Candidate record
Josh Turek
Current Iowa state representative for District 20. Campaign affiliation: Democratic.
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Evidence timeline
Dated records, with sources attached.
race event
Official candidate list updated
The Iowa Secretary of State's candidate list, last updated August 19, showed all three candidates for the statewide Senate contest when The Stated Record checked it on September 2.
race event
State Fair soapbox reported
Iowa Public Radio reported on the separate soapbox appearances by Turek, Laehn, and Hinson between August 14 and August 17.
finance
FEC filing snapshot
July Quarterly 2026, principal campaign committee JOSH TUREK FOR IOWA.
race event
Major-party nominees chosen
Hinson won the Republican primary and Turek won the Democratic primary, as Radio Iowa reported on June 3.
public support
Public support record
Turek's campaign reports endorsements from former U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin and more than 50 current and former elected officials.
official action
Matches stated record claim
His campaign says he sponsored Iowa legislation to cut taxes for first-time homebuyers. The Iowa Legislature lists Turek among the sponsors of H.F. 697, a bill to create a housing tax credit program and increase first-time-homebuyer tax incentives. Limit: Sponsorship is not enactment. Turek is one of 32 listed sponsors, not the first-listed sponsor, and the official history shows the bill was introduced and referred to the State Government Committee in April 2023.
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