Healthcare
Supports a public insurance option, restoring Medicaid funding, expanding ACA coverage and Medicare drug-price negotiation.
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THE 2026 CANDIDATE FILE
Josh Turek
Candidate for U.S. Senate · Iowa
Projected winner: Josh Turek
Source checked Nov 4, 2026, 1:37 PM Eastern.
Associated Press via NPR. This call does not certify the result or change who is in office.
Certification: pending. IA · Official state election information
See the state election authority for official reporting. IA · Official state election information
THE PERSON
Background
Josh Turek is an Iowa state legislator from Council Bluffs and a former professional wheelchair basketball player. He represented the United States at four Paralympic Games, winning two gold medals. After his athletic career, he worked in adaptive sports and mobility equipment before entering the legislature.
Roots
- Hometown: Council Bluffs, Iowa
- Career: Paralympic athlete; adaptive-sports volunteer; mobility-equipment work; Iowa legislator
Education
- Southwest Minnesota State University · Graduated 2002
- M.B.A. · Institution not identified in campaign biography
Background sources checked October 26, 2026.
THE POLICIES
Where they stand
Campaign promises are labeled separately from past actions. These are sourced positions, not endorsements or predictions. No stance is assigned from party affiliation.
Abortion
Supports restoring Roe v. Wade protections and protecting contraception and IVF.
Source checked October 26, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.Housing
Supports banning private-equity purchases of single-family homes and simplifying affordable-housing permits.
Source checked October 26, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.Work & wages
Supports an inflation-linked minimum wage and the PRO Act to strengthen collective bargaining.
Source checked October 26, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.Government reform
Supports a congressional stock-trading ban, corporate-PAC restrictions and reversing Citizens United.
Source checked October 26, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.Immigration
Supports border enforcement alongside a simpler earned pathway to citizenship.
Source checked October 26, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.Education
Opposes vouchers and supports more public-school and Department of Education funding.
Source checked October 26, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.Disability rights
Supports ending subminimum wages for disabled workers and defending Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Source checked October 26, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.THE ELECTION
Ballot & sources
U.S. Senate · November 3, 2026
Candidate listing checked October 23, 2026.
Iowa Secretary of State · November 3, 2026 general-election candidate list ↗Portrait source ↗Photo: Iowa General Assembly · Copyrighted free use · Cropped to fit
The candidate’s name and party follow the official ballot source. Backgrounds and issue positions are checked separately. A candidate is not an officeholder-elect unless a verified result establishes that status.