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Matches stated record claim. A conservative journal census identifies at least 793 votes alongside a majority of House Republicans, counting separate floor actions rather than distinct bills.
What they say
Turek said he voted with Republicans more than 700 times.
What the record shows ·
The journals show at least 793 named floor votes through October 2, 2026 where he joined a majority of House Republicans.
Limit: This is a lower bound counting votes, including procedural votes, not separate bills or laws.
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WHO13 · Published Oct 13, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 27, 2026
Paraphrased from saved native captions. Asked about missed votes, Turek described his first three years and his votes with Republicans.
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For: Did Josh Turek vote with Republicans more than 700 times?
Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 27, 2026
Complete saved journal index and PDF corpus; named floor roll calls, including procedural votes. Combined 2023–2025: 1,019 aye/nay responses out of 1,120. Conservative bipartisan lower bound through October 2, 2026: 793 votes. All 288 indexed PDFs accounted for; nine unnamed tallies excluded. Floor voting is not daily or committee attendance.
official legislative record
For: Did Josh Turek vote with Republicans more than 700 times?
Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 27, 2026
Complete saved journal index and PDF corpus; named floor roll calls, including procedural votes. Combined 2023–2025: 1,019 aye/nay responses out of 1,120. Conservative bipartisan lower bound through October 2, 2026: 793 votes. All 288 indexed PDFs accounted for; nine unnamed tallies excluded. Floor voting is not daily or committee attendance.
official legislative record
For: Did Josh Turek vote with Republicans more than 700 times?
Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 27, 2026
Complete saved journal index and PDF corpus; named floor roll calls, including procedural votes. Combined 2023–2025: 1,019 aye/nay responses out of 1,120. Conservative bipartisan lower bound through October 2, 2026: 793 votes. All 288 indexed PDFs accounted for; nine unnamed tallies excluded. Floor voting is not daily or committee attendance.
official legislative record
For: Did Josh Turek vote with Republicans more than 700 times?
Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 27, 2026
Complete saved journal index and PDF corpus; named floor roll calls, including procedural votes. Combined 2023–2025: 1,019 aye/nay responses out of 1,120. Conservative bipartisan lower bound through October 2, 2026: 793 votes. All 288 indexed PDFs accounted for; nine unnamed tallies excluded. Floor voting is not daily or committee attendance.
official legislative record
For: Did Josh Turek vote with Republicans more than 700 times?
Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 27, 2026
Party roster bounds the calculation: at most 36 Democrats across 100 simultaneous seats. A voting side of at least 69 necessarily includes a majority of House Republicans. Historical replacement entries do not add simultaneous seats.
official legislative record
For: Did Josh Turek vote with Republicans more than 700 times?
Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 27, 2026
Party roster bounds the calculation: at most 36 Democrats across 100 simultaneous seats. A voting side of at least 69 necessarily includes a majority of House Republicans. Historical replacement entries do not add simultaneous seats.
official legislative record
For: Did Josh Turek vote with Republicans more than 700 times?