accountability for ICE agents.
— Josh Turek's campaign website (August 6, 2026)
Turek's campaign website stated the following:
PUSHING FOR CHANGE
A prairie populist’s platform to rebuild the American Dream
Life is harder for working class people because Washington is riddled with corrupt politicians who are out of touch and focused on enriching themselves. While Ashley Hinson’s net worth has quadrupled since she got to Washington, Iowa’s economy and personal income growth have plummeted. More and more Iowans are struggling to afford housing, health care, medication, and groceries. Ashley Hinson doesn’t care.
Iowans shouldn’t have to feel like they are constantly pushing uphill just to get by. Josh knows firsthand that the most effective legislators aren’t career politicians, but people who have real experience with the issues. We need someone in Washington who understands the struggles so many Iowans are facing right now – Josh does, because he’s lived it.
Born with Spina Bifida after his dad was exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam, Josh overcame 21 surgeries by the age of 12. He was born into a working class family that got their clothes from Goodwill and relied on free summer lunch programs.
Not only does Josh have a unique understanding of the issues – he knows how to get stuff done. Josh is one of the most bipartisan Democrats in the Iowa legislature. In just four years, Josh has had a tremendous impact, passing meaningful legislation to strengthen the veterans homestead tax credit and to make it easier for Iowans with disabilities to repair wheelchairs and mobility devices. Now, he is running on a platform that is laser-focused on benefiting the working class and addressing the corruption in Washington.
Each and every American should be able to afford the basics.
Josh knows the American Dream is getting further and further away for too many families who are struggling to put food on the table, make rent, and achieve the dream of homeownership. Washington continues to undermine workers’ rights, hollowing out the middle class, while billionaires and big corporations rake in massive profits.
In the Iowa House, Josh fought to make the dream of owning a home more in reach, sponsoring legislation to cut taxes for first-time homebuyers and to limit the ability of private equity to buy up Iowa homes. Josh also has a long record of fighting for workers’ rights, from sponsoring bills to raise the minimum wage to pushing to protect workers’ right to organize.
In the Senate, Josh will fight to:
- Cut taxes for the middle class and working families and close loopholes for billionaires and big corporations.
- Impose a federal ban on price gouging on food so Iowans pay less at the grocery store.
- Raise the minimum wage and pass legislation that ties regular raises to inflation to ensure a livable wage.
- Ban Wall Street private equity firms from purchasing single family homes and farmland to make housing more affordable and protect small family farms.
- Simplify permitting so new affordable housing can be built faster.
- Pass the PRO Act to strengthen our unions and protect collective bargaining.
- Strengthen Social Security by ensuring billionaires pay their fair share.
- Take on Big Pharma and pharmacy benefit managers to stop price gouging and ensure affordable prescription drugs for all.
- Repeal cuts to SNAP, because every Iowan deserves access to food.
- Hold corporations accountable by cracking down on unfair wages and incentivizing policies that benefit workers.
- Invest in job training programs and apprenticeships to prepare the next generation of Iowans to fill gaps in the labor market without having to go to college.
- Crack down on monopolies that drive up prices for working class Iowans.
- Lower costs for child care.
Health care is a human right. All Americans deserve access to basic care.
Born with Spina Bifida, Josh underwent 21 surgeries before the age of 12. He had access to good quality health care thanks to Shriner’s Children’s Hospital and his father’s military service. Josh knows better than most that access to quality, affordable health care is critical – and he knows just how hard it is for so many Iowans to receive.
In the legislature, Josh has been on the front lines of fighting for better health care. He has sponsored legislation to cap insulin costs at $25/month, to expand access to dental services under Medicaid, to protect patients in nursing homes, and to eliminate long waiting lists for Medicaid home and community-based services waivers.
Josh also believes that women should make decisions about their reproductive health care, not politicians, and wrote and sponsored legislation to repeal Iowa’s extreme, near-total abortion ban.
In the Senate, Josh will fight to:
- Restore full funding for Medicaid for the 110,000 Iowans who are at risk of losing access to health care due to cuts in the Big Beautiful Bill that Ashley Hinson voted for.
- Protect and expand the Affordable Care Act for the 118,000 Iowans that rely on ACA subsidies.
- Make Roe v. Wade the law of the land again and address the OB-GYN crisis in Iowa.
- Defend and expand Medicare’s ability to negotiate lower prescription drug prices.
- Cap costs on prescription drug prices.
- Crack down on pharmacy benefit managers that are price gouging prescriptions.
- Address vertical integration in health care by prohibiting one company from owning an insurance provider, pharmacy benefit manager, and pharmacy chain.
- Invest in mental health care, particularly in rural communities.
- Save rural hospitals and expand access to telehealth.
- Crack down on private equity purchasing elder care facilities and health care centers, which increases cost and worsens care.
- Ensure every Iowan has access to paid family and medical leave.
- Introduce a public option so every Iowan has access to health care.
- Prohibit insurance companies from denying care that is prescribed by a doctor.
- Eliminate surprise medical bills and demand transparency in billing.
Stop the corruption. Politicians should deliver for the people, not enrich themselves.
Politicians in Washington like Ashley Hinson have seen their net worth increase while the people they are supposed to serve struggle. Meanwhile, the proliferation of big money has delivered for billionaires and big corporations, not working people.
Josh is not taking any corporate PAC money, because this campaign is for Iowa and Iowans, not corporations. Josh has sponsored legislation to cap the amount of money that can be given to individual campaigns and political committees, so wealthy donors don’t have outsized influence on our elections.
In the Senate, Josh will fight to:
- Address waste, fraud, and abuse in our government.
- Ban Members of Congress and their spouses from trading stock.
- Ban corporate PAC money in campaigns.
- Pass the DISCLOSE Act to increase transparency in campaign contributions.
- Pass a constitutional amendment to reverse Citizens United.
- Set term limits for Members of Congress and Supreme Court Justices.
- Enforce ethics standards on Supreme Court Justices.
- Suspend pay and ban travel by Members of Congress during a government shutdown.
- Require Members of Congress to hold annual town halls with constituents.
Iowa’s farmers are the best in the world. It’s time we fight for them.
Iowa’s farmers have been hit hard by the chaotic tariffs and trade policies coming out of Washington, supported by Ashley Hinson. Iowa farmers are the best in the world, and they deserve a Senator willing to fight for them to have a level playing field.
Josh has championed meaningful legislation for Iowa farmers, including fighting for a Right to Repair bill so farmers can fix their own equipment and Mandatory Country of Origin labeling. He also sponsored legislation to break up monopolies that drive up input costs, fight consolidation so small farmers and ranchers can compete, and provide farmers incentives to engage in practices that protect water and soil quality.
In the Senate, Josh will fight to:
- Pass a Farm Bill and a provision to ensure Congress does not recess if a Farm Bill is set to expire without passage of a new one.
- Pass a Right to Repair law at the federal level.
- End the chaotic tariffs that are sending farms toward a 1980s-style farm crisis.
- Pass Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling legislation.
- Crack down on monopolies in agribusiness and meatpacking.
- Stop giving bailouts to foreign countries that make it harder for our farmers to compete.
- Protect Medicaid, Medicare, and the Affordable Care Act, all of which are vital to rural health care.
- Prevent eminent domain for corporate usage.
We must protect and defend our fundamental freedoms.
Josh knows that our fundamental rights and freedoms are under attack from Washington, including our freedom of speech, the freedom to marry who we love, and the freedom for women to make their own decisions about reproductive health care. He spoke out against legislation removing antidiscrimination protections for gender identity from Iowa’s civil rights code, and he wrote and sponsored legislation to repeal Iowa’s extreme, near-total abortion ban.
In the Senate, Josh will fight to:
- Make Roe v. Wade the law of the land again and protect access to contraception and IVF.
- Protect the freedom of speech and protest.
- Defend the right for Americans to marry who they love.
- Reform and simplify path to legal citizenship.
- Eliminate unnecessary barriers to education, health care, and employment for Americans with disabilities.
Every Iowa child deserves access to the highest quality public education.
Iowa used to be nationally ranked for its public schools. It was a point of personal pride for all Iowans, so much so that we put it on our quarter. Now, we’re middle of the pack – and Iowa kids deserve better. Josh knows firsthand what a difference it makes to have leaders fighting for education. As a child, local Iowa Area Education Agencies (AEAs) gave him access to a quality education.
Josh has sponsored legislation to repeal school vouchers, because public dollars belong in public schools, and to require the state board of education to be transparent about nonpublic school accreditation.
In the Senate, Josh will fight to:
- End school vouchers that waste taxpayer dollars and benefit the richest.
- Restore Department of Education funding.
- Increase funding to public schools so every child has access to a world-class education.
- Protect funding for AEAs.
We need to address Iowa’s unique cancer crisis and the water quality crisis that’s driving it.
Iowa is experiencing a cancer crisis and a water quality crisis. Josh knows that personally: he’s currently supporting his sister through treatment for Stage 2 breast cancer, a diagnosis that drove his decision to run for Senate. His sister’s private insurance refused to cover a PET scan to see if the cancer had spread – another example of our broken health care system.
Josh has sponsored legislation to support cancer research, including appropriations specifically for pediatric cancer research, in Iowa. He also sponsored a bill to ban certain medical devices that use known carcinogens. Thanks to the attention Josh brought to the issue, major medical device manufacturers changed their practices, significantly reducing the risk of cancer for Iowans with disabilities. To address the root cause of our water quality crisis, Josh has sponsored legislation to increase funding for water quality sensors.
In the Senate, Josh will fight to:
- Address the water quality crisis that is at the core of our cancer crisis by funding water quality sensors and cracking down on chemical companies that pollute our water supply.
- Stop cuts to the National Institutes of Health and restore funding for cancer research.
- Fight for affordable and accessible health care for every Iowan battling cancer.
- Prohibit insurance companies from denying medically necessary care for cancer patients.
Support our military heroes and their families while they serve – and when they come home.
Josh is the proud son of a veteran, whose service provided the VA health care that Josh relies on. He also knows how the government can fail servicemembers and their families.
That’s why Josh is committed to supporting our troops and their families when they are on active duty and when they come home. As an adaptive sports athlete, Josh has played with disabled veterans and worked with veterans as part of sports rehabilitation programs. He passed legislation to strengthen the veteran homestead tax credit. He has also sponsored legislation to increase state funding for the veterans trust and to create a homeowner assistance program for servicemembers. He is also the lead Democratic sponsor on bipartisan legislation to protect Iowa National Guardsmen from being sent into active combat unless Congress has declared war and from being sent into another state without the permission of the governor of that state.
In the Senate, Josh will fight to:
- Protect the Department of Veterans Affairs and reverse cuts to VA staffing and health care.
- Ensure every veteran has access to quality health care, including mental health care.
- Support and expand the PACT Act to ensure veterans exposed to toxic substances during their military service have the care and benefits they need.
- Address veteran homelessness.
- End unnecessary wars that put American lives at risk.
- Ensure disabled veterans, who have given the most to their country, can afford to live comfortably upon returning home.
- Support military families through policies that allow military dependents to stay on military health care until age 26, support military spouse employment, and ensure that all military families have a safe and healthy home environment.
Individuals with disabilities deserve access to education, employment, and health care without unnecessary barriers.
Iowans with disabilities deserve to live fulfilling lives with dignity and access to critical services. As the first and only permanently disabled member of the Iowa legislature, Josh has led the charge to support individuals with disabilities in the Iowa House.
Josh wrote and passed a “right to repair” bill that makes it far easier for people to repair wheelchairs and mobility devices covered under Medicaid. He wrote and passed legislation to protect the right for Iowans with disabilities to have service animals when renting.
He is fighting to improve Medicaid benefits for individuals with disabilities, and sponsored legislation to eliminate 14C certificates, which allow for-profit companies to pay disabled workers a subminimum wage.
In the Senate, Josh will fight to:
- End 14C certificates on the federal level, which allow for-profit companies to pay individuals with disabilities a subminimum wage.
- Raise Social Security income and assets limits for disabled individuals.
- Stop the federal lawsuit to gut Section 504, which prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in any setting that receives federal financial assistance.
- Protect and defend the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Our immigration system is broken and needs comprehensive reform.
Our immigration system is broken because politicians in Washington refuse to work across the aisle to fix it. We deserve a functional immigration system that keeps our borders secure and enforces our laws and simplifies the path to citizenship – two goals that are not mutually exclusive. That’s why Josh will work across the aisle to find bipartisan solutions for Iowa. Josh has spoken out against abuses of power from ICE agents, and believes we need an immigration system that provides a pathway to citizenship.
In the Senate, Josh will fight to:
- Pass bipartisan immigration legislation that strengthens our borders and simplifies an earned pathway to citizenship.
- Secure our border and deport those who come here illegally and commit crimes.
- Stop fentanyl from coming across the border.
- Ensure regulation and accountability for ICE agents.
— Josh Turek's campaign website (April 25, 2026)
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Footnotes
- ↑ Josh Turek 2026 campaign website, "Meet Josh Turek," accessed August 6, 2026
- ↑ Iowa Legislature, "Representative Josh Turek," accessed August 6, 2026
- ↑ KCRG, "Joni Ernst formally endorses Ashley Hinson for U.S. Senate," January 10, 2026
- ↑ Iowa Capital Dispatch, "Barack Obama tells Iowans ‘ball’s in your court’ to elect Josh Turek to U.S. Senate," July 29, 2026
- ↑ Josh Turek 2026 campaign website, "Meet Josh Turek," accessed August 4, 2026
- ↑ Ashley Hinson 2026 campaign website, "Meet Ashley," accessed August 4, 2026
- ↑ For more information on the difference between margins of error and credibility intervals, see explanations from the American Association for Public Opinion Research and Ipsos.
- ↑ Pew Research Center, "5 key things to know about the margin of error in election polls," September 8, 2016
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
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