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Campaign positions

What each campaign says.

Ashley Hinson

Her campaign says she supports letting first-time homebuyers save tax-free for a down payment, barring large institutional investors from buying single-family homes in Iowa neighborhoods, and expanding tax relief for working families to make child care more affordable.

Ashley Hinson for Iowa

Josh Turek

His campaign says he supports middle-class tax cuts, a federal food price-gouging ban, a higher minimum wage, and limits on private-equity purchases of homes and farmland.

Josh Turek for Iowa

Thomas Laehn

His reviewed campaign issues page addresses federal debt and a balanced-budget amendment but does not state a broader cost-of-living plan.

Thomas Laehn for U.S. Senate
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Evidence timeline

Where statements meet the record.

  1. Reviewed Sep 7, 2026

    campaign position

    Thomas Laehn: Not comparable yet

    His campaign says he would vote against funding measures that increase the national debt, except in extreme national emergency, and push a balanced-budget amendment. No like-for-like official action exists: his current public role is county attorney, not legislator. Limit: No like-for-like official action exists: his current public role is county attorney. The post's debt figures are his, attributed to the Treasury, and are not verified here.

    Thomas Laehn for U.S. Senate Greene County, Iowa
  2. Occurred Feb 11, 2026

    official action

    Ashley Hinson: Matches stated direction

    Her campaign says it wants to make child care more affordable, including support for parents who work nontraditional hours. She is the sponsor of H.R. 7498, the After Hours Child Care Act, introduced February 11, 2026 and referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. Limit: Introduced and referred; no hearing or vote is recorded. The bill's operative text was not read for this card; its official title as introduced on Congress.gov is "To establish and expand child care programs for parents who work nontraditional hours, and for other purposes."

    Ashley Hinson for Iowa Congress.gov
  3. Occurred Feb 12, 2025

    official action

    Josh Turek: Matches stated record claim

    His campaign says he has sponsored bills to raise the minimum wage and would raise it federally and tie it to inflation. He is the sole sponsor of H.F. 349 (introduced February 12, 2025, referred to Labor and Workforce) and H.F. 404 (introduced February 22, 2023, referred to Labor and Workforce), both relating to the state minimum hourly wage. Neither advanced out of committee. Limit: Sponsorship is not enactment; the bill history shows introduction and referral only. The bills' proposed wage levels were not read for this card.

    Josh Turek for Iowa Iowa Legislature Iowa Legislature

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