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2026 Iowa U.S. Senate — General Election · November 3, 2026

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2026 Iowa U.S. Senate — General Election on November 3, 2026
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Iowa Secretary of State — Candidate List, November 3, 2026 General Election

For the Office Of: U.S. Senate

Party: Democratic

Ballot Name(s): Josh Turek

Filing Date: 2026-03-12

Email: [email protected]

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FEC committee ID: C00915645

FEC committee name: JOSH TUREK FOR IOWA

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Published website: https://turek4iowa.com/

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About Josh Turek

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Josh Turek is a two-time Paralympic gold medalist for Team USA and a State Legislator who represents the reddest seat held by a Democrat in the state of Iowa. Born with spina bifida after his dad was exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam, Josh overcame 21 surgeries by the age of 12 to eventually represent the U.S. at four Paralympics.

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Josh Turek is a two-time Paralympic gold medalist for Team USA and a State Legislator who represents the reddest seat held by a Democrat in the state of Iowa. Born with spina bifida after his dad was exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam, Josh overcame 21 surgeries by the age of 12 to eventually represent the U.S. at four Paralympics.

About Josh Turek

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Josh graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in Council Bluffs. He continued his basketball career at Southwest Minnesota State University where he was the most prolific scorer in the program’s history. Josh graduated in 2002 and later earned an MBA. Josh has been inducted into the Athletic Halls of Fame at Abraham Lincoln and Southwest Minnesota State University, as well as the National Wheelchair Basketball Association Hall of Fame.

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Josh graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in Council Bluffs. He continued his basketball career at Southwest Minnesota State University where he was the most prolific scorer in the program’s history. Josh graduated in 2002 and later earned an MBA. Josh has been inducted into the Athletic Halls of Fame at Abraham Lincoln and Southwest Minnesota State University, as well as the National Wheelchair Basketball Association Hall of Fame.

Pushing for Change

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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.

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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.

Health care is a human right. All Americans deserve access to basic care.

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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.

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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.

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Government ethics, accountability, and elections

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Ban Members of Congress and their spouses from trading stock.

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Ban Members of Congress and their spouses from trading stock.

Reproductive rights and health care

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Make Roe v. Wade the law of the land again and protect access to contraception and IVF.

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Make Roe v. Wade the law of the land again and protect access to contraception and IVF.

Health care

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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.

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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.

Government ethics, accountability, and elections

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Ban corporate PAC money in campaigns.

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Ban corporate PAC money in campaigns.

Agriculture and rural policy

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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.

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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.

Constitutional government and civil liberties

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Protect the freedom of speech and protest.

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Protect the freedom of speech and protest.

Education and workforce training

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Restore Department of Education funding.

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Restore Department of Education funding.

Economy, jobs, taxes, and affordability

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Impose a federal ban on price gouging on food so Iowans pay less at the grocery store.

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Impose a federal ban on price gouging on food so Iowans pay less at the grocery store.

Health care

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Protect and expand the Affordable Care Act for the 118,000 Iowans that rely on ACA subsidies.

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Protect and expand the Affordable Care Act for the 118,000 Iowans that rely on ACA subsidies.

Government ethics, accountability, and elections

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Pass the DISCLOSE Act to increase transparency in campaign contributions.

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Pass the DISCLOSE Act to increase transparency in campaign contributions.

Health care

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Protect Medicaid, Medicare, and the Affordable Care Act, all of which are vital to rural health care.

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Protect Medicaid, Medicare, and the Affordable Care Act, all of which are vital to rural health care.

Immigration and border policy

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Reform and simplify path to legal citizenship.

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Reform and simplify path to legal citizenship.

Education and workforce training

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Increase funding to public schools so every child has access to a world-class education.

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Increase funding to public schools so every child has access to a world-class education.

Labor and workers' rights

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Raise the minimum wage and pass legislation that ties regular raises to inflation to ensure a livable wage.

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Raise the minimum wage and pass legislation that ties regular raises to inflation to ensure a livable wage.

Health care

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Defend and expand Medicare’s ability to negotiate lower prescription drug prices.

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Defend and expand Medicare’s ability to negotiate lower prescription drug prices.

Government ethics, accountability, and elections

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Suspend pay and ban travel by Members of Congress during a government shutdown.

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Suspend pay and ban travel by Members of Congress during a government shutdown.

Education and workforce training

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Protect funding for AEAs.

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Protect funding for AEAs.

Housing affordability

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Ban Wall Street private equity firms from purchasing single family homes and farmland to make housing more affordable and protect small family farms.

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Ban Wall Street private equity firms from purchasing single family homes and farmland to make housing more affordable and protect small family farms.

Health care

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Invest in mental health care, particularly in rural communities.

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Invest in mental health care, particularly in rural communities.

Government ethics, accountability, and elections

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Require Members of Congress to hold annual town halls with constituents.

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Require Members of Congress to hold annual town halls with constituents.

Labor and workers' rights

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Pass the PRO Act to strengthen our unions and protect collective bargaining.

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Pass the PRO Act to strengthen our unions and protect collective bargaining.

Health care

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Save rural hospitals and expand access to telehealth.

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Save rural hospitals and expand access to telehealth.

Health care

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Take on Big Pharma and pharmacy benefit managers to stop price gouging and ensure affordable prescription drugs for all.

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Take on Big Pharma and pharmacy benefit managers to stop price gouging and ensure affordable prescription drugs for all.

Child care and family policy

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Ensure every Iowan has access to paid family and medical leave.

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Ensure every Iowan has access to paid family and medical leave.

Nutrition assistance and food security

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Repeal cuts to SNAP, because every Iowan deserves access to food.

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Repeal cuts to SNAP, because every Iowan deserves access to food.

Health care

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Prohibit insurance companies from denying care that is prescribed by a doctor.

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Prohibit insurance companies from denying care that is prescribed by a doctor.

Education and workforce training

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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.

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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.

Child care and family policy

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Lower costs for child care.

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Lower costs for child care.

Economy, jobs, taxes, and affordability

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Cut taxes for the middle class and working families and close loopholes for billionaires and big corporations.

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Cut taxes for the middle class and working families and close loopholes for billionaires and big corporations.

Housing affordability

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Simplify permitting so new affordable housing can be built faster.

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Simplify permitting so new affordable housing can be built faster.

Social Security, Medicare, and retirement

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Strengthen Social Security by ensuring billionaires pay their fair share.

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Strengthen Social Security by ensuring billionaires pay their fair share.

Labor and workers' rights

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Hold corporations accountable by cracking down on unfair wages and incentivizing policies that benefit workers.

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Hold corporations accountable by cracking down on unfair wages and incentivizing policies that benefit workers.

Economy, jobs, taxes, and affordability

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Crack down on monopolies that drive up prices for working class Iowans.

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Crack down on monopolies that drive up prices for working class Iowans.

Reproductive rights and health care

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Make Roe v. Wade the law of the land again and address the OB-GYN crisis in Iowa.

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Make Roe v. Wade the law of the land again and address the OB-GYN crisis in Iowa.

Health care

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Cap costs on prescription drug prices.

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Cap costs on prescription drug prices.

Health care

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Crack down on pharmacy benefit managers that are price gouging prescriptions.

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Crack down on pharmacy benefit managers that are price gouging prescriptions.

Health care

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Address vertical integration in health care by prohibiting one company from owning an insurance provider, pharmacy benefit manager, and pharmacy chain.

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Address vertical integration in health care by prohibiting one company from owning an insurance provider, pharmacy benefit manager, and pharmacy chain.

Health care

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Crack down on private equity purchasing elder care facilities and health care centers, which increases cost and worsens care.

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Crack down on private equity purchasing elder care facilities and health care centers, which increases cost and worsens care.

Health care

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Eliminate surprise medical bills and demand transparency in billing.

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Eliminate surprise medical bills and demand transparency in billing.

Public safety and justice

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Address waste, fraud, and abuse in our government.

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Address waste, fraud, and abuse in our government.

Government ethics, accountability, and elections

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Pass a constitutional amendment to reverse Citizens United.

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Pass a constitutional amendment to reverse Citizens United.

Government ethics, accountability, and elections

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Enforce ethics standards on Supreme Court Justices.

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Enforce ethics standards on Supreme Court Justices.

Agriculture and rural policy

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Pass a Right to Repair law at the federal level.

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Pass a Right to Repair law at the federal level.

Agriculture and rural policy

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End the chaotic tariffs that are sending farms toward a 1980s-style farm crisis.

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End the chaotic tariffs that are sending farms toward a 1980s-style farm crisis.

Agriculture and rural policy

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Pass Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling legislation.

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Pass Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling legislation.

Agriculture and rural policy

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Crack down on monopolies in agribusiness and meatpacking.

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Crack down on monopolies in agribusiness and meatpacking.

Agriculture and rural policy

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Stop giving bailouts to foreign countries that make it harder for our farmers to compete.

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Stop giving bailouts to foreign countries that make it harder for our farmers to compete.

Constitutional government and civil liberties

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Prevent eminent domain for corporate usage.

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Prevent eminent domain for corporate usage.

Constitutional government and civil liberties

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Defend the right for Americans to marry who they love.

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Defend the right for Americans to marry who they love.

Education and workforce training

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Eliminate unnecessary barriers to education, health care, and employment for Americans with disabilities.

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Eliminate unnecessary barriers to education, health care, and employment for Americans with disabilities.

Education and workforce training

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End school vouchers that waste taxpayer dollars and benefit the richest.

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End school vouchers that waste taxpayer dollars and benefit the richest.

Water quality, conservation, and environmental health

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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.

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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.

Health care

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Stop cuts to the National Institutes of Health and restore funding for cancer research.

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Stop cuts to the National Institutes of Health and restore funding for cancer research.

Health care

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Fight for affordable and accessible health care for every Iowan battling cancer.

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Fight for affordable and accessible health care for every Iowan battling cancer.

Health care

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Prohibit insurance companies from denying medically necessary care for cancer patients.

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Prohibit insurance companies from denying medically necessary care for cancer patients.

National security, foreign policy, and veterans

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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.

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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.

National security, foreign policy, and veterans

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Protect the Department of Veterans Affairs and reverse cuts to VA staffing and health care.

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Protect the Department of Veterans Affairs and reverse cuts to VA staffing and health care.

National security, foreign policy, and veterans

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Ensure every veteran has access to quality health care, including mental health care.

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Ensure every veteran has access to quality health care, including mental health care.

National security, foreign policy, and veterans

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Support and expand the PACT Act to ensure veterans exposed to toxic substances during their military service have the care and benefits they need.

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Support and expand the PACT Act to ensure veterans exposed to toxic substances during their military service have the care and benefits they need.

National security, foreign policy, and veterans

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Address veteran homelessness.

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Address veteran homelessness.

National security, foreign policy, and veterans

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End unnecessary wars that put American lives at risk.

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End unnecessary wars that put American lives at risk.

National security, foreign policy, and veterans

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Ensure disabled veterans, who have given the most to their country, can afford to live comfortably upon returning home.

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Ensure disabled veterans, who have given the most to their country, can afford to live comfortably upon returning home.

National security, foreign policy, and veterans

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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.

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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.

Economy, jobs, taxes, and affordability

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End 14C certificates on the federal level, which allow for-profit companies to pay individuals with disabilities a subminimum wage.

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End 14C certificates on the federal level, which allow for-profit companies to pay individuals with disabilities a subminimum wage.

Social Security, Medicare, and retirement

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Raise Social Security income and assets limits for disabled individuals.

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Raise Social Security income and assets limits for disabled individuals.

Civil rights and individual freedom

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Stop the federal lawsuit to gut Section 504, which prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in any setting that receives federal financial assistance.

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Stop the federal lawsuit to gut Section 504, which prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in any setting that receives federal financial assistance.

Constitutional government and civil liberties

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Protect and defend the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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Protect and defend the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Immigration and border policy

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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.

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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.

Immigration and border policy

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Pass bipartisan immigration legislation that strengthens our borders and simplifies an earned pathway to citizenship.

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Pass bipartisan immigration legislation that strengthens our borders and simplifies an earned pathway to citizenship.

Immigration and border policy

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Secure our border and deport those who come here illegally and commit crimes.

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Secure our border and deport those who come here illegally and commit crimes.

Immigration and border policy

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Stop fentanyl from coming across the border.

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Stop fentanyl from coming across the border.

Immigration and border policy

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Ensure regulation and accountability for ICE agents.

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Ensure regulation and accountability for ICE agents.

Public record

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1,225 captured official records

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Coverage: January 23, 2023 through May 3, 2026
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A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial authority, and budgets, by modifying property assessment provisions, divisions of revenue, and funding from the secure an advanced vision for education fund, establishing a program for first-time homebuyers, modifying and making…

PASSED

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Josh Turek is recorded as not voting in the official record for iowa house of representatives 2nd session 91st general assembly sequence no. 448 date: may 3, 2026 sf 2472 time: 6:09 pm amended nordman of dallas property taxation as concurred passed.

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SEQUENCE NO. 448

SF 2472

IOWA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2nd Session 91st General Assembly SEQUENCE NO. 448 DATE: May 3, 2026 SF 2472 TIME: 6:09 PM amended NORDMAN of Dallas Property Taxation As Concurred PASSED

A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial authority, and budgets, by modifying property assessment provisions, divisions of revenue, and funding from the secure an advanced vision for education fund, establishing a program for first-time homebuyers, modifying and making appropriations, and including effective date, applicability, and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 3001.) Effective date: 05/18/2026, 07/01/2026, 01/01/2027. Applicability date: 01/01/2026, 07/01/2026, 01/01/2027, 07/01/2027, 07/01/2028.

May 3, 2026
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A bill for an act relating to state and local government and finances, including by making, modifying, limiting, or reducing appropriations, distributions, or transfers, authorizing expenditure of unappropriated moneys in special funds, making corrections, and providing for properly related matters including the…

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Josh Turek is recorded as not voting in the official record for iowa house of representatives 2nd session 91st general assembly sequence no. 447 date: may 3, 2026 hf 2800 time: 5:24 pm collins of des moines standing approps as amended passed.

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SEQUENCE NO. 447

HF 2800

IOWA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2nd Session 91st General Assembly SEQUENCE NO. 447 DATE: May 3, 2026 HF 2800 TIME: 5:24 PM COLLINS of Des Moines Standing Approps As Amended PASSED

A bill for an act relating to state and local government and finances, including by making, modifying, limiting, or reducing appropriations, distributions, or transfers, authorizing expenditure of unappropriated moneys in special funds, making corrections, and providing for properly related matters including the national electrical code, local civil rights laws, political party state central committees, noxious weeds, nonresident deer hunting licenses, proprietary treatment systems, poultry associations, tax credits, alternative nicotine and vapor products, public assistance programs, judicial branch and county attorney salaries, civil litigation abuse, human trafficking, federal grants and loans notifications, quarterly payments to area education agencies, civic proficiency in higher education, charter schools under the Iowa public employees’ retirement system, school district incentives, extracurricular interscholastic eligibility, and levy increases, and including effective date, applicability, and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 784.) Contingent effective date, effective 06/02/2026, 06/19/2026, 07/01/2026, 01/01/2027. Applicability date: 01/01/2026, 05/12/2026, 06/02/2026, 07/01/2026, 07/01/2028.

May 3, 2026
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A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to requirements for certain state tax law changes. (Formerly SSB 1221.)

PASSED

What this issue meant

Josh Turek is recorded as not voting in the official record for iowa house of representatives 2nd session 91st general assembly sequence no. 445 date: may 3, 2026 sjr 11 time: 12:06 pm wills, j. of dickinson constitutional amendment passed.

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Turek — Absent or Not Voting

SEQUENCE NO. 445

SJR 11

IOWA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2nd Session 91st General Assembly SEQUENCE NO. 445 DATE: May 3, 2026 SJR 11 TIME: 12:06 PM WILLS, J. of Dickinson Constitutional Amendment PASSED

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to requirements for certain state tax law changes. (Formerly SSB 1221.)

May 3, 2026
floor voteNot voting

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund, technology reinvestment fund, and renewable fuel infrastructure fund, providing for related matters including financial assistance eligibility for regional sports authority districts, department of health and human…

PASSED

What this issue meant

Josh Turek is recorded as not voting in the official record for iowa house of representatives 2nd session 91st general assembly sequence no. 435 date: may 3, 2026 sf 2484 time: 6:33 am bossman of woodbury riif approps passed.

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Turek — Absent or Not Voting

SEQUENCE NO. 435

SF 2484

IOWA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2nd Session 91st General Assembly SEQUENCE NO. 435 DATE: May 3, 2026 SF 2484 TIME: 6:33 AM BOSSMAN of Woodbury RIIF Approps PASSED

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund, technology reinvestment fund, and renewable fuel infrastructure fund, providing for related matters including financial assistance eligibility for regional sports authority districts, department of health and human services information technology systems, the railway tracks overpass and underpass fund, and eligibility for entities to receive financial assistance from both the Iowa major events and tourism fund and the sports tourism infrastructure program, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 3187.) Effective date: 06/02/2026, 07/01/2026.

May 3, 2026
floor voteVoted no

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the justice system, providing fees, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 775.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 07/01/2026.

PASSED

What this issue meant

Josh Turek is recorded as voting no in the official record for iowa house of representatives 2nd session 91st general assembly sequence no. 418 date: may 2, 2026 hf 2770 time: 4:02 pm amended lohse of polk justice system appropriation as amended passed.

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Turek — Nay

SEQUENCE NO. 418

HF 2770

IOWA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2nd Session 91st General Assembly SEQUENCE NO. 418 DATE: May 2, 2026 HF 2770 TIME: 4:02 PM amended LOHSE of Polk Justice System Appropriation As Amended PASSED

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the justice system, providing fees, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 775.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 07/01/2026.

May 2, 2026
floor voteVoted no

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the judicial branch. (Formerly HSB 776.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

PASSED

What this issue meant

Josh Turek is recorded as voting no in the official record for iowa house of representatives 2nd session 91st general assembly sequence no. 414 date: may 2, 2026 hf 2769 time: 3:22 pm lohse of polk judicial branch appropriation as amended passed.

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Turek — Nay

SEQUENCE NO. 414

HF 2769

IOWA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2nd Session 91st General Assembly SEQUENCE NO. 414 DATE: May 2, 2026 HF 2769 TIME: 3:22 PM LOHSE of Polk Judicial Branch Appropriation As Amended PASSED

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the judicial branch. (Formerly HSB 776.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

May 2, 2026
floor voteVoted yes

A bill for an act creating a specialty business court, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SF 570, SSB 1203.) Effective date: 09/01/2026.

PASSED

What this issue meant

Josh Turek is recorded as voting yes in the official record for iowa house of representatives 2nd session 91st general assembly sequence no. 411 date: may 2, 2026 sf 639 time: 3:07 pm lawler of johnson business court as amended passed.

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Turek — Aye

SEQUENCE NO. 411

SF 639

IOWA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2nd Session 91st General Assembly SEQUENCE NO. 411 DATE: May 2, 2026 SF 639 TIME: 3:07 PM LAWLER of Johnson Business Court As Amended PASSED

A bill for an act creating a specialty business court, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SF 570, SSB 1203.) Effective date: 09/01/2026.

May 2, 2026
floor voteVoted yes

A bill for an act relating to the taxation and regulation of alternative nicotine products and vapor products, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 3193.) Effective date: 01/01/2027.

PASSED

What this issue meant

Josh Turek is recorded as voting yes in the official record for iowa house of representatives 2nd session 91st general assembly sequence no. 409 date: may 2, 2026 sf 2480 time: 2:57 pm siegrist of pottawattamie vapor product taxes passed.

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Turek — Aye

SEQUENCE NO. 409

SF 2480

IOWA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2nd Session 91st General Assembly SEQUENCE NO. 409 DATE: May 2, 2026 SF 2480 TIME: 2:57 PM SIEGRIST of Pottawattamie Vapor Product Taxes PASSED

A bill for an act relating to the taxation and regulation of alternative nicotine products and vapor products, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 3193.) Effective date: 01/01/2027.

May 2, 2026

Every published Iowa Legislature member-level floor-vote PDF in the live archive from 2019 forward was checked for each configured General Assembly and chamber. The index also contains aggregate-only actions without a downloadable member list; those are counted here but never assigned to a candidate. A record attaches only through an official person ID, exact service window, party, chamber, and exact published ballot name. Aye, Nay, and Absent or Not Voting are retained exactly.

Campaign finance

Official filings may be amended after publication.

FEC candidate totals July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.

Total receipts
$6,276,526.90
Total disbursements
$3,914,213.12
Cash on hand
$2,362,313.78
Committee debt
$0.00
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Candidate ID: S6IA00298

Name: TUREK, JOSHUA

Office: Senate

State: IA

District: 00

Coverage start: 2025-07-01

Coverage end: 2026-06-30

Total receipts: $6276526.90

Total disbursements: $3914213.12

Cash on hand: $2362313.78

Debts owed by committee: $0.00

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Sources

Every profile claim points back to retained source evidence.

  1. Election record

    2026 Iowa general-election candidate record — Josh Turek

    Iowa Secretary of State

    Open Iowa Secretary of State
  2. GOVERNMENT_ELECTION_RESULTS_PORTAL

    2026 Iowa official primary results and statistics

    Iowa Secretary of State

    Open Iowa Secretary of State
  3. Candidate-owned primary source

    Josh Turek — candidate-owned primary source 2

    Josh Turek campaign

    Open Josh Turek campaign
  4. Candidate-owned primary source

    Josh Turek — candidate-owned primary source 3

    Josh Turek campaign

    Open Josh Turek campaign

    Link checked September 15, 2026.

  5. Government public record

    Josh Turek — U.S. House roll call 2026-448

    Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

    Open Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  6. Government public record

    Josh Turek — U.S. House roll call 2026-447

    Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

    Open Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  7. Government public record

    Josh Turek — U.S. House roll call 2026-445

    Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

    Open Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  8. Government public record

    Josh Turek — U.S. House roll call 2026-435

    Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

    Open Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  9. Government public record

    Josh Turek — U.S. House roll call 2026-418

    Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

    Open Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  10. Government public record

    Josh Turek — U.S. House roll call 2026-414

    Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

    Open Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  11. Government public record

    Josh Turek — U.S. House roll call 2026-411

    Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

    Open Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  12. Government public record

    Josh Turek — U.S. House roll call 2026-409

    Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

    Open Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  13. Official campaign contact filing

    JOSH TUREK FOR IOWA — current FEC Statement of Organization

    Federal Election Commission

    Open Federal Election Commission
  14. Campaign-finance record

    Josh Turek — official FEC candidate totals

    Federal Election Commission

    Open Federal Election Commission
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