Josh Turek

Why they say you should vote for them

The candidate's own case to voters, summarized from their campaign and public statements.

• Describes his platform as a working-class, "prairie populist" agenda focused on what he calls corruption in Washington.[1]
• Says Iowans should be able to afford basics such as housing, health care, medication and groceries.[1]
• Points to his own experience with disability, including 21 surgeries by age 12, and his working-class upbringing.[2],[1]
• Says he takes no corporate PAC money and would ban stock trading by members of Congress and their spouses.[1]
• Cites his bipartisan record and his wins in a Republican-leaning Iowa House district.[3]

Background

• State Representative, District 20, Iowa House of Representatives · 2023–present[4],[5]
• Wheelchair basketball player (four Paralympic Games; bronze 2012, gold 2016 and Tokyo 2020), U.S. Paralympic Team · 2004–2021[4],[3]
• Mobility equipment and insurance coverage work, NuMotion[4]
• Volunteer Director, Ryan Martin Foundation[3]

Education

• B.A., History, Southwest Minnesota State University[4]
• MBA, DeVry University[4]

Where they stand

• Taxes
  Supports tax cuts for the middle class and working families and closing tax loopholes used by billionaires and large corporations.[1]
• Health Care
  Supports restoring Medicaid funding reduced by recent federal cuts, protecting and expanding the Affordable Care Act and creating a public option.[1]
• Abortion
  Supports restoring the protections of Roe v. Wade in federal law and protecting access to contraception and IVF.[1]
• Agriculture
  Supports a Farm Bill, a federal right-to-repair law for farm equipment, mandatory country-of-origin labeling, and ending tariffs he says threaten farmers.[1]
• Elections & Democracy
  Supports banning corporate PAC money, a constitutional amendment to reverse Citizens United, and term limits for Congress and Supreme Court justices.[1]
• Immigration
  Supports bipartisan legislation pairing border security with an earned path to citizenship, and deporting people here illegally who commit crimes.[1]
• Education
  Opposes school vouchers and supports more funding for public schools, restoring U.S. Department of Education funding and protecting Area Education Agency funding.[1]
• Housing
  Supports barring private equity firms from buying single-family homes and farmland, and simpler permitting for affordable housing.[1]

Voting record

A selection of notable recorded votes. Not a complete record.

In their words