Josh Turek

Democratic candidate in the Iowa Senate race, November 3, 2026. State representative.

Documented positions

• Introduced a bill to repeal Iowa's six-week abortion ban. (2026-01-23) source
• Calls climate-driven extreme weather a serious threat and wants wind and solar tax credits restored. (2026-07-06) source
• Would end Iowa's school vouchers; introduced a bill to repeal the program. (2026-10) source
• Backs a public health insurance option and restoring Medicaid and ACA subsidies. (2026-10) source
• Supports border security paired with an earned path to citizenship, and deporting people who commit crimes. (2026-10) source
• Opposes the Iran war without congressional approval, saying it has no clear goal and is raising fertilizer prices. (2026-10) source
• Supports the PRO Act and stronger unions. (2026-10) source
• Sponsored an Iowa bill protecting same-sex marriage. (2026-10) source
• Opposes gender-transition surgery for minors. (2026-10) source
• Would sponsor a bill raising the minimum wage and indexing it to inflation. (2025-02-26) source
• Would close tax breaks for billionaires and large corporations and have the wealthy pay more Social Security tax. (2026-09-10) source

Each position is taken from the linked source; dates show when it was recorded.

Estimated lane

Where no documented position exists, the Atlas estimates answers from the Moderate Democrat lane of the Democratic Party. These estimates are labelled “est.” on the race page and are not the candidate’s stated views.

Race information last updated October 24, 2026.