Election 2026

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Issue record

Farms, rural Iowa, and property

In short

Hinson's campaign backs a new farm bill, export markets and year-round E15. Turek's campaign backs a farm bill, right to repair, country-of-origin labels and no eminent domain for corporate use. Laehn's campaign would bar companies from using eminent domain for commercial projects. On the record, Hinson voted for House-passed E15 and farm bills that are not law; Turek's Iowa repair and labeling bills sit in committee; Laehn, a county attorney, has no votes to compare.

Campaign positions

What each campaign says.

Ashley Hinson

Her campaign says she supports a new Farm Bill, expanded export markets, voluntary conservation programs, and year-round E15.

Josh Turek

His campaign says he supports a Farm Bill, a federal right-to-repair law, country-of-origin labeling, and a ban on eminent domain for corporate use.

Thomas Laehn

His campaign says he would prohibit private companies from using eminent domain to take property for commercial projects.

Evidence timeline

What the record shows.

  1. campaign position

    Thomas Laehn: Not comparable yet

    He is a county attorney, not a legislator, so there is no official vote or bill to hold this against.

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    His campaign says he would pass legislation prohibiting private companies from using eminent domain to take property for commercial gain. No like-for-like official action exists: his current public role is county attorney, not legislator. Limit: No like-for-like official action exists: a county attorney's office takes no legislative position on eminent domain. The dated post and the platform say the same thing; the post's polling figure is his claim and is not verified here.

  2. official action

    Ashley Hinson: Matches stated direction

    She cosponsored the year-round E15 bill and voted for it when the House passed it in May 2026; it now sits in a Senate committee and is not law.

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    Her campaign says it champions year-round E15 and Iowa biofuels. She cosponsored H.R. 1346, the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025, which amends the Clean Air Act's Reid Vapor Pressure ethanol waiver, on February 13, 2025, and voted Yea on its House passage on May 13, 2026 (Roll Call 164, 218 to 203). The bill was received in the Senate on May 14, 2026 and referred to committee. Limit: "Got it done" in the May 13 post refers to House passage; the bill is not law and was referred to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on May 14, 2026. This card covers the legislative route to year-round E15 only.

  3. official action

    Ashley Hinson: Matches stated direction

    The text of her Save Our Bacon Act is in the farm bill the House passed 224-200 in April 2026 with her vote, but only 14 Democrats voted yes and the bill is not law.

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    In the October 7 debate, Hinson said she worked across the aisle to get the farm bill through the House, that it was bipartisan, and that she pushed hard to include her Save Our Bacon Act, which would stop states like California from setting rules for hogs raised in Iowa. She sponsored H.R. 4673, the Save Our Bacon Act, in July 2025. The same text is section 12006 of the farm bill the House passed on April 30, 2026 (H.R. 7567). She voted yes; it passed 224-200, with 209 Republicans, 14 Democrats and one independent for it, and 197 Democrats and 3 Republicans against. The Senate has not passed it. Limit: Most Democrats voted no, so the bipartisan part rests on 14 votes. The record shows her bill in the House version, not her work with Democrats. The farm bill is not law.

  4. official action

    Josh Turek: Matches stated record claim

    He was sole sponsor of Iowa bills on both in February 2026; neither has moved past committee.

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    His campaign says he championed a right-to-repair bill for farm equipment and mandatory country-of-origin labeling. He is the sole sponsor of H.F. 2442 (repair of certain equipment associated with farm implements) and H.F. 2443 (country-of-origin labeling for certain products), both introduced February 16, 2026 and referred to the House Agriculture Committee. Limit: Both bills were introduced in the 2026 session and show no action after referral.

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Sources14 source records

How we use sources

  1. Issueshttps://ashleyhinson.com/issues/

    Ashley Hinson for Iowa · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Campaign-controlled source. Positions are attributed, not independently verified facts.

    candidate statement

    For: Ashley Hinson: campaign position; Ashley Hinson: Matches stated direction

  2. Pushing for Changehttps://turek4iowa.com/platform/

    Josh Turek for Iowa · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Campaign-controlled source. Positions are attributed, not independently verified facts.

    candidate statement

    For: Josh Turek: campaign position; Josh Turek: Matches stated record claim

  3. The Issueshttps://laehn4iowa.org/issues

    Thomas Laehn for U.S. Senate · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Campaign-controlled source. Positions are attributed, not independently verified facts.

    candidate statement

    For: Thomas Laehn: campaign position; Thomas Laehn: Not comparable yet

  4. County Attorneyhttps://www.greenecounty.iowa.gov/pview.aspx?catid=0&id=15489

    Greene County, Iowa · Reviewed Sep 7, 2026

    Used for Laehn's current county-office role and, on cards where a county attorney has no comparable legislative action, as the record side.

    official office record

    For: Thomas Laehn: Not comparable yet

  5. H.R. 1346 (119th Congress), Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1346/all-actions

    Congress.gov · Published May 13, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Cosponsored 2025-02-13; House passage 2026-05-13, Roll Call 164; received in the Senate 2026-05-14.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Matches stated direction

  6. Roll Call 164, H.R. 1346 passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026164

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published May 13, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act, on passage; Hinson recorded Yea; passed 218 to 203 (Clerk XML roll164.xml read 2026-09-08).

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Matches stated direction

  7. Iowa PBS debate, October 7: Hinson on the farm bill and Save Our Bacon Acthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQXwr856YrI&t=1945s

    Iowa PBS · Published Oct 7, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    32:25 to 32:52. The quoted words read the same in YouTube's captions and in Iowa PBS's own transcript.

    candidate statement

    For: Ashley Hinson: Matches stated direction

  8. Iowa Press Debates: U.S. Senate, transcripthttps://www.iowapbs.org/shows/iowapress/special/14524/iowa-press-debates-us-senate

    Iowa PBS · Published Oct 7, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    The host's own transcript of the October 7 debate, the second copy for quoted words.

    candidate statement

    For: Ashley Hinson: Matches stated direction

  9. H.R. 4673 (119th Congress), Save Our Bacon Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4673

    Congress.gov · Published Jul 23, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Sponsored by Hinson; referred to the House Agriculture Committee.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Matches stated direction

  10. H.R. 4673 as introducedhttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr4673ih/html/BILLS-119hr4673ih.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Published Jul 23, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Bars states from setting production standards for livestock raised in other states.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Matches stated direction

  11. H.R. 7567 as passed by the House, Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr7567eh/html/BILLS-119hr7567eh.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Published Apr 30, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Section 12006 carries the Save Our Bacon Act's text word for word. Received in the Senate May 19, 2026.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Matches stated direction

  12. Roll Call 154, H.R. 7567 passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026154

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Apr 30, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Farm, Food, and National Security Act, on passage; Hinson recorded Yea; passed 224 to 200 (Republicans 209-3, Democrats 14-197, one independent yes).

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Matches stated direction

  13. House File 2442 bill history (2026)https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF2442&ga=91

    Iowa Legislature · Published Feb 16, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Repair of equipment associated with farm implements; by Turek; referred to Agriculture.

    official legislative record

    For: Josh Turek: Matches stated record claim

  14. House File 2443 bill history (2026)https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF2443&ga=91

    Iowa Legislature · Published Feb 16, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Country of origin label; by Turek; referred to Agriculture.

    official legislative record

    For: Josh Turek: Matches stated record claim