Iowa House Representative Joining 2026 Senate Race

Iowa House Representative joining 2026 Senate race

IOWA (KCAU) — A Democratic candidate has announced he’s entering the 2026 Iowa Senate Race. U.S. Josh Turek at the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games in the Olympic Indoor Hall on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2004. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) Josh Turek, a Paralympic gold medalist and state legislator, has announced he is entering the race to be an Iowa State Senator. Budget office says GOP’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ will make rich richer, poor poorer “…

Iowa Senator’s Cruel Comments Lambasted in Powerful New Ad

Two-time Paralympic gold medalist and Iowa State Representative Josh Turek used current Iowa Senator Joni Ernst’s infamous “Well, we’re all going to die” comment against her in a new ad announcing his candidacy for her Senate seat. Turek uses a wheelchair full-time after his father’s exposure to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War caused him to develop spina bifida, forcing him to get 21 surgeries before the age of 12. He received gold medals in…

Turek joins Senate race out of 'patriotic duty'

State Rep. Josh Turek said the best thing for Iowans is for lawmakers to "move away from this party over country mentality" as he announces his candidacy for U.S. Senate on Tuesday.

Turek says Iowans want a 'common-sense, moderate Democrat' as he announces Senate campaign

State Rep. Josh Turek, from Council Bluffs, is the fifth Democrat to announce a run in the race.

Rep. Josh Turek, Democrat from Council Bluffs, launches campaign for Ernst's Senate seat - Little Village

Rep. Josh Turek in his campaign announcement video, shared on Aug. 12, 2025. — video still On Tuesday, State Rep. Josh Turek entered the race for the 2026 Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. In his announcement video, the Council Bluffs native and Paralympic gold medalist centers his status as an “underdog” — in sports, politics and life. Turek was born with spina bifida, “caused by my dad’s exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam,” he explains i…

Ernst’s message to 5 Democrats running for US Senate? ‘Bring it on, folks.’

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa Senator Joni Ernst is touting her influence in the Trump Administration and giving firm signals that she’s running for re-election in 2026. Ernst spoke this morning at the Westside Conservative Breakfast Club in Urbandale and mentioned the five Democrats who’ve launched campaigns for the U.S. Senate. “I love it,” Ernst said. “Every day we get a new Democratic member of the House or Senate that decides to run for this senate s…