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U.S. Senate

Iowa
Statewide

Election day: November 3, 2026

Three candidates are on Iowa's U.S. Senate ballot.

Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-up

Ratings checked October 1, 2026

Updated October 10, 2026

At a glance

A quick look at the candidates

One stated goal, one checked action and the top committee funding for each candidate. Read the detailed guide for the rest.

What the funding line covers

Funding shows up to the two largest listed committee categories, without individual-donor conduit entries.

Record checked Oct 10, 2026. Money dates are shown separately.

Ashley Hinson

Republican

One stated goal Let first-time homebuyers save tax-free for a down payment and keep large institutional investors from buying single-family homes in Iowa neighborhoods.

One checked action Voted Yea on House passage of H.R. 1, the 2025 budget reconciliation act (the Clerk's vote description: One Big Beautiful Act), on May 22, 2025 (Roll Call 145, passed 215 to 214), and Aye on the motion to concur in the Senate amendment, the House's final action on the bill, on July 3, 2025 (Roll Call 190, passed 218 to 214).

Campaign cash $6,749,491 on , principal committee only.

Listed committee funding Transfers from joint fundraising committees (line 12): $2,714,369; Corporation-connected PACs: $728,500.

Through June 30, 2026. Cash above has its own date.

Funding scope

Itemized receipts from political committees in the 2025-2026 cycle filings through June 30, 2026, grouped by the FEC's recorded organization type or designation of the contributing committee. Party rows: NRSC: $62,000 contribution on 2025-09-25 (line 11B). A separate $776.49 NRSC travel reimbursement on 2026-05-11 (line 14) is not a contribution and is not in the table. Receipts from joint fundraising committees sit on two rows: $2,714,368.67 reported on line 12 as transfers, which the FEC does not count as committee contributions, and $2,841.77 reported on line 11C, which it does. Table rows other than the transfer and conduit rows sum to $2,232,366.77, equal to the FEC summary's other-committee ($2,170,366.77) plus party ($62,000) contributions. The transfer row, $2,714,368.67, is $7.50 below the FEC summary's transfers figure of $2,714,376.17, and that difference is not resolved. Not in the table: $29,700 itemized on individual-contribution lines from businesses, a law firm, and tribal governments that are not political committees, $337.53 of other receipts from such an organization, two $1,000 memo entries from such organizations, $2,359.88 of line-14 other receipts recorded from the candidate, and the $776.49 NRSC travel reimbursement. Excluded memo entries are of three kinds: itemization of money already counted in the transfer row, redesignations between the primary and general election accounts, and $104,238 of individual contributions earmarked through conduits other than WinRed, which is individual money and appears in no row.

Josh Turek

Democratic

One stated goal Cut middle-class taxes, ban food price gouging, raise the minimum wage and tie it to inflation, and bar private equity from buying single-family homes and farmland.

One checked action Sole sponsor of H.F. 349 (2025) and H.F. 404 (2023), bills relating to the state minimum hourly wage; both were introduced and referred to the Labor and Workforce Committee without further action.

Campaign cash $2,362,314 on , principal committee only.

Listed committee funding Leadership PACs: $274,000; Party committees: $62,500.

Through June 30, 2026. Cash above has its own date.

Funding scope

Itemized receipts from political committees in the 2025-2026 cycle filings through June 30, 2026, grouped by the FEC's recorded organization type or designation of the contributing committee. Party rows: DSCC $62,000 on 2026-06-03 (line 11B) and Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee $500 on 2026-06-25 (line 11C); the $450 committee listed without an FEC id is the Carroll County Democratic Central Committee. Table rows other than the conduit row sum to $440,126.83, equal to the FEC summary's other-committee ($378,126.83) plus party ($62,000) contributions. The party row groups contributors by the FEC's recorded committee type, so it includes a county party committee whose $500 the filing reports on line 11C as an other-committee contribution; that is why the party row ($62,500) is $500 above the FEC summary's party line ($62,000). Not in the table: $4,000 itemized from organizations that are not political committees (Per4max Medical $3,500 and IDPAC $500) and a $547 line-14 offset from Employers Insurance. Excluded memo entries are $43,110 of individual contributions earmarked through conduits other than ActBlue (JStreetPAC and PAC for Good), which is individual money and appears in no row, and a $2,500 leadership PAC itemization already counted.

Thomas Laehn

Libertarian

One stated goal Sponsor legislation to eliminate what he calls the corrupting role of PACs and super PACs.

One checked action No legislative record: his current public office is county attorney. No like-for-like vote or sponsorship exists for comparison.

Campaign cash $8,334 on , principal committee only.

Listed committee funding No positive amount in the listed committee rows.

Through June 30, 2026. Cash above has its own date.

Funding scope

Itemized receipts from political committees in the 2025-2026 cycle filings through June 30, 2026, grouped by the FEC's recorded organization type or designation of the contributing committee. His committee reports no receipts from political committees. The FEC records $195.96 in candidate contributions; the itemized rows in his own name sum to $205.96, and the $10.00 difference is a 2025-04-07 row the FEC does not classify as a candidate contribution. No receipts from political committees; the FEC summary agrees. Not in the table: $205.96 in rows recorded from the candidate himself.

Who is running?

Printed ballot candidates

  • Ashley HinsonRepublican
  • Josh TurekDemocratic
  • Thomas LaehnLibertarian

Source: Iowa Secretary of State accepted candidate list

Checked September 2, 2026

Read the detailed guide, goals, actions and campaign funding

Voter guide

The candidates, side by side

Goals come from each campaign's own platform. Record lines are official actions.

How this guide is built

Background comes from government or official office records, and from the campaign's own biography where the bullet says so. Goals are summarized from each campaign's own platform page and stay attributed to the campaign. The record lines are official votes, sponsorships, and filings with the government source attached. Money is shown as filed, by the type the FEC records for the contributing committee, and is not evidence of why any position was taken. Money rows are itemized receipts from political committees; transfers from joint fundraising committees and the conduit entries for earmarked individual contributions sit on their own rows; other memo entries, reimbursements, and receipts from organizations that are not political committees are excluded; each candidate's note gives the filings it covers, and some notes also compare the rows with the campaign's own FEC summary.

Ashley Hinson

Background

  • Current U.S. representative for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District, a Republican.
  • Her official House biography says she previously served in the Iowa House of Representatives for the 67th District, covering Hiawatha, Robins, Cedar Rapids, and Marion, and describes her as a journalist before public office.

What they say they want to do

  • Let first-time homebuyers save tax-free for a down payment and keep large institutional investors from buying single-family homes in Iowa neighborhoods.
  • Make child care more affordable, including for parents who work nontraditional hours.
  • Lower prescription drug costs by holding pharmacy benefit managers accountable, and strengthen rural health care.
  • Champion year-round E15, expand export markets, and pass a Farm Bill.
  • Ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks and betting on prediction markets, and enact lobbying bans.

What the official record shows

  • Voted Yea on House passage of H.R. 1, the 2025 budget reconciliation act (the Clerk's vote description: One Big Beautiful Act), on May 22, 2025 (Roll Call 145, passed 215 to 214), and Aye on the motion to concur in the Senate amendment, the House's final action on the bill, on July 3, 2025 (Roll Call 190, passed 218 to 214).
  • Voted Yea on passage of H.R. 1346, the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025 (the year-round E15 bill), on May 13, 2026 (Roll Call 164, passed 218 to 203).
  • Voted Yea on passage of H.R. 7008, the Stop Insider Trading Act, on July 22, 2026 (Roll Call 280, passed 232 to 198).
  • Voted Yea on passage of H.R. 8800, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, on July 22, 2026 (Roll Call 278, passed 216 to 212).
  • In the 119th Congress she has sponsored 33 bills and resolutions, plus one floor amendment, and cosponsored 237, per Congress.gov as of September 8, 2026.

Campaign money from other committees, by type

Transfers from joint fundraising committees (line 12) 8 committees$2,714,369
Contributions from joint fundraising committees (line 11C) 1 committee$2,842
Conduit entries for earmarked individual contributions 1 committee$313,769
Corporation-connected PACs 175 committees$728,500
Trade association PACs 89 committees$420,250
Leadership PACs 86 committees$594,500
Membership organization PACs 20 committees$95,000
Labor organization PACs 2 committees$12,000
Cooperative PACs 7 committees$23,500
Party committees 1 committee$62,000
Other candidates' committees 9 committees$24,000
Other PACs (no organization type recorded) 51 committees$264,750
Committees listed without an FEC id in the filing 2 committees$5,025

Source: Federal Election Commission

Itemized receipts from political committees in the 2025-2026 cycle filings through June 30, 2026, grouped by the FEC's recorded organization type or designation of the contributing committee. Party rows: NRSC: $62,000 contribution on 2025-09-25 (line 11B). A separate $776.49 NRSC travel reimbursement on 2026-05-11 (line 14) is not a contribution and is not in the table. Receipts from joint fundraising committees sit on two rows: $2,714,368.67 reported on line 12 as transfers, which the FEC does not count as committee contributions, and $2,841.77 reported on line 11C, which it does. Table rows other than the transfer and conduit rows sum to $2,232,366.77, equal to the FEC summary's other-committee ($2,170,366.77) plus party ($62,000) contributions. The transfer row, $2,714,368.67, is $7.50 below the FEC summary's transfers figure of $2,714,376.17, and that difference is not resolved. Not in the table: $29,700 itemized on individual-contribution lines from businesses, a law firm, and tribal governments that are not political committees, $337.53 of other receipts from such an organization, two $1,000 memo entries from such organizations, $2,359.88 of line-14 other receipts recorded from the candidate, and the $776.49 NRSC travel reimbursement. Excluded memo entries are of three kinds: itemization of money already counted in the transfer row, redesignations between the primary and general election accounts, and $104,238 of individual contributions earmarked through conduits other than WinRed, which is individual money and appears in no row.

Josh Turek

Background

  • Current Iowa state representative for District 20, a Democrat, serving on the House Health and Human Services Committee.
  • His campaign describes him as the first and only permanently disabled member of the Iowa Legislature, born with spina bifida, and as an adaptive sports athlete.

What they say they want to do

  • Cut middle-class taxes, ban food price gouging, raise the minimum wage and tie it to inflation, and bar private equity from buying single-family homes and farmland.
  • Protect and expand the Affordable Care Act, introduce a public option, and crack down on pharmacy benefit managers.
  • Ban corporate PAC money, pass the DISCLOSE Act, set term limits for Congress and the Supreme Court, and ban stock trading by members and their spouses.
  • Pass a Farm Bill, a federal right-to-repair law, and mandatory country-of-origin labeling, and prevent eminent domain for corporate use.
  • Restore public-school funding and end school vouchers.

What the official record shows

  • Sole sponsor of H.F. 349 (2025) and H.F. 404 (2023), bills relating to the state minimum hourly wage; both were introduced and referred to the Labor and Workforce Committee without further action.
  • Sole sponsor of H.F. 405 (2025) and H.F. 502 (2023) on insurance coverage for prescription insulin drugs; H.F. 405 was introduced and referred to the Commerce Committee on February 13, 2025, with no further action.
  • Sole sponsor of H.F. 2442 (right to repair farm equipment) and H.F. 2443 (country-of-origin labeling), both introduced February 16, 2026 and referred to the Agriculture Committee.
  • Sole sponsor of H.F. 286 and H.F. 288 (2025) and H.F. 2430 (2026), bills limiting campaign contributions; each was introduced and referred to the State Government Committee.
  • Listed among 32 sponsors of H.F. 697 (2023), the housing tax credit and first-time homebuyer bill (tenth in the list).

Campaign money from other committees, by type

Transfers from joint fundraising committees (line 12)$0
Contributions from joint fundraising committees (line 11C)$0
Conduit entries for earmarked individual contributions 1 committee$2,377,439
Corporation-connected PACs$0
Trade association PACs$0
Leadership PACs 38 committees$274,000
Membership organization PACs 3 committees$5,275
Labor organization PACs 5 committees$25,000
Cooperative PACs$0
Party committees 2 committees$62,500
Other candidates' committees 4 committees$10,402
Other PACs (no organization type recorded) 12 committees$62,500
Committees listed without an FEC id in the filing 1 committee$450

Source: Federal Election Commission

Itemized receipts from political committees in the 2025-2026 cycle filings through June 30, 2026, grouped by the FEC's recorded organization type or designation of the contributing committee. Party rows: DSCC $62,000 on 2026-06-03 (line 11B) and Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee $500 on 2026-06-25 (line 11C); the $450 committee listed without an FEC id is the Carroll County Democratic Central Committee. Table rows other than the conduit row sum to $440,126.83, equal to the FEC summary's other-committee ($378,126.83) plus party ($62,000) contributions. The party row groups contributors by the FEC's recorded committee type, so it includes a county party committee whose $500 the filing reports on line 11C as an other-committee contribution; that is why the party row ($62,500) is $500 above the FEC summary's party line ($62,000). Not in the table: $4,000 itemized from organizations that are not political committees (Per4max Medical $3,500 and IDPAC $500) and a $547 line-14 offset from Employers Insurance. Excluded memo entries are $43,110 of individual contributions earmarked through conduits other than ActBlue (JStreetPAC and PAC for Good), which is individual money and appears in no row, and a $2,500 leadership PAC itemization already counted.

Thomas Laehn

Background

  • Current Greene County attorney, a Libertarian, listed as such on the Iowa Secretary of State's 2026 general-election candidate list.
  • His campaign biography says he studied at Drake University, Louisiana State University, and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, taught American government, political philosophy, and constitutional law as a university professor, earned his law degree at the University of Iowa, and is the first Libertarian in Iowa to win an elective partisan office.

What they say they want to do

  • Sponsor legislation to eliminate what he calls the corrupting role of PACs and super PACs.
  • Prohibit private companies from using eminent domain to take property for commercial gain.
  • Vote against funding measures that increase the national debt except in extreme national emergency, and push a balanced-budget amendment.
  • Introduce, as his first bill, the decriminalization of marijuana possession and use.
  • Return legislative power from the presidency to Congress and restore the constitutional balance of powers.

What the official record shows

  • No legislative record: his current public office is county attorney. No like-for-like vote or sponsorship exists for comparison.

Campaign money from other committees, by type

Transfers from joint fundraising committees (line 12)$0
Contributions from joint fundraising committees (line 11C)$0
Conduit entries for earmarked individual contributions$0
Corporation-connected PACs$0
Trade association PACs$0
Leadership PACs$0
Membership organization PACs$0
Labor organization PACs$0
Cooperative PACs$0
Party committees$0
Other candidates' committees$0
Other PACs (no organization type recorded)$0
Committees listed without an FEC id in the filing$0

Source: Federal Election Commission

Itemized receipts from political committees in the 2025-2026 cycle filings through June 30, 2026, grouped by the FEC's recorded organization type or designation of the contributing committee. His committee reports no receipts from political committees. The FEC records $195.96 in candidate contributions; the itemized rows in his own name sum to $205.96, and the $10.00 difference is a 2025-04-07 row the FEC does not classify as a candidate contribution. No receipts from political committees; the FEC summary agrees. Not in the table: $205.96 in rows recorded from the candidate himself.

Race outlook

How an approved rating source sees this race

Categories are ordered judgments, not win probabilities. A rating appears only when that publisher allows the use.

  • Sabato's Crystal BallToss-up

    Sabato's Crystal Ball assessed this Sep 22, 2026; checked Oct 1, 2026.

Sabato's Crystal Ball allows this rating to be used with credit, so their name and date stay on the row. A Stated Record comparison is added only when two or more approved ratings are current. The rule is in Methodology.

What to know

The race in context

  • All three printed-ballot candidates appeared at the Iowa State Fair Political Soapbox in August, Iowa Public Radio reported.

    As of Sep 3, 2026.

Latest record

Updates to this race desk.

Public statement

Sixteen Iowa Senate debate claims checked

From the October 7 Iowa PBS debate. Eleven claims match the record, including Ashley Hinson's trade crimes bill, two of her bills signed into law and her family's 2021 stock sales, and Josh Turek's votes on the steel plant, illegal reentry and taxes. Five match in direction, among them Hinson's attendance: she answered 98.4 percent of 2026 House roll calls, a bit under the 99 she gave.

Named in this record: Ashley Hinson, Josh Turek

Candidate records

The field, without the campaign gloss

Current public roles come from government sources. Campaign-finance IDs come from the FEC.

Libertarian

Thomas Laehn

Current Greene County attorney.

FEC candidate
S6IA00181
Principal committee
C00872903

Public profiles

  • X @Laehn4IowaNot linked from the campaign site, so the handle is unconfirmed by the campaign.
  • Instagram: not found

Profile links show what is public now, not a complete archive. Each was confirmed through the campaign site unless a note says otherwise.

How social posts are used

Individual social posts enter the evidence record only with a post URL, date, context, and review note.

Issue comparison

What each campaign says

Each campaign's own positions, not promises The Stated Record has verified or endorsed.

Costs and the economy

Hinson's campaign backs tax-free first-home savings, child care tax relief and barring big investors from buying homes. Turek's campaign backs middle-class tax cuts, a higher minimum wage and a food price-gouging ban. Laehn's campaign lists no cost-of-living position on the pages checked. Hinson and Turek each voted for tax-cut laws and each sponsored bills that are not law; Laehn, a county attorney, has no votes to compare.

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.

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.

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.

Health care

Hinson's campaign backs drug-middleman transparency, rural health workers and maternal care. Turek's campaign backs the Affordable Care Act, a public option, drug cost limits and rural hospitals. Laehn's campaign lists no health-care position on the pages checked. On the record, Hinson sponsored a stillbirth bill that is law and has two 2026 bills in committee; Turek's Iowa insulin and wheelchair-repair bills did not become law, though a state Medicaid policy made the repair change.

What each campaign says

Ashley Hinson

Her campaign says she supports pharmacy-benefit-manager transparency, rural health-workforce investment, and expanded maternal and preventive care.

Josh Turek

His campaign says he supports protecting and expanding the Affordable Care Act, a public option, prescription-drug cost limits, and rural hospital and telehealth investment.

Thomas Laehn

No health-care position was found on the campaign issues page reviewed for this comparison.

Government accountability

Hinson's campaign backs barring members of Congress from stock trades and prediction-market bets, plus lobbying limits. Turek's campaign backs a stock-trading ban, corporate PAC limits and term limits. Laehn's campaign would end what it calls the corrupting role of PACs. On the record, Hinson voted for the Stop Insider Trading Act, which passed the House and is not law; Turek's Iowa donation-cap bills did not advance; Laehn has held no office that votes on this.

What each campaign says

Ashley Hinson

Her campaign says she supports banning members of Congress from individual-stock trading and prediction-market betting, plus new lobbying restrictions.

Josh Turek

His campaign says he supports a congressional stock-trading ban, corporate-PAC restrictions, the DISCLOSE Act, term limits, and enforceable Supreme Court ethics rules.

Thomas Laehn

His campaign says he would sponsor legislation to eliminate what it calls the corrupting role of PACs and super PACs, and return legislative power from the presidency to Congress.

Farms, rural Iowa, and property

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.

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.

Housing affordability

Hinson's campaign backs tax-free first-home savings and barring big investors from buying Iowa homes. Turek's campaign says he sponsored Iowa bills to cut homebuyer taxes and limit private-equity home buying. Laehn's campaign lists no housing-cost position on the pages checked. Hinson cosponsored a first-home savings bill still in committee; Turek filed a 2025 private-equity bill that never left committee and was one of 32 sponsors of a 2023 homebuyer tax bill sent to committee.

What each campaign says

Ashley Hinson

Her campaign says she supports letting first-time homebuyers save tax-free for a down payment through the First Home Savings Opportunity Act, and ensuring large institutional investors cannot buy up single-family homes in Iowa neighborhoods.

Josh Turek

His campaign says he sponsored Iowa legislation to cut taxes for first-time homebuyers and to limit private-equity purchases of Iowa homes, and that in the Senate he would bar Wall Street private-equity firms from buying single-family homes and farmland and simplify permitting for new affordable housing.

Thomas Laehn

His reviewed campaign issues page addresses eminent domain and the taking of private property for commercial projects but states no position on the cost or supply of housing.

Marijuana policy

Hinson's campaign lists no marijuana position on the page checked. Turek has called for legalizing, regulating and taxing marijuana. Laehn's campaign says his first Senate bill would decriminalize marijuana. On the record, Hinson voted for a 2022 medical marijuana research law and against a bill to decriminalize cannabis. Turek was one of 32 sponsors of a 2023 Iowa bill to license and tax marijuana sales, which never left committee; Laehn, a county attorney, has no votes on it.

What each campaign says

Ashley Hinson

Her reviewed campaign issues page addresses fentanyl trafficking and violent crime under public safety but states no position on marijuana.

Josh Turek

Turek has called for legalizing, regulating and taxing marijuana.

Thomas Laehn

His campaign says the first bill he would introduce in the Senate would decriminalize the possession and use of marijuana, on the grounds that investigating, prosecuting and incarcerating users costs taxpayers more than the laws are worth.

Words and record

Where statements meet official action

Each card sets one thing a candidate says beside their own official record, with one label from a fixed list and its limit. No card says why someone did something.

How the cards work

The number of cards varies with what each candidate's official record supports, and every card carries the same required parts: what they say, what the official record shows, one label from the fixed list, and its limit. Each card is labeled narrowly, by rule. A single vote, sponsorship, or filing can match one claim without proving a candidate's whole record.

Matches stated direction

What they say

Her campaign says it will ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks and betting on prediction markets.

What the record shows ·

She cosponsored and voted for the Stop Insider Trading Act, which passed the House in July 2026, and filed a rule to bar members from prediction markets; neither is law.

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Quotes, full record and limits

What they say

Her campaign says it will ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks and betting on prediction markets.

“Ban Members of Congress from trading individual stocks and betting on prediction markets.”

In their own words, dated

“I don't trade stocks, and no one else in Congress should either – that's why I voted to ban it.”

“Members of Congress should not be able to gamble on prediction markets when they’re literally influencing the outcomes of those bets. I’m fighting to ban this corrupt insider trading — who would vote against this commonsense bill?”

What the record shows ·

She cosponsored H.R. 7008, the Stop Insider Trading Act, on January 12, 2026 and voted Yea on its House passage on July 22, 2026 (Roll Call 280, 232 to 198). She sponsored H.Res. 1263 on May 7, 2026, a House rule change to prohibit Members from entering into prediction-market contracts; it was referred to committee.

Limit: The Senate has not passed H.R. 7008, which also carries a voter-ID section, and the House has not adopted H.Res. 1263. Neither is law. A vote and a sponsorship match the stated direction; they do not measure her full ethics record.

Matches stated direction

What they say

Her campaign says it wants to let first-time homebuyers save tax-free for a down payment through the First Home Savings Opportunity Act.

What the record shows ·

She cosponsored the bill in December 2025; it sits in the Ways and Means Committee with no further action.

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Quotes, full record and limits

What they say

Her campaign says it wants to let first-time homebuyers save tax-free for a down payment through the First Home Savings Opportunity Act.

“allowing first-time homebuyers to save tax-free for a down payment through the First Home Savings Opportunity Act”

In their own words, dated

“We talked about ways we can make it easier for families to buy their first home — the pinnacle of the American dream.”

What the record shows ·

She cosponsored H.R. 6542, the First Home Savings Opportunity Act of 2025, on December 9, 2025. The bill was referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means and has had no further action. She also cosponsored H.R. 3526, the Uplifting First-Time Homebuyers Act of 2025 (July 10, 2025), likewise in committee.

Limit: Cosponsorship is not passage; neither bill has received a committee or floor vote. The institutional-investor half of the plank has no matching bill among her 119th Congress sponsorships or cosponsorships found in this check.

Matches stated direction

What they say

Her campaign says it wants to make child care more affordable, including support for parents who work nontraditional hours.

What the record shows ·

She sponsored the After Hours Child Care Act in February 2026; it was sent to committee with no hearing or vote.

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Quotes, full record and limits

What they say

Her campaign says it wants to make child care more affordable, including support for parents who work nontraditional hours.

“supporting parents who work nontraditional hours”

In their own words, dated

“I'm leading a bipartisan effort to expand child care access outside of traditional hours, so that all Iowans can access the child care that's right for their family.”

What the record shows ·

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."

Matches stated direction

What they say

Her campaign says it champions year-round E15 and Iowa biofuels.

What the record shows ·

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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Quotes, full record and limits

What they say

Her campaign says it champions year-round E15 and Iowa biofuels.

“Keep Iowa at the forefront of American energy by championing year-round E15, strengthening biofuels, and investing in homegrown energy production.”

In their own words, dated

“I've fought for year-round E15 for years. Today, we finally got it done!”

What the record shows ·

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.

Not comparable yet

What they say

Her campaign says it will lower prescription drug costs by holding pharmacy benefit managers accountable.

What the record shows ·

No bill she sponsored or cosponsored over three Congresses has pharmacy benefit managers in its title; a provision inside a larger bill would not show up in that check.

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Quotes, full record and limits

What they say

Her campaign says it will lower prescription drug costs by holding pharmacy benefit managers accountable.

“Lower prescription drug costs by increasing transparency and holding pharmacy benefit managers accountable.”

In their own words, dated

“Because no family in Iowa should ever have to treat a medical decision like a financial one. And I know there's a lot more to do.”

What the record shows ·

No bill among her 119th Congress sponsorships (33 bills and resolutions) or cosponsorships (237), nor among the 95 she sponsored and 924 she cosponsored across the 117th through 119th Congresses, listed on Congress.gov carries pharmacy benefit managers in its title. She cosponsored H.R. 8339, the Drug Origin Transparency Act of 2026 (April 16, 2026), whose official title describes a drug-manufacturing reporting bill rather than a price-transparency or pharmacy-benefit-manager bill, and H.R. 1492, which would equalize the Medicare negotiation period between small-molecule drugs and biologics (June 6, 2025); both were referred to committee. She sponsored H.R. 3878, the RNs for Rural Health Act of 2025 (June 10, 2025), which matches the rural-health-workforce plank.

Limit: This check covers bill titles in the 117th through 119th Congresses; a pharmacy-benefit-manager provision inside a larger bill would not appear. H.R. 1492 concerns the timing of Medicare price negotiation and is not obviously in either direction of the plank; its text was not read for this card.

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Her official House biography says she has introduced and supported bipartisan legislation to root out corruption in Washington through federal lobbying bans, and her campaign platform calls for commonsense lobbying bans.

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She filed the PURE Executive Act three times, twice with a Democratic cosponsor; it would bar lobbying by former executive branch officials, not members of Congress, and got no vote.

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Her official House biography says she has introduced and supported bipartisan legislation to root out corruption in Washington through federal lobbying bans, and her campaign platform calls for commonsense lobbying bans.

“She has introduced and supported bipartisan legislation to improve child care access for working families in Iowa, root out corruption in Washington through federal lobbying bans, and create opportunities for workers in the community.”

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She is the sponsor of the PURE Executive Act in three consecutive Congresses: H.R. 1830 (introduced March 11, 2021), H.R. 5594 (September 20, 2023), and H.R. 8544 (April 28, 2026). Its official title is to amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a 5-year post-employment ban on lobbying by former senior executive branch personnel and to prohibit such personnel from lobbying at any time on behalf of foreign governments or entities controlled by foreign governments; the 2021 version reads "on behalf of foreign clients." Each was referred to the House Judiciary Committee and none received a vote. The 2021 bill had one Democratic and four Republican cosponsors, the 2023 bill one Republican cosponsor, and the 2026 bill one Democratic cosponsor. She has also cosponsored three bills whose titles carry lobbying: H.R. 3049 (2021), which would bar a former Member of Congress from lobbying on behalf of a Communist country, and H.R. 1190 (2024) and H.R. 1883 (2026), which clarify what lobbying registrations must contain; each was referred to the House Judiciary Committee.

Limit: The bans in the PURE Executive Act reach former senior executive branch personnel, not Members of Congress; the one cosponsored bill that reaches former Members, H.R. 3049, would bar lobbying for a Communist country only. None of these bills has had a committee or floor vote. The biography sentence bundles three subjects; the child-care part is borne out by H.R. 7498, which she sponsored. "Bipartisan" rests on the cosponsor lists of the 2021 and 2026 bills. An earlier version of this card, checked against short titles only, missed the PURE Executive Act; the check now covers official titles.

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His campaign says it is not taking any corporate PAC money and would ban corporate PAC money in campaigns.

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His filings through June 2026 show no money from any committee the FEC lists as tied to a corporation or trade group; many PACs have no type recorded.

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His campaign says it is not taking any corporate PAC money and would ban corporate PAC money in campaigns.

“Josh is not taking any corporate PAC money, because this campaign is for Iowa and Iowans, not corporations.”

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“In the U.S. Senate, I'll fight to get dark money out of politics and to increase the minimum wage”

“We need more leaders willing to take on powerful interests, and I am proud to announce that I will refuse corporate PAC money, support a stock trading ban for members of Congress, and crack down on dark money.”

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His committee's filings through June 30, 2026 report $378,126.83 from other political committees and $62,000 from a party committee, against $6,276,526.90 in total receipts. By the FEC's recorded type of each contributing committee, that money came from 38 leadership PACs ($274,000), twelve PACs with no organization type recorded ($62,500), the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee ($62,000) and one county party committee ($500), five labor organization PACs ($25,000), four other candidates' committees ($10,401.83), three membership organization PACs ($5,275), and a second county party committee listed without an FEC id ($450). No contributing committee is recorded by the FEC as connected to a corporation or a trade association.

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Same as the record side; on this card the filing is the record.

The FEC's organization type is what the contributing committee filed; a membership or leadership PAC can itself receive corporate-connected money, which this check does not trace. Individual contributions are not classified. Filings after June 30 are not covered. Three receipts recorded from organizations rather than political committees are outside this table and this test: $3,500 from Per4max Medical and $500 from IDPAC, both itemized on line 11AI, and a $547 line-14 offset from Employers Insurance.

Limit: Leadership PACs are sponsored by other politicians, and the FEC's organization-type field is blank for many PACs, so "no corporate PAC money" is tested only against the FEC's recorded types. Individual contributions earmarked through conduits (ActBlue, $2,377,439.49 in memo entries; JStreetPAC and PAC for Good, $43,110) are individual money and are not counted here. Contributions are context, not evidence of why any position was taken.

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His campaign says he has sponsored bills to raise the minimum wage and would raise it federally and tie it to inflation.

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He was sole sponsor of Iowa minimum wage bills in 2023 and 2025; neither made it out of committee.

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His campaign says he has sponsored bills to raise the minimum wage and would raise it federally and tie it to inflation.

“Josh also has a long record of fighting for workers' rights, from sponsoring bills to raise the minimum wage”

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“That's why I've fought to lower costs, raise the minimum wage, and protect workers. I'll do exactly the same in the U.S. Senate.”

“Here are a few bills I am championing this session to make Iowans’ lives better: … A minimum wage increase”

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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.

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His campaign says he sponsored legislation to cap insulin costs at $25 a month.

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He was sole sponsor of Iowa insulin coverage bills in 2023 and 2025; neither passed, and the $25 figure was not checked against the bill text.

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His campaign says he sponsored legislation to cap insulin costs at $25 a month.

“He has sponsored legislation to cap insulin costs at $25/month”

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He is the sole sponsor of H.F. 405 (2025), relating to insurance coverage for prescription insulin drugs, introduced and referred to the Commerce Committee on February 13, 2025 with no further action, and of H.F. 502 (2023) on the same subject.

Limit: The $25 figure is the campaign's description; the bill text was not read for this card. Neither bill was enacted. No public post on this topic appears in the collected packet, so the card carries no dated earlier words.

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His campaign says he championed a right-to-repair bill for farm equipment and mandatory country-of-origin labeling.

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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.

“Josh has championed meaningful legislation for Iowa farmers, including fighting for a Right to Repair bill so farmers can fix their own equipment and Mandatory Country of Origin labeling”

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“Here are a few bills I am championing this session to make Iowans’ lives better: … A Right to Repair bill for our farmers … Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling”

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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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His campaign says he sponsored legislation to cap the amount of money that can be given to individual campaigns and political committees.

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He was sole sponsor of three Iowa bills limiting campaign contributions in 2025 and 2026; none advanced.

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His campaign says he sponsored legislation to cap the amount of money that can be given to individual campaigns and political committees.

“Josh has sponsored legislation to cap the amount of money that can be given to individual campaigns and political committees”

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“Did you know that the amount of money someone can donate to candidates and political party committees increases automatically every year based on inflation?”

“Here are a few bills I am championing this session to make Iowans’ lives better: … Stopping unlimited donations to state campaigns”

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He is the sole sponsor of H.F. 286 and H.F. 288 (introduced February 10, 2025) and H.F. 2430 (introduced February 12, 2026), each limiting campaign contributions and referred to the State Government Committee.

Limit: Introduced and referred; none advanced.

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His campaign says he wrote and passed a right-to-repair bill for wheelchairs and mobility devices under Medicaid.

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His bill and a similar committee bill he voted for both fell short of law; the repair change came through a state Medicaid policy change in July 2024.

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His campaign says he wrote and passed a right-to-repair bill for wheelchairs and mobility devices under Medicaid.

“Josh wrote and passed a "right to repair" bill that makes it far easier for people to repair wheelchairs and mobility devices covered under Medicaid.”

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He is the sole sponsor of H.F. 2194 (2024), which would have barred the Medicaid program from requiring a prescription or prior authorization to reimburse a provider for repairing complex rehabilitation technology already prescribed and paid for under Medicaid; a House subcommittee recommended passage 3-0 on February 1, 2024, and the bill received no further action and did not become law. A bill with the same title that he did not sponsor, H.F. 2706, barring a prescription or a face-to-face visit rather than prior authorization, was introduced by the House Ways and Means Committee as successor to House Study Bill 744, was floor-managed by Rep. Best of Carroll, and passed the House 91-0 on April 19, 2024, the final day of the session, with Turek among the ayes; the Senate referred it to committee that day and took no further action, so it also did not become law. He filed his own bill again, word for word, as H.F. 425 (2025), which was referred to committee and went no further, and none of the 105 bills and resolutions the Legislature lists for him as sponsor or floor manager in the 90th and 91st General Assemblies was enacted on this subject. The report the campaign cites for the claim, an August 13, 2024 Iowa Capital Dispatch article, says the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services dropped the prescription and in-person visit requirements by a policy change beginning July 1, 2024, after the legislation did not advance, and quotes him: “ultimately we weren’t able to get it across the finish line legislatively, but because of the attention that we brought to it and the advocacy that we did, we’re able to get it done.”

Limit: He sponsored his own repair bill and voted for the committee version that passed the House 91-0. Neither became law; the repair change came through state Medicaid policy.

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His campaign says he passed legislation to strengthen the veterans homestead tax credit.

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His own bill on the credit got no action; he voted for a 2023 tax law that raised a different veterans' property tax exemption to $4,000.

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His campaign says he passed legislation to strengthen the veterans homestead tax credit.

“passing meaningful legislation to strengthen the veterans homestead tax credit”

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He is the sole sponsor of H.F. 79 (2023), which would have amended Iowa Code section 425.15, the disabled veteran homestead tax credit, to extend a partial credit to veterans with a service-connected disability rating below one hundred percent; it was introduced and referred to the Veterans Affairs Committee on January 20, 2023 and had no further action. Section 425.15 has not been amended since 2021 Acts, chapter 148, section 1, before his first legislative session. What the record does contain is a vote. On May 2, 2023 the House concurred in the Senate amendment to H.F. 718, a Ways and Means Committee bill floor-managed by Representatives Dawson and Kaufmann that he neither sponsored nor managed, and on the question "Shall the bill pass?" he was one of 94 ayes against one nay; it was signed May 4, 2023 as 2023 Acts, chapter 71, and among other provisions it raised a different benefit, the military service tax exemption in Iowa Code section 426A.11, to four thousand dollars of taxable value for assessment years beginning on or after January 1, 2023. The report the campaign cites, a May 2023 KMAland report, says he "was among Iowa House legislators supporting a property tax reform package" that "more than doubles a property tax exemption for veterans by increasing it to $4,000 in taxable value"; it names an exemption rather than the homestead credit, and describes him as supporting the package rather than writing it.

Limit: He voted for the 2023 law that raised the veterans' property-tax exemption from $1,852 to $4,000. It was a Ways and Means bill, not his; his own bill on the credit got no action.

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His campaign says he would pass legislation prohibiting private companies from using eminent domain to take property for commercial gain.

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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.

“I will work to pass legislation prohibiting private companies from harnessing the coercive power of the state to seize property for commercial gain, ending eminent domain abuse in our nation.”

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“Polling shows that 78% of Iowans oppose private companies forcibly taking property from unwilling landowners for the construction of carbon-capture pipelines. And, yet, our Iowa legislature just adjourned without passing a bill that would stop eminent domain abuse by private, for-profit, carbon-capture pipeline companies.”

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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.

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His campaign says he would sponsor legislation to eliminate what it calls the corrupting role of PACs and super PACs.

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He has held no office that votes on this; his filings through June 2026 show $31,908 raised, none from PACs or other committees.

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His campaign says he would sponsor legislation to eliminate what it calls the corrupting role of PACs and super PACs.

“I will also sponsor legislation to eliminate the corrupting role of PACs and super PACs in our electoral system.”

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“The Republicans and the Democrats in Congress pretend to be opposed to one another, but in reality, they have a common interest in the preservation of the existing system - a system without term limits in which they can stay in office for the rest of their lives and in which super PACs can spend unlimited amounts of money in support of their campaigns.”

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No like-for-like official action exists. His committee's filings through June 30, 2026 show $31,908 in receipts, none from other political committees.

What the filings show

No contributions from other committees; $24,668 itemized and $7,044 unitemized individual contributions; $195.96 from the candidate (the FEC's candidate-contribution total).

Filings through June 30, 2026.

Limit: The absence of PAC money in his filings is consistent with his statement but is not an official action. The dated post and the platform say the same thing.

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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.

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He is a county attorney and has cast no votes on federal spending, so there is no record to compare yet.

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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.

“I will vote against every funding measure that would result in an increase in our national debt, except in cases of extreme national emergency.”

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“Republicans and Democrats in Washington, DC, have been equally complicit in raising our national debt, which has nearly tripled from $12.93 trillion dollars in 2005 to $37.64 trillion in 2025 (according to the U.S. Treasury).”

What the record shows

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.

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His campaign says he would work to block wars begun by presidents without the consent of Congress and to bring service members home.

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As a county attorney he has had no vote on war powers, so there is no official record to compare this to.

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His campaign says he would work to block wars begun by presidents without the consent of Congress and to bring service members home.

“As a U.S. Senator, I will fight to bring our men and women in uniform home, to block foolish wars declared by presidents without the consent of Congress, and to conserve our nation’s military strength for those rare occasions when our nation’s vital interests are truly at stake.”

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“While members of Congress have been too busy campaigning for reelection to fulfill their constitutional duties, presidents have seized the power to make war.”

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No like-for-like official action exists: his current public role is county attorney, not legislator.

Limit: The dated post and the platform say the same thing. The post's characterizations of other governments and officials are his and are not evaluated here.

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At an Iowa town hall in June 2025, while in the House, she said medical marijuana should be for medical use and that it is important to have a robust medical program like Iowa's. She said she was concerned about "free-for-alls" around marijuana and would "happily" take a look at it if the science backs it up.

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She voted for a 2022 medical marijuana research law, against a bill to decriminalize cannabis, and for a bill protecting banks that serve cannabis businesses.

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At an Iowa town hall in June 2025, while in the House, she said medical marijuana should be for medical use and that it is important to have a robust medical program like Iowa's. She said she was concerned about "free-for-alls" around marijuana and would "happily" take a look at it if the science backs it up.

“I think what's really important around the conversation around medical marijuana is making sure that it's for medical use”

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She voted Yea on the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act, H.R. 8454, on July 26, 2022 (Roll Call 392, passed 325 to 95); it became Public Law 117-215. She voted Nay on the MORE Act, H.R. 3617, a bill to decriminalize and deschedule cannabis, on April 1, 2022 (Roll Call 107, passed 220 to 204). She voted Yea on the SAFE Banking Act, H.R. 1996, a bill to protect banks that serve cannabis businesses, on April 19, 2021 (Roll Call 120, passed 321 to 101).

Limit: Her words come from a news report of the town hall; her campaign site states no position on marijuana. The banking vote is about banks, not medical use.

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At an Iowa State football tailgate, reported September 7, 2026, he said marijuana should be legalized, regulated and taxed, and that he would like to address it at the federal level.

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He was one of 32 sponsors of a 2023 Iowa bill to license, regulate and tax retail marijuana at 10 percent; it never left committee.

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At an Iowa State football tailgate, reported September 7, 2026, he said marijuana should be legalized, regulated and taxed, and that he would like to address it at the federal level.

“I think it should be legalized and regulated, and let's tax it.”

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He is one of 32 listed sponsors of H.F. 442 in the Iowa House, introduced February 24, 2023. The bill would license and regulate retail marijuana sales, set possession limits for people 21 and older, and tax each retail sale at 10 percent. The bill history lists no action after referral to the Public Safety Committee except one added sponsor.

Limit: This was a state bill; he has cast no federal vote. His words come from a news report of the campaign stop; his campaign platform states no position on marijuana.

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In the October 7 Iowa PBS debate, Hinson said she got a bill through the House that would give the Justice Department more resources to go after companies that cheat on trade rules.

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She sponsored it, and the House passed it by voice vote on August 31, 2026; the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.

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In the October 7 Iowa PBS debate, Hinson said she got a bill through the House that would give the Justice Department more resources to go after companies that cheat on trade rules.

“I have a bill that I got passed through the House, the Protecting American Industry and Labor”

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She is the sponsor of H.R. 1869, the Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act of 2026. The House passed it by voice vote on August 31, 2026, and the Senate received it on September 14; it is not law. It would set up a Justice Department unit, with new prosecutor jobs, to go after evasion of tariffs and duties. Her 2024 version, H.R. 9151, also passed the House by voice vote and then sat in a Senate committee.

Limit: A voice vote records no names. The bill is not law, and the new unit would start only once Congress funds it.

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In the October 7 debate, Hinson said she introduced the Health Insurance Transparency for Patients Act to take on big health insurers over denied and delayed care.

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She introduced it in August 2026; it would make insurers publish how often they deny care, and it has not moved past committee.

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In the October 7 debate, Hinson said she introduced the Health Insurance Transparency for Patients Act to take on big health insurers over denied and delayed care.

“I've introduced legislation, the Health Insurance Transparency for Patients Act”

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She introduced H.R. 10024, the Health Insurance Transparency for Patients Act, on August 3, 2026; two Republicans signed on as cosponsors on August 13. It would make health insurers and Medicare Advantage plans publish each year how many claims and prior-authorization requests they deny, how many denials are reversed on appeal, how long decisions take, and whether software or a person made them. It was sent to two committees and has gone no further.

Limit: The bill makes insurers report their denials; it does not itself limit them. It has had no committee vote.

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In the October 7 debate, Hinson said Congress got some pharmacy benefit manager reforms into a spending bill earlier this year, and that more is needed to hold these middlemen accountable.

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The funding law signed in February 2026 has sections on pharmacy benefit managers, and she voted for it twice; the record does not show her part in writing them.

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In the October 7 debate, Hinson said Congress got some pharmacy benefit manager reforms into a spending bill earlier this year, and that more is needed to hold these middlemen accountable.

“were able to get some provisions included in the appropriations bill earlier this year”

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The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 7148), signed February 3, 2026 as Public Law 119-75, has a section on pharmacy benefit manager accountability in Medicare drug plans (section 6224) and two on those working for employer health plans: oversight and reporting, and passing rebates through to the plan (sections 6701 and 6702). She voted yes when the House passed it on January 22 (341-88) and when it agreed to the Senate's version on February 3 (217-214).

Limit: The record shows her votes, not her part in writing these sections. Some employer-plan rules start about two and a half years after the law.

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In the October 7 debate, Hinson said she had just introduced a bill to put money from tobacco taxes on imports toward cancer research, especially childhood and rare cancers.

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She introduced it in August 2026; it would authorize, not provide, money equal to 10 percent of duties on imported tobacco, and it is still in committee.

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In the October 7 debate, Hinson said she had just introduced a bill to put money from tobacco taxes on imports toward cancer research, especially childhood and rare cancers.

“a bill that would take money from the tobacco taxes that are coming into the country and deploy those directly to”

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She introduced H.R. 10093, the Cancer Research Trust Fund Act, on August 13, 2026. It would create a cancer research fund and authorize Congress to put into it an amount equal to 10 percent of the duties collected on imported tobacco each year, with rare cancers and childhood cancers first in line. It was sent to the Energy and Commerce Committee and has gone no further.

Limit: The bill authorizes the money; Congress would still have to provide it. It has had no committee vote.

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In the October 7 debate, Hinson said she got the Social Security Fairness Act across the finish line in the House, so teachers, firefighters and other first responders get the benefits owed to them.

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She cosponsored it, signed the petition to force a House vote and voted yes; it became law in January 2025, and many members shared that work.

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In the October 7 debate, Hinson said she got the Social Security Fairness Act across the finish line in the House, so teachers, firefighters and other first responders get the benefits owed to them.

“I was able to get the Social Security Fairness Act across the finish line in the House”

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Rep. Garret Graves sponsored H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act, which repeals the Social Security rules known as the government pension offset and the windfall elimination provision. Hinson became a cosponsor in February 2023 and on September 19, 2024 signed the petition to force it to the House floor, the day it reached the 218 signatures it needed. She voted yes when the House passed it 327-75 on November 12, 2024, and it became law on January 5, 2025.

Limit: Many members shared this work: she was the 209th signer of the petition, and the record does not show a lead role.

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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.

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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.

“I've worked across the aisle to make sure we got that farm bill through the House.”

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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.

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In the October 7 debate, Hinson said she supported funding so immigration agents have body cameras, and that in the Iowa House she supported the law that lets Iowa police work with ICE.

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She voted for the 2026 House bill with $20 million for immigration agents' body cameras, which became law, and in 2018 for the Iowa law requiring police to honor ICE detainers.

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In the October 7 debate, Hinson said she supported funding so immigration agents have body cameras, and that in the Iowa House she supported the law that lets Iowa police work with ICE.

“that's exactly why I've supported funding to make sure they do have body cameras”

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On January 22, 2026 she voted yes when the House passed H.R. 7147, the 2026 Homeland Security funding bill, which set aside $20 million for body cameras for agents and officers enforcing immigration law. The final version, with the same $20 million, became law on April 30, 2026 (Public Law 119-86) after a House voice vote. In the Iowa House on April 3, 2018, she voted for Senate File 481, which passed 55-45 and was signed April 10, 2018. It makes Iowa law enforcement agencies honor ICE detainer requests and bars cities and counties from policies that discourage enforcing immigration law.

Limit: The final 2026 vote was by voice, so it records no names. She did not name the 2018 bill; this one fits what she described.

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In the October 7 debate, Hinson said she was proud to vote for the House's ratepayer protection bill, so electric customers are not on the hook for data centers' costs.

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She voted yes when the House passed it 417-3 in September 2026; a Senate vote to take it up fell short, so it is not law.

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In the October 7 debate, Hinson said she was proud to vote for the House's ratepayer protection bill, so electric customers are not on the hook for data centers' costs.

“I was proud to vote for that”

What the record shows ·

She voted yes on September 16, 2026 when the House passed H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, 417-3. It would have each state consider a rule that utilities charge data centers using 100 megawatts or more the full cost of grid upgrades built to serve them. On September 30 a Senate vote to start debate on it fell short, 57-43; it is not law.

Limit: Rep. Gabe Evans sponsored the bill. This checks her vote, not a part in writing it.

Matches stated record claim

What they say

In the October 7 debate, Hinson said President Biden signed her veterans mental health bill and her stillbirth prevention bill into law, and that she was in the Oval Office for it.

What the record shows ·

She sponsored the stillbirth bill signed in 2024 and was an original cosponsor of the veterans mental health bill signed in 2021; both are law.

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What they say

In the October 7 debate, Hinson said President Biden signed her veterans mental health bill and her stillbirth prevention bill into law, and that she was in the Oval Office for it.

“I was in the Oval Office when I had my bill on veterans mental health being signed into law”

What the record shows ·

She sponsored H.R. 4581, the Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act; the House passed it 408-3 with her vote, and it was signed on July 12, 2024 (Public Law 118-69). Rep. Cindy Axne of Iowa sponsored H.R. 2441, the Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act, and Hinson was an original cosponsor; it was signed on June 30, 2021 (Public Law 117-21).

Limit: Congress lists Axne, not Hinson, as the veterans bill's sponsor; a cosponsor counts as backing a bill here. Who was in the Oval Office is not in these records.

Matches stated direction

What they say

In the October 7 debate, Hinson said she voted for the Working Families Tax Cut, which she said brought no tax on tips or overtime, lower taxes on Social Security for seniors, and certainty for small businesses.

What the record shows ·

She voted for the 2025 tax law, which gives capped deductions for tips, overtime and people 65 and over that end after 2028; it does not end all tax on them.

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What they say

In the October 7 debate, Hinson said she voted for the Working Families Tax Cut, which she said brought no tax on tips or overtime, lower taxes on Social Security for seniors, and certainty for small businesses.

“The Working Families Tax Cut provided for no tax on tips, no tax on overtime”

What the record shows ·

She voted yes when the House passed H.R. 1, the 2025 budget law, on May 22, 2025, and on its final version on July 3, 2025; it became Public Law 119-21. Workers can deduct up to $25,000 a year in tips and up to $12,500 in overtime pay ($25,000 on a joint return), counting only the extra part of overtime pay. Both deductions shrink above $150,000 of income ($300,000 joint) and end after 2028. People 65 and over get an extra $6,000 deduction through 2028, reduced above $75,000 of income ($150,000 joint). The law also extends the small-business income deduction (section 70105).

Limit: The tip and overtime breaks are capped deductions that end after 2028, so "no tax" overstates them, though the law's section titles use those words. The senior deduction goes to people 65 and over whether or not they get Social Security.

Matches stated direction

What they say

In the October 7 debate, Hinson said she showed up for 99 percent of House floor votes this year.

What the record shows ·

She answered 309 of the House's 314 roll calls through September 16, about 98.4 percent, a bit under the 99 she gave.

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What they say

In the October 7 debate, Hinson said she showed up for 99 percent of House floor votes this year.

“I have a proud record of 99% of the time this year”

What the record shows ·

The House held 314 roll calls in 2026 from January 6 to September 16, the latest posted when we checked on October 10. She answered 309 of them (308 votes and one quorum call) and missed five: three on January 12, one on April 22 and one on June 8. That is 98.4 percent.

Limit: Rounded, that is 98 percent, just under the 99 she gave. Only recorded roll calls count; voice votes record no names.

Matches stated record claim

What they say

In the October 7 debate, Hinson said her family sold its individual stocks right away in 2021, after she got to Congress.

What the record shows ·

Her husband sold single-company stocks in March 2021, and her reports show no public company stock held at any year's end through 2025; the family still has funds and private company stock.

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What they say

In the October 7 debate, Hinson said her family sold its individual stocks right away in 2021, after she got to Congress.

“We decided to sell our individual stocks right away in 2021.”

What the record shows ·

Her stock trade report filed April 5, 2021 shows her husband selling shares of single companies, among them Amazon, Apple and Tesla, on March 31, 2021; it also shows two purchases earlier that month, of Amazon and Tesla, sold on March 31 as well. The same report shows that on March 5, 2021 he sold his interest in an insurance agency and bought a stake in a private insurance firm, High Street Insurance Partners ($250,001 to $500,000). Her yearly reports for 2021 through 2025 show no publicly traded company stock still held at year's end. The 2025 report does list stock funds and ETFs, and his privately held stake in that firm, valued at $1,000,001 to $5,000,000.

Limit: Disclosure reports give value ranges, not exact amounts. Funds, ETFs and private company stock are not single-company public stocks.

Matches stated record claim

What they say

In the October 7 Iowa PBS debate, Turek said he was proud to vote for the special-session incentive package for a proposed steel mill in southeast Iowa.

What the record shows ·

The House Journal lists him among the 75 ayes on the October 2, 2026 bill that lets one rural-county business get tax credits worth up to 10 percent of its qualifying investment; it is law.

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What they say

In the October 7 Iowa PBS debate, Turek said he was proud to vote for the special-session incentive package for a proposed steel mill in southeast Iowa.

“I was proud to vote in favor of this.”

What the record shows ·

On October 2, 2026, in a one-day special session, the Iowa House passed House File 2801 75-17, with Turek among the ayes. The bill lets the state give one business in a rural county a tax credit of up to 10 percent of its qualifying investment, paid over ten years. Legislative staff's fiscal note, citing the governor's office, says the change is for a Mesabi Metallics steel plant. The Senate passed it 28-19 and the governor signed it the same day.

Limit: This checks his vote, not the plant or its job numbers. The credit is paid only once the project, or part of it, is in service and at least half the jobs it agreed to add are on the payroll.

Matches stated record claim

What they say

In the October 7 debate, Turek said he was one of three Democrats to vote with Republicans on an immigration bill, because people who come here illegally and commit violent crimes should not stay.

What the record shows ·

He, John Forbes and Kenan Judge were the only Democrats among the 64 ayes in March 2024 on the law making reentry after deportation a state crime.

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What they say

In the October 7 debate, Turek said he was one of three Democrats to vote with Republicans on an immigration bill, because people who come here illegally and commit violent crimes should not stay.

“I was one of three Democrats to vote with Republicans”

What the record shows ·

On March 19, 2024 the Iowa House passed Senate File 2340 64-30. The 64 ayes were 61 Republicans and three Democrats: Turek, John Forbes and Kenan Judge. The law makes it a state crime for a person who was refused entry to, or deported or removed from, the United States to enter or be found in Iowa, with stiffer penalties after some criminal convictions. The governor signed it on April 10, 2024.

Limit: He did not name the bill; this one fits what he described. The law covers anyone deported or refused entry before, not only people convicted of violent crimes.

Matches stated record claim

What they say

In the October 7 debate, Turek said that in the Iowa Legislature he voted with Republicans to cut people's taxes, including property taxes.

What the record shows ·

He voted for the 2024 law cutting Iowa's income tax to a flat 3.8 percent and the 2023 law limiting local property tax rates; he sponsored neither.

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What they say

In the October 7 debate, Turek said that in the Iowa Legislature he voted with Republicans to cut people's taxes, including property taxes.

“I voted with Republicans to reduce people's taxes. I also voted with Republicans on reducing property tax.”

What the record shows ·

On April 19, 2024 he voted for Senate File 2442, which passed the House 68-24; legislative staff say it lowers state income tax rates to a flat 3.8 percent starting in 2025. On May 2, 2023 he voted for House File 718, which passed 94-1; it put new limits on county and city property tax rates and created a property tax exemption for homeowners 65 and over. Both were signed into law.

Limit: He named no bills; these are two tax bills he voted for. Both were committee bills he did not sponsor.

Matches stated direction

What they say

In the October 7 debate, Turek said he agrees with President Trump that private equity should get out of housing, something he said he has fought for his whole time in the Iowa Legislature.

What the record shows ·

He filed a 2025 bill letting cities ban home purchases by private equity funds; it never left committee, and his 2023-2024 bills include none on this.

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What they say

In the October 7 debate, Turek said he agrees with President Trump that private equity should get out of housing, something he said he has fought for his whole time in the Iowa Legislature.

“something I've fought for in all of my time in the Iowa Legislature”

What the record shows ·

He filed House File 745 alone on March 5, 2025. It would let cities ban purchases of single-family homes by companies using private equity, hedge or real estate funds from July 2025 through June 2030. It was sent to the Local Government Committee and the bill history lists nothing after that. The Legislature's list of the bills he sponsored in 2023 and 2024 has none on private equity or home purchases.

Limit: "All of my time" goes beyond the record: the one bill we found was filed in 2025, and his 2023-2024 bills, checked by title, include none on this. The bill never left committee.

Earlier checks

Matches stated record claim

What they say

His campaign says he sponsored Iowa legislation to cut taxes for first-time homebuyers.

What the record shows

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.

Not comparable yet

What they say

His campaign says he would introduce a Senate bill to decriminalize marijuana possession and use.

What the record shows

No like-for-like federal or state legislative vote or sponsorship exists for comparison because his current public role is county attorney, not legislator.

Limit: A prosecutor's case record is different from a legislative record and should not be inferred from job title. A future review would need case-level evidence and context.

Reported campaign record

What happened on the trail

Dated claims drawn from original reporting, with candidate statements kept attributed.

  1. All three printed-ballot candidates appeared at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox during the Iowa State Fair, on separate days: Turek on August 14, Hinson on August 17, and Laehn on the Saturday in between, which was August 15.

  2. At the soapbox, Turek emphasized campaign-finance and ethics changes, term limits, water quality, public education, and affordability.

  3. At the soapbox, Hinson emphasized health-care affordability, prescription-drug costs, tax policy, and Social Security.

  4. At the soapbox, Laehn opposed the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline and tied that position to eminent-domain and campaign-finance changes.

Public support

Who has put their name behind them

This is a small, sourced snapshot of public endorsements, not a complete count or a measure of voter support.

Ashley Hinson

The Iowa Farm Bureau PAC designated Hinson a 2026 Friend of Agriculture, its endorsement label for the general election.

Josh Turek

Turek's campaign reports endorsements from former U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin and more than 50 current and former elected officials.

Thomas Laehn

No endorsements list was found in the campaign-site navigation reviewed for this snapshot. That is not evidence that no one has endorsed him.

Campaign finance

FEC snapshot through Jun 30, 2026

Principal campaign committees only. Receipts and disbursements are the election-cycle-to-date figures, Column B on each filing's summary page; cash on hand and debt are period-end figures. All are carried by reports ending on the same date, although the individual report periods start on different dates. Money is not a score of candidate quality or voter support.

CandidateCycle receiptsCycle disbursementsCash on handDebt owed
Ashley HinsonC00706267$10,267,215$5,591,157$6,749,491$0
Josh TurekC00915645$6,276,527$3,914,213$2,362,314$0
Thomas LaehnC00872903$54,429$46,095$8,334$0
Read the filing details

Ashley Hinson: July Quarterly 2026, amended, coverage May 14, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026, received Sep 1, 2026, file 2010403, image 202609019904055629.

Josh Turek: July Quarterly 2026, coverage May 14, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026, received Jul 15, 2026, file 1997598, image 202607159890662863.

Thomas Laehn: July Quarterly 2026, coverage Apr 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026, received Jul 1, 2026, file 1987431, image 202607019874321894.

Retrieved from OpenFEC on Sep 4, 2026, and confirmed unchanged on Sep 7, 2026. FEC amendments can revise these committee-reported figures.

Chronology

How the field took shape

  1. Open-seat contest begins

    Ashley Hinson entered the Senate race after Sen. Joni Ernst said she would not seek reelection.

  2. Major-party nominees chosen

    Hinson won the Republican primary and Turek won the Democratic primary, as Radio Iowa reported on June 3.

  3. Laehn qualifies

    Radio Iowa reported that Laehn's nominating paperwork went unchallenged, qualifying him for the November ballot.

  4. State Fair soapbox reported

    Iowa Public Radio reported on the separate soapbox appearances by Turek, Laehn, and Hinson between August 14 and August 17.

  5. 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.

The details

Election facts. Original sources.

Election date
November 3, 2026
Ballot source updated
Official list updated August 19, 2026; reviewed September 2, 2026.
Candidate field
Printed candidates checked against official election records.

Coverage

What this page includes, and what is not yet included.

As of Oct 18, 2026. Only what passed a source check is listed. How coverage works.

  • BallotIncluded

    3 printed candidates, checked September 2, 2026 against the official election record.

  • Race outlookIncluded

    1 of 1 specialist rating is current as of Oct 18, 2026.

  • Reported contextIncluded

    1 dated development with original reporting attached.

  • Words and recordIncluded

    37 statement-to-action comparisons across 3 candidate records, each with a stated limitation.

  • Campaign financeIncluded

    FEC filing snapshots for 3 principal campaign committees, with a common coverage cutoff.

  • PollingNot yet

    No published poll has been reviewed for this race yet.

No correction has been recorded for this race. Report an error.

Sources184 source records

Snapshot as of Oct 18, 2026. The live page may have changed: https://statedrecord.com/races/iowa-us-senate-2026

How we use sources

  1. Iowa Secretary of State accepted candidate list (document)
    2026 General Candidate List

    Iowa Secretary of State · Reviewed Sep 7, 2026

    Official printed-candidate field. The list is dated August 19, 2026 and was checked on September 2, 2026.

    official election record

    Iowa Secretary of State accepted candidate list

    For: Election facts, ratings and race context; Thomas Laehn: background, goals, record and money; Comparisons, reporting, support and chronology; Iowa's printed Senate field checked against the state list

  2. How these races were chosenhttps://statedrecord.com/methodology#race-selection

    For: Election facts, ratings and race context

  3. Sabato's Crystal Ball ratingshttps://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2026-senate/
    Sabato's Crystal Ball Senate ratings

    For: Election facts, ratings and race context; Sabato's Crystal Ball rating on the Iowa Senate desk

  4. Iowa Public Radiohttps://www.iowapublicradio.org/political-news/2026-08-18/iowa-u-s-senate-candidates-state-fair-soapbox
    Iowa's U.S. Senate candidates make their case at the state fair

    Iowa Public Radio · Published Aug 18, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 7, 2026

    Used for dated event facts and clearly attributed candidate statements.

    original reporting

    Iowa Public Radio

    For: Election facts, ratings and race context; Comparisons, reporting, support and chronology; All three Iowa Senate candidates appeared at the State Fair Soapbox

  5. About Ashley Hinsonhttps://hinson.house.gov/about

    U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 7, 2026

    Used for Hinson's current public-office role and for the biography's own claims about her record.

    official office record

    For: Candidate roles and profiles; Ashley Hinson: background, goals, record and money; Ashley Hinson: Government accountability: lobbying bans

  6. @hinsonashley on Xhttps://x.com/hinsonashley

    X · Reviewed Sep 7, 2026

    Public profile linked by the campaign site. A profile link is not a complete historical archive.

    social profile

    For: Candidate roles and profiles

  7. @hinsonforhouse on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/hinsonforhouse/

    Instagram · Reviewed Sep 7, 2026

    Public profile linked by the campaign site. Post availability and account metadata can change.

    social profile

    For: Candidate roles and profiles

  8. Current Iowa House membershttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/house

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Sep 7, 2026

    Used only for Turek's current chamber, district, and party.

    official office record

    For: Candidate roles and profiles; Josh Turek: background, goals, record and money

  9. @Turek4Iowa on Xhttps://x.com/Turek4Iowa

    X · Reviewed Sep 7, 2026

    Public profile linked by the campaign site. A profile link is not a complete historical archive.

    social profile

    For: Candidate roles and profiles

  10. @joshturek4iowa on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/joshturek4iowa

    Instagram · Reviewed Sep 7, 2026

    Public profile linked by the campaign site. Post availability and account metadata can change.

    social profile

    For: Candidate roles and profiles

  11. 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: Candidate roles and profiles; Thomas Laehn: background, goals, record and money; Thomas Laehn: Property: eminent domain for private projects; Thomas Laehn: Government accountability: PACs and super PACs; Thomas Laehn: Spending: national debt and a balanced budget; Thomas Laehn: War powers: undeclared wars; Comparisons, reporting, support and chronology

  12. @Laehn4Iowa on Xhttps://x.com/laehn4iowa

    X · Reviewed Sep 7, 2026

    Public campaign profile reviewed directly. The campaign site reviewed did not expose a social link, so this source is not treated as a site-verified identity.

    social profile

    For: Candidate roles and profiles

  13. Campaign home pagehttps://laehn4iowa.org/

    Thomas Laehn for U.S. Senate · Reviewed Sep 7, 2026

    Campaign-controlled source. Navigation was reviewed for public-profile and endorsement links; absence is reported only as not found.

    candidate statement

    For: Candidate roles and profiles; Comparisons, reporting, support and chronology

  14. Member profile, Ashley Hinson (H001091)https://www.congress.gov/member/ashley-hinson/H001091

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Sponsored and cosponsored legislation counts as of 2026-09-08 via the Congress.gov API.

    official office record

    For: Ashley Hinson: background, goals, record and money; Ashley Hinson: Health care: prescription drug costs and pharmacy benefit managers

  15. 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: background, goals, record and money; Costs and the economy; Health care; Government accountability; Farms, rural Iowa, and property; Housing affordability; Marijuana policy; Ashley Hinson: Government accountability: stock trading and prediction markets; Ashley Hinson: Costs: first-time homebuyers; Ashley Hinson: Costs: child care for parents who work nontraditional hours; Ashley Hinson: Agriculture: year-round E15; Ashley Hinson: Health care: prescription drug costs and pharmacy benefit managers; Ashley Hinson: Government accountability: lobbying bans; Comparisons, reporting, support and chronology

  16. Roll Call 145, H.R. 1 passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025145

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published May 22, 2025 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    One Big Beautiful Act, on passage; Hinson recorded Yea; passed 215 to 214 (Clerk XML roll145.xml read 2026-09-08).

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: background, goals, record and money; Ashley Hinson: Her vote for the 2025 tax law

  17. Roll Call 190, H.R. 1 motion to concurhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025190

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Jul 3, 2025 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    One Big Beautiful Bill Act, motion to concur in the Senate amendment; Hinson recorded Aye; passed 218 to 214 (Clerk XML roll190.xml read 2026-09-08).

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: background, goals, record and money; Ashley Hinson: Her vote for the 2025 tax law

  18. 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: background, goals, record and money; Ashley Hinson: Agriculture: year-round E15

  19. 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: background, goals, record and money; Ashley Hinson: Agriculture: year-round E15

  20. Roll Call 280, H.R. 7008 final passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026280

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Jul 22, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 7, 2026

    Official final-passage roll call. Hinson is recorded Yea; the bill passed 232 to 198.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: background, goals, record and money; Ashley Hinson: Government accountability: stock trading and prediction markets; Comparisons, reporting, support and chronology

  21. Roll Call 278, H.R. 8800 passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026278

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Jul 22, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, on passage; Hinson recorded Yea; passed 216 to 212 (Clerk XML roll278.xml read 2026-09-08).

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: background, goals, record and money

  22. Itemized receipts from committees, Ashley for Iowa (C00706267), 2025-2026https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00706267&two_year_transaction_period=2026&contributor_type=committee

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Rows through the July Quarterly 2026 filing; contributing committees classified by the FEC's organization type via the OpenFEC committee endpoint on 2026-09-08.

    fec filing

    For: Ashley Hinson: background, goals, record and money

  23. Representative Josh Turekhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=91&personID=33969

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    District 20, Democrat, Health and Human Services Committee.

    official office record

    For: Josh Turek: background, goals, record and money

  24. 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: background, goals, record and money; Costs and the economy; Health care; Government accountability; Farms, rural Iowa, and property; Housing affordability; Josh Turek: Government accountability: corporate PAC money; Josh Turek: Costs: minimum wage; Josh Turek: Health care: insulin cost cap; Josh Turek: Farms: right to repair and country-of-origin labeling; Josh Turek: Government accountability: campaign contribution limits; Josh Turek: Disabilities: wheelchair repair under Medicaid; Josh Turek: Veterans: the homestead tax credit; Comparisons, reporting, support and chronology

  25. House File 349 bill history (2025)https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF349&ga=91

    Iowa Legislature · Published Feb 12, 2025 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    State minimum hourly wage; by Turek; introduced and referred to Labor and Workforce.

    official legislative record

    For: Josh Turek: background, goals, record and money; Josh Turek: Costs: minimum wage

  26. House File 404 bill history (2023)https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF404&ga=90

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    State minimum hourly wage; by Turek.

    official legislative record

    For: Josh Turek: background, goals, record and money; Josh Turek: Costs: minimum wage

  27. House File 405 bill history (2025)https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF405&ga=91

    Iowa Legislature · Published Feb 13, 2025 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Insurance coverage for prescription insulin; by Turek; introduced and referred to Commerce 2025-02-13, no later action.

    official legislative record

    For: Josh Turek: background, goals, record and money; Josh Turek: Health care: insulin cost cap

  28. House File 502 bill history (2023)https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF502&ga=90

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Insurance coverage for prescription insulin; by Turek.

    official legislative record

    For: Josh Turek: background, goals, record and money; Josh Turek: Health care: insulin cost cap

  29. 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: background, goals, record and money; Josh Turek: Farms: right to repair and country-of-origin labeling

  30. 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: background, goals, record and money; Josh Turek: Farms: right to repair and country-of-origin labeling

  31. H.F. 286 (2025), limiting campaign contributions to political committeeshttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF286&ga=91

    Iowa Legislature · Published Feb 10, 2025 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    By Turek; introduced and referred to State Government 2025-02-10, no later action.

    official legislative record

    For: Josh Turek: background, goals, record and money; Josh Turek: Government accountability: campaign contribution limits

  32. House File 288 bill history (2025)https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF288&ga=91

    Iowa Legislature · Published Feb 10, 2025 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Limiting campaign contributions; by Turek; referred to State Government. H.F. 286 is the companion for political committees.

    official legislative record

    For: Josh Turek: background, goals, record and money; Josh Turek: Government accountability: campaign contribution limits

  33. House File 2430 bill history (2026)https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF2430&ga=91

    Iowa Legislature · Published Feb 12, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Limiting individual campaign contributions; by Turek.

    official legislative record

    For: Josh Turek: background, goals, record and money; Josh Turek: Government accountability: campaign contribution limits

  34. House File 697 bill historyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF697&ga=90

    Iowa Legislature · Published Apr 10, 2023 · Reviewed Sep 7, 2026

    Official sponsor, description, and action history for H.F. 697.

    official legislative record

    For: Josh Turek: background, goals, record and money; Comparisons, reporting, support and chronology

  35. Itemized receipts from committees, Josh Turek for Iowa (C00915645), 2025-2026https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00915645&two_year_transaction_period=2026&contributor_type=committee

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Same method.

    fec filing

    For: Josh Turek: background, goals, record and money; Josh Turek: Government accountability: corporate PAC money

  36. Meet Thomashttps://laehn4iowa.org/about

    Thomas Laehn for U.S. Senate · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Campaign-controlled biography.

    candidate statement

    For: Thomas Laehn: background, goals, record and money

  37. 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: background, goals, record and money; Costs and the economy; Health care; Government accountability; Farms, rural Iowa, and property; Housing affordability; Marijuana policy; Thomas Laehn: Property: eminent domain for private projects; Thomas Laehn: Government accountability: PACs and super PACs; Thomas Laehn: Spending: national debt and a balanced budget; Thomas Laehn: War powers: undeclared wars; Comparisons, reporting, support and chronology

  38. Receipts, Thomas Laehn Exploratory Committee (C00872903), 2025-2026https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00872903&two_year_transaction_period=2026

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Committee totals through 2026-06-30 from the OpenFEC totals endpoint.

    fec filing

    For: Thomas Laehn: background, goals, record and money; Thomas Laehn: Government accountability: PACs and super PACs

  39. Marijuana Should Be Federally Legalized And Taxed, U.S. Senate Candidate Josh Turek Sayshttps://www.marijuanamoment.net/marijuana-should-be-federally-legalized-and-taxed-u-s-senate-candidate-josh-turek-says/

    Marijuana Moment · Published Sep 7, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Used only for Turek's quoted words at an Iowa State University football tailgate.

    original reporting

    For: Marijuana policy; Josh Turek: Marijuana: legalization

  40. @hinsonashley on X, August 29, 2026https://x.com/hinsonashley/status/2093699589274579038

    X · Published Aug 29, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Public post from the account the campaign site links to.

    social profile

    For: Ashley Hinson: Government accountability: stock trading and prediction markets

  41. @hinsonashley on X, May 14, 2026https://x.com/hinsonashley/status/2054993291733614869

    X · Published May 14, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Public post from the account the campaign site links to.

    social profile

    For: Ashley Hinson: Government accountability: stock trading and prediction markets

  42. H.R. 7008 as passed by the House, engrossed texthttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr7008eh/html/BILLS-119hr7008eh.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Published Jul 22, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 7, 2026

    Official engrossed text. Section 3 requires voters to provide photo identification. Cited for the bill's contents, not for the vote.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Government accountability: stock trading and prediction markets; Comparisons, reporting, support and chronology

  43. H.R. 7008 cosponsorshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7008/cosponsors

    Congress.gov · Published Jan 12, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Hinson listed as cosponsor from 2026-01-12.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Government accountability: stock trading and prediction markets

  44. H.Res. 1263, prediction-market rule changehttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1263

    Congress.gov · Published May 7, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Sponsored by Hinson; title: amending the Rules of the House to prohibit Members from entering into certain agreements, contracts, or transactions with respect to prediction markets.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Government accountability: stock trading and prediction markets

  45. @hinsonashley on X, May 8, 2026https://x.com/hinsonashley/status/2052856636536950839

    X · Published May 8, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Public post from the account the campaign site links to.

    social profile

    For: Ashley Hinson: Costs: first-time homebuyers

  46. H.R. 6542, First Home Savings Opportunity Act of 2025https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6542/cosponsors

    Congress.gov · Published Dec 9, 2025 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Cosponsor list shows Hinson joined 2025-12-09; latest action: referred to Ways and Means.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Costs: first-time homebuyers

  47. H.R. 3526, Uplifting First-Time Homebuyers Act of 2025https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3526/cosponsors

    Congress.gov · Published Jul 10, 2025 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Cosponsor list; referred to Ways and Means.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Costs: first-time homebuyers

  48. @hinsonashley on X, March 17, 2026https://x.com/hinsonashley/status/2033934383112196301

    X · Published Mar 17, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Public post from the account the campaign site links to.

    social profile

    For: Ashley Hinson: Costs: child care for parents who work nontraditional hours

  49. H.R. 7498, After Hours Child Care Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7498

    Congress.gov · Published Feb 11, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Sponsored by Hinson; referred to Education and Workforce.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Costs: child care for parents who work nontraditional hours

  50. @hinsonashley on X, May 13, 2026https://x.com/hinsonashley/status/2054691388986384489

    X · Published May 13, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Public post from the account the campaign site links to.

    social profile

    For: Ashley Hinson: Agriculture: year-round E15

  51. @hinsonashley on X, August 29, 2026https://x.com/hinsonashley/status/2093795983633129863

    X · Published Aug 29, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Public post, a reply within a thread, from the account the campaign site links to.

    social profile

    For: Ashley Hinson: Health care: prescription drug costs and pharmacy benefit managers

  52. H.R. 8339, Drug Origin Transparency Act of 2026https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8339/cosponsors

    Congress.gov · Published Apr 16, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Cosponsored 2026-04-16.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Health care: prescription drug costs and pharmacy benefit managers

  53. H.R. 1492, Medicare negotiation period equalizationhttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1492/cosponsors

    Congress.gov · Published Jun 6, 2025 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Cosponsored 2025-06-06; title as listed by Congress.gov.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Health care: prescription drug costs and pharmacy benefit managers

  54. H.R. 3878, RNs for Rural Health Act of 2025https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3878

    Congress.gov · Published Jun 10, 2025 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Sponsored by Hinson.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Health care: prescription drug costs and pharmacy benefit managers

  55. H.R. 8544 (119th Congress), PURE Executive Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8544

    Congress.gov · Published Apr 28, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Sponsored by Hinson; official title establishes a 5-year post-employment lobbying ban on former senior executive branch personnel and a permanent ban on lobbying for foreign governments; one Democratic cosponsor; referred to the House Judiciary Committee 2026-04-28.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Government accountability: lobbying bans

  56. H.R. 5594 (118th Congress), PURE Executive Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5594

    Congress.gov · Published Sep 20, 2023 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Sponsored by Hinson; same official title as H.R. 8544; one Republican cosponsor; referred to the House Judiciary Committee 2023-09-20.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Government accountability: lobbying bans

  57. H.R. 1830 (117th Congress), PURE Executive Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1830

    Congress.gov · Published Mar 11, 2021 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Sponsored by Hinson; official title as H.R. 8544 but 'on behalf of foreign clients'; one Democratic and four Republican cosponsors; referred to the House Judiciary Committee 2021-03-11 and to its Constitution subcommittee 2021-05-18.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Government accountability: lobbying bans

  58. H.R. 3049 (117th Congress), No Communist Countries Participating in Lobbying Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3049/cosponsors

    Congress.gov · Published May 7, 2021 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Cosponsored 2021-05-07; official title: to prohibit a former Member of Congress from making a lobbying contact on behalf of a client which is a Communist country; referred to a Judiciary subcommittee 2021-11-09.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Government accountability: lobbying bans

  59. H.R. 1190 (118th Congress), Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1190/cosponsors

    Congress.gov · Published Feb 15, 2024 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Cosponsored 2024-02-15; official title: to clarify a provision relating to certain contents of lobbying registrations; referred to the House Judiciary Committee.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Government accountability: lobbying bans

  60. H.R. 1883, Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1883/cosponsors

    Congress.gov · Published Apr 30, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Cosponsored 2026-04-30; official title: to clarify a provision relating to certain contents of lobbying registrations; referred to the House Judiciary Committee 2025-03-05.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Government accountability: lobbying bans

  61. @Turek4Iowa on X, March 3, 2026https://x.com/turek4iowa/status/2028908544955687080

    X · Published Mar 3, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Public post from the account the campaign site links to.

    social profile

    For: Josh Turek: Government accountability: corporate PAC money; Josh Turek: Government accountability: campaign contribution limits

  62. @Turek4Iowa on X, September 19, 2025https://x.com/Turek4Iowa/status/1969187304360092089

    X · Published Sep 19, 2025 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Public post from the account the campaign site links to.

    social profile

    For: Josh Turek: Government accountability: corporate PAC money

  63. @Turek4Iowa on X, May 6, 2026https://x.com/turek4iowa/status/2051821798769954956

    X · Published May 6, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Public post from the account the campaign site links to.

    social profile

    For: Josh Turek: Costs: minimum wage

  64. @Turek4Iowa on X, January 31, 2026https://x.com/Turek4Iowa/status/2017691733270704453

    X · Published Jan 31, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Public post from the account the campaign site links to.

    social profile

    For: Josh Turek: Costs: minimum wage; Josh Turek: Farms: right to repair and country-of-origin labeling; Josh Turek: Government accountability: campaign contribution limits

  65. House File 2194 bill history (2024)https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF2194&ga=90

    Iowa Legislature · Published Feb 1, 2024 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Reimbursement for repair of complex rehabilitation technology under Medicaid; subcommittee recommended passage 2024-02-01.

    official legislative record

    For: Josh Turek: Disabilities: wheelchair repair under Medicaid

  66. H.F. 2706 (2024), reimbursement for the repair of complex rehabilitation technology under Medicaidhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF2706&ga=90

    Iowa Legislature · Published Apr 19, 2024 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Committee bill (House Ways and Means, formerly House Study Bill 744), floor manager Rep. Best; passed the House 91-0 on April 19, 2024, the session's final day; read in the Senate and referred to Health and Human Services the same day; no further action. Turek is not its sponsor, cosponsor, or floor manager.

    official legislative record

    For: Josh Turek: Disabilities: wheelchair repair under Medicaid

  67. Iowa House Journal, April 19, 2024, page 884 (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Published Apr 19, 2024 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Roll call on House File 2706: yeas 91, nays 0, absent or not voting 9; Turek among the yeas. The same journal records adjournment sine die at 4:23 a.m.

    official legislative record

    For: Josh Turek: Disabilities: wheelchair repair under Medicaid

  68. House File 425 bill history (2025)https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF425&ga=91

    Iowa Legislature · Published Feb 17, 2025 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Same subject; introduced and referred to Health and Human Services.

    official legislative record

    For: Josh Turek: Disabilities: wheelchair repair under Medicaid

  69. State lifts prescription requirement for wheelchair repair through Medicaidhttps://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/08/13/state-lifts-prescription-requirement-for-wheelchair-repair-through-medicaid/

    Iowa Capital Dispatch · Published Aug 13, 2024 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    The campaign's own citation for its passed-bill claim. Blocks automated readers; read by the editor on 2026-09-08.

    original reporting

    For: Josh Turek: Disabilities: wheelchair repair under Medicaid

  70. House File 79 bill history (2023)https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF79&ga=90

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Disabled veteran homestead tax credit; by Turek; 2023 actions only.

    official legislative record

    For: Josh Turek: Veterans: the homestead tax credit

  71. Iowa Code section 425.15, disabled veteran tax credit (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Section history ends with 2021 Acts, chapter 148, section 1; no 2023 amendment.

    official legislative record

    For: Josh Turek: Veterans: the homestead tax credit

  72. H.F. 718 (2023), local government property taxeshttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF718&ga=90

    Iowa Legislature · Published May 4, 2023 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Passed House April 19, 2023; House concurred in the Senate amendment and passed the bill May 2, 2023 (H.J. 957); signed by the Governor May 4, 2023; 2023 Acts, chapter 71.

    official legislative record

    For: Josh Turek: Veterans: the homestead tax credit; Josh Turek: His votes on Iowa income and property taxes

  73. Iowa House Journal, May 2, 2023, page 957 (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Published May 2, 2023 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Roll call on House File 718 as amended by the Senate: ayes 94, nays 1; Turek among the ayes.

    official legislative record

    For: Josh Turek: Veterans: the homestead tax credit; Josh Turek: His votes on Iowa income and property taxes

  74. Iowa Code section 426A.11, military service exemption (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Exemption of four thousand dollars of taxable value; amended by 2023 Acts, chapter 71.

    official legislative record

    For: Josh Turek: Veterans: the homestead tax credit

  75. Turek reflects on first legislative sessionhttps://www.kmaland.com/news/turek-reflects-on-first-legislative-session/article_07403ba2-f334-11ed-b079-8385307ac0d5.html

    KMAland · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    The campaign's citation for the homestead-credit claim. Shows a bot-check page to automated readers; read by the editor in his browser on 2026-09-08, and the Internet Archive snapshot of 2026-08-07 carries the same text.

    original reporting

    For: Josh Turek: Veterans: the homestead tax credit

  76. @Laehn4Iowa on X, May 6, 2026https://x.com/Laehn4Iowa/status/2052040587780538684

    X · Published May 6, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Public post from @Laehn4Iowa, a campaign-branded account that the campaign site does not link; the record's account note applies.

    social profile

    For: Thomas Laehn: Property: eminent domain for private projects

  77. @Laehn4Iowa on X, March 16, 2026https://x.com/Laehn4Iowa/status/2033378510924841276

    X · Published Mar 16, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Public post from @Laehn4Iowa, a campaign-branded account that the campaign site does not link; the record's account note applies.

    social profile

    For: Thomas Laehn: Government accountability: PACs and super PACs

  78. @Laehn4Iowa on X, February 24, 2026https://x.com/Laehn4Iowa/status/2026102994006163888

    X · Published Feb 24, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Public post from @Laehn4Iowa, a campaign-branded account that the campaign site does not link; the record's account note applies.

    social profile

    For: Thomas Laehn: Spending: national debt and a balanced budget

  79. @Laehn4Iowa on X, December 30, 2025https://x.com/Laehn4Iowa/status/2006106764878794753

    X · Published Dec 30, 2025 · Reviewed Sep 8, 2026

    Public post from @Laehn4Iowa, a campaign-branded account that the campaign site does not link; the record's account note applies.

    social profile

    For: Thomas Laehn: War powers: undeclared wars

  80. GOP Congresswoman Says Medical Marijuana Helped Her Aunt Deal With Cancer Symptomshttps://www.marijuanamoment.net/gop-congresswoman-says-medical-marijuana-helped-her-aunt-deal-with-cancer-symptoms/

    Marijuana Moment · Published Jun 6, 2025 · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Used only for Hinson's quoted words at an Iowa town hall.

    original reporting

    For: Ashley Hinson: Marijuana: medical use and research

  81. Roll Call 392, H.R. 8454 passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2022392

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Jul 26, 2022 · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act, motion to suspend the rules and pass; Hinson recorded Yea; passed 325 to 95 (Clerk XML roll392.xml).

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Marijuana: medical use and research

  82. H.R. 8454 (117th Congress), Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8454

    Congress.gov · Published Dec 2, 2022 · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Became Public Law 117-215.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Marijuana: medical use and research

  83. Roll Call 107, H.R. 3617 passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2022107

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Apr 1, 2022 · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    MORE Act, on passage; Hinson recorded Nay; passed 220 to 204 (Clerk XML roll107.xml).

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Marijuana: medical use and research

  84. H.R. 3617 (117th Congress), engrossed in the Househttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr3617eh/html/BILLS-117hr3617eh.htm

    GovInfo · Published Apr 1, 2022 · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Long title: an Act to decriminalize and deschedule cannabis.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Marijuana: medical use and research

  85. Roll Call 120, H.R. 1996 passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2021120

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Apr 19, 2021 · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    SAFE Banking Act, motion to suspend the rules and pass; Hinson recorded Yea; passed 321 to 101 (Clerk XML roll120.xml).

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Marijuana: medical use and research

  86. H.R. 1996 (117th Congress), engrossed in the Househttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr1996eh/html/BILLS-117hr1996eh.htm

    GovInfo · Published Apr 19, 2021 · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Long title: an Act to create protections for financial institutions that serve cannabis-related legitimate businesses.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Marijuana: medical use and research

  87. House File 442 bill historyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF442&ga=90

    Iowa Legislature · Published Feb 24, 2023 · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    31 sponsors at introduction, Turek among them; Gaines added March 2, 2023. Referred to Public Safety; no other action listed before END OF 2023 ACTIONS.

    official legislative record

    For: Josh Turek: Marijuana: legalization

  88. House File 442 (90th General Assembly), bill text (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Published Feb 24, 2023 · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Explanation: Division II retail marijuana regulation; 10 percent excise tax on each retail sale; possession limits for people 21 and older.

    official legislative record

    For: Josh Turek: Marijuana: legalization

  89. Iowa PBS debate, October 7: Hinson on her trade crimes billhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQXwr856YrI&t=560s

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

    9:20. The quoted words read the same in YouTube's captions and in Iowa PBS's own transcript.

    candidate statement

    For: Ashley Hinson: Her trade crimes bill

  90. 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

    Iowa PBS transcript of the debate

    For: Ashley Hinson: Her trade crimes bill; Ashley Hinson: Her bill on health insurer denials; Ashley Hinson: Pharmacy benefit manager rules in the 2026 funding law; Ashley Hinson: Her cancer research trust fund bill; Ashley Hinson: The Social Security Fairness Act; Ashley Hinson: The farm bill and her Save Our Bacon Act; Ashley Hinson: Immigration enforcement: body cameras and Iowa's 2018 law; Ashley Hinson: Her vote on data centers and electric rates; Ashley Hinson: Her veterans mental health and stillbirth bills; Ashley Hinson: Her vote for the 2025 tax law; Ashley Hinson: Her House voting attendance in 2026; Ashley Hinson: Selling her family's individual stocks in 2021; Josh Turek: His vote on the steel plant tax credits; Josh Turek: His vote on Iowa's 2024 illegal reentry law; Josh Turek: His votes on Iowa income and property taxes; Josh Turek: His bill on private equity buying homes; Sixteen Iowa Senate debate claims checked

  91. H.R. 1869 (119th Congress), Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act of 2026https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1869/all-actions

    Congress.gov · Published Aug 31, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Sponsored by Hinson; passed the House by voice vote August 31, 2026; received in the Senate September 14, 2026.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Her trade crimes bill

  92. H.R. 1869 as passed by the Househttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr1869eh/html/BILLS-119hr1869eh.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Published Aug 31, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Sets up a Justice Department Criminal Division unit, with new prosecutor positions, for tariff and duty evasion, once Congress funds it.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Her trade crimes bill

  93. H.R. 9151 (118th Congress), Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act of 2024https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/9151/all-actions

    Congress.gov · Published Dec 3, 2024 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Sponsored by Hinson; passed the House by voice vote December 3, 2024; referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee December 4, 2024.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Her trade crimes bill

  94. Iowa PBS debate, October 7: Hinson on her insurer billhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQXwr856YrI&t=1471s

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

    24:31. The quoted words read the same in YouTube's captions and in Iowa PBS's own transcript.

    candidate statement

    For: Ashley Hinson: Her bill on health insurer denials

  95. H.R. 10024 (119th Congress), Health Insurance Transparency for Patients Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10024

    Congress.gov · Published Aug 3, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Sponsored by Hinson; Reps. Gallagher and Barrett cosponsored August 13, 2026; referred to Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Her bill on health insurer denials

  96. H.R. 10024 as introducedhttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr10024ih/html/BILLS-119hr10024ih.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Published Aug 3, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Requires insurers and Medicare Advantage plans to publish yearly denial, appeal and timing data and the list of services needing prior authorization.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Her bill on health insurer denials

  97. Iowa PBS debate, October 7: Hinson on pharmacy benefit managershttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQXwr856YrI&t=1484s

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

    24:44. The quoted words read the same in YouTube's captions and in Iowa PBS's own transcript.

    candidate statement

    For: Ashley Hinson: Pharmacy benefit manager rules in the 2026 funding law

  98. H.R. 7148 (119th Congress), Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7148/all-actions

    Congress.gov · Published Feb 3, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Passed the House 341-88 on January 22, 2026; House agreed to the Senate amendments 217-214 on February 3; became Public Law 119-75 the same day.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Pharmacy benefit manager rules in the 2026 funding law

  99. Public Law 119-75, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ75/html/PLAW-119publ75.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Published Feb 3, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Division J: section 6224 (PBM accountability in Medicare Part D) and sections 6701 and 6702 (PBM oversight and rebate pass-through for employer plans).

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Pharmacy benefit manager rules in the 2026 funding law

  100. Roll Call 45, H.R. 7148 passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026045

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Jan 22, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, on passage; Hinson recorded Yea; passed 341 to 88.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Pharmacy benefit manager rules in the 2026 funding law

  101. Roll Call 53, H.R. 7148 Senate amendmentshttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026053

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Feb 3, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Motion to concur in the Senate amendments; Hinson recorded Yea; passed 217 to 214.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Pharmacy benefit manager rules in the 2026 funding law

  102. Iowa PBS debate, October 7: Hinson on her cancer research billhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQXwr856YrI&t=1509s

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

    25:09. The quoted words read the same in YouTube's captions and in Iowa PBS's own transcript.

    candidate statement

    For: Ashley Hinson: Her cancer research trust fund bill

  103. H.R. 10093 (119th Congress), Cancer Research Trust Fund Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10093

    Congress.gov · Published Aug 13, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Sponsored by Hinson; referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee August 13, 2026.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Her cancer research trust fund bill

  104. H.R. 10093 as introducedhttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr10093ih/html/BILLS-119hr10093ih.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Published Aug 13, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Authorizes a fund equal to 10 percent of duties on imported tobacco each year for cancer research, with rare and childhood cancers as priorities.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Her cancer research trust fund bill

  105. Iowa PBS debate, October 7: Hinson on the Social Security Fairness Acthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQXwr856YrI&t=1886s

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

    31:26. The quoted words read the same in YouTube's captions and in Iowa PBS's own transcript.

    candidate statement

    For: Ashley Hinson: The Social Security Fairness Act

  106. H.R. 82 (118th Congress), Social Security Fairness Act of 2023https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/82/cosponsors

    Congress.gov · Published Jan 5, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Sponsored by Rep. Garret Graves; Hinson a cosponsor from February 2, 2023; passed the House 327-75 on November 12, 2024; became Public Law 118-273 on January 5, 2025.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: The Social Security Fairness Act

  107. Discharge Petition No. 16 (118th Congress), H.Res. 1410 for H.R. 82https://clerk.house.gov/DischargePetition/2024091016

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Sep 10, 2024 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Petition to bring H.R. 82 to the floor; Hinson is signature 209, dated September 19, 2024.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: The Social Security Fairness Act

  108. Roll Call 456, H.R. 82 passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024456

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Nov 12, 2024 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Social Security Fairness Act, motion to suspend the rules and pass; Hinson recorded Yea; passed 327 to 75.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: The Social Security Fairness Act

  109. 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: The farm bill and her Save Our Bacon Act

  110. 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: The farm bill and her Save Our Bacon Act

  111. 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: The farm bill and her Save Our Bacon Act

  112. 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: The farm bill and her Save Our Bacon Act

  113. 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

    House Roll Call 154 (2026), the farm bill

    For: Ashley Hinson: The farm bill and her Save Our Bacon Act; Sixteen Iowa Senate debate claims checked

  114. Iowa PBS debate, October 7: Hinson on ICE body cameras and Iowa's lawhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQXwr856YrI&t=2390s

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

    39:50 to 40:12. The quoted words read the same in YouTube's captions and in Iowa PBS's own transcript.

    candidate statement

    For: Ashley Hinson: Immigration enforcement: body cameras and Iowa's 2018 law

  115. Roll Call 42, H.R. 7147 passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026042

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Jan 22, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    2026 Homeland Security funding bill, on passage; Hinson recorded Yea.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Immigration enforcement: body cameras and Iowa's 2018 law

  116. H.R. 7147 as passed by the Househttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr7147eh/html/BILLS-119hr7147eh.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Published Jan 22, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Section 109 sets aside $20,000,000 for body-worn cameras for agents and officers enforcing immigration law.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Immigration enforcement: body cameras and Iowa's 2018 law

  117. Public Law 119-86, Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ86/html/PLAW-119publ86.htm

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

    Enacted April 30, 2026 after a House voice vote; keeps the $20,000,000 for body-worn cameras.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Immigration enforcement: body cameras and Iowa's 2018 law

  118. Iowa House Journal, April 3, 2018, page 731 (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Published Apr 3, 2018 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Roll call on Senate File 481: ayes 55, nays 45; Hinson among the ayes.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Immigration enforcement: body cameras and Iowa's 2018 law

  119. Senate File 481 (2017-2018), bill historyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF481&ga=87

    Iowa Legislature · Published Apr 10, 2018 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Immigration enforcement bill; passed the House 55-45 on April 3, 2018; signed by the governor April 10, 2018.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Immigration enforcement: body cameras and Iowa's 2018 law

  120. Senate File 481, enrolled text (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Published Apr 10, 2018 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Law enforcement agencies must comply with ICE detainer requests; cities and counties may not adopt policies that discourage enforcing immigration law.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Immigration enforcement: body cameras and Iowa's 2018 law

  121. Iowa PBS debate, October 7: Hinson on the ratepayer protection billhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQXwr856YrI&t=2526s

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

    42:06 to 42:12, and again at 44:32. The quoted words read the same in YouTube's captions and in Iowa PBS's own transcript.

    candidate statement

    For: Ashley Hinson: Her vote on data centers and electric rates

  122. Roll Call 312, H.R. 9340 passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026312

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Sep 16, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Ratepayer Protection Act, motion to suspend the rules and pass; Hinson recorded Yea; passed 417 to 3.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Her vote on data centers and electric rates

  123. H.R. 9340 as passed by the Househttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr9340eh/html/BILLS-119hr9340eh.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Published Sep 16, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    A federal standard, for states to consider, that utilities charge large data-center customers (100 megawatts or more) the full cost of upgrades built to serve them.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Her vote on data centers and electric rates

  124. H.R. 9340 (119th Congress), Ratepayer Protection Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9340/all-actions

    Congress.gov · Published Sep 30, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Sponsored by Rep. Gabe Evans. Senate cloture on the motion to proceed failed 57-43 on September 30, 2026, and the motion was withdrawn.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Her vote on data centers and electric rates

  125. Iowa PBS debate, October 7: Hinson on bills signed into lawhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQXwr856YrI&t=2864s

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

    47:44. The quoted words read the same in YouTube's captions and in Iowa PBS's own transcript.

    candidate statement

    For: Ashley Hinson: Her veterans mental health and stillbirth bills

  126. H.R. 4581 (118th Congress), Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2024https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4581

    Congress.gov · Published Jul 12, 2024 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Sponsored by Hinson; passed the House 408-3 on May 15, 2024; signed July 12, 2024; Public Law 118-69.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Her veterans mental health and stillbirth bills

  127. Roll Call 207, H.R. 4581 passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024207

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published May 15, 2024 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act; Hinson recorded Yea; passed 408 to 3.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Her veterans mental health and stillbirth bills

  128. H.R. 2441 (117th Congress), Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act of 2021https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2441/cosponsors

    Congress.gov · Published Jun 30, 2021 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Sponsored by Rep. Cindy Axne (D-IA); Hinson an original cosponsor; signed June 30, 2021; Public Law 117-21.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Her veterans mental health and stillbirth bills

  129. Iowa PBS debate, October 7: Hinson on the 2025 tax lawhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQXwr856YrI&t=926s

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

    15:26, and her vote at 12:35. The quoted words read the same in YouTube's captions and in Iowa PBS's own transcript.

    candidate statement

    For: Ashley Hinson: Her vote for the 2025 tax law

  130. Public Law 119-21, the 2025 budget reconciliation acthttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ21/html/PLAW-119publ21.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Published Jul 4, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Sections 70201 (tips), 70202 (overtime), 70103 (seniors' deduction) and 70105 (small-business income deduction).

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Her vote for the 2025 tax law

  131. Iowa PBS debate, October 7: Hinson on her attendancehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQXwr856YrI&t=946s

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

    15:46. The quoted words read the same in YouTube's captions and in Iowa PBS's own transcript.

    candidate statement

    For: Ashley Hinson: Her House voting attendance in 2026

  132. Roll Call 1 of 2026, quorum callhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026001

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Jan 6, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    The first 2026 roll call; Hinson recorded Present. The attendance card counts all 314 roll calls from this one to Roll Call 314.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Her House voting attendance in 2026

  133. Roll Call 13 of 2026https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026013

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Jan 12, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Hinson recorded Not Voting.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Her House voting attendance in 2026

  134. Roll Call 14 of 2026https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026014

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Jan 12, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Hinson recorded Not Voting.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Her House voting attendance in 2026

  135. Roll Call 15 of 2026https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026015

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Jan 12, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Hinson recorded Not Voting.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Her House voting attendance in 2026

  136. Roll Call 130 of 2026https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026130

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Apr 22, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Hinson recorded Not Voting.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Her House voting attendance in 2026

  137. Roll Call 208 of 2026https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026208

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Jun 8, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Hinson recorded Not Voting.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Her House voting attendance in 2026

  138. Roll Call 314 of 2026https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026314

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Sep 16, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    The latest 2026 roll call posted when checked on October 10, 2026; Hinson recorded Yea.

    official legislative record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Her House voting attendance in 2026

  139. Iowa PBS debate, October 7: Hinson on selling stockshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQXwr856YrI&t=979s

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

    16:19. The quoted words read the same in YouTube's captions and in Iowa PBS's own transcript.

    candidate statement

    For: Ashley Hinson: Selling her family's individual stocks in 2021

  140. Periodic transaction report, filed April 5, 2021 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Apr 5, 2021 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Filed as Ashley Hinson Arenholz. Lists her spouse's sales of single-company stocks on March 31, 2021.

    official office record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Selling her family's individual stocks in 2021

  141. Financial disclosure report for 2021 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published May 16, 2022 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Annual report; all 11 assets coded [ST], the Clerk's code for a stock, show a year-end value of None and are marked no longer held.

    official office record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Selling her family's individual stocks in 2021

  142. Financial disclosure report for 2022 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Aug 13, 2023 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Annual report; no asset coded [ST], the Clerk's code for a stock.

    official office record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Selling her family's individual stocks in 2021

  143. Financial disclosure report for 2023 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Aug 12, 2024 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Annual report; no asset coded [ST].

    official office record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Selling her family's individual stocks in 2021

  144. Financial disclosure report for 2024 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Aug 13, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Annual report; no asset coded [ST].

    official office record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Selling her family's individual stocks in 2021

  145. Financial disclosure report for 2025 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Aug 13, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Annual report; no asset coded [ST]. Lists funds and ETFs, and her spouse's privately held stock in High Street Insurance Partners ($1,000,001 to $5,000,000).

    official office record

    For: Ashley Hinson: Selling her family's individual stocks in 2021

  146. Iowa PBS debate, October 7: Turek on the steel plant votehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQXwr856YrI&t=602s

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

    10:02. The quoted words read the same in YouTube's captions and in Iowa PBS's own transcript.

    candidate statement

    For: Josh Turek: His vote on the steel plant tax credits

  147. Iowa House Journal, October 2, 2026 (special session), pages 1191-1192 (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Published Oct 2, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Roll call on House File 2801: ayes 75, nays 17, 8 absent or not voting; Turek among the ayes. The session met and adjourned the same day. The daily journal is marked as a proof copy.

    official legislative record

    For: Josh Turek: His vote on the steel plant tax credits

  148. House File 2801 (2026), bill historyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF2801&ga=91

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Ways and Means bill changing the Major Economic Growth Attraction (MEGA) program. Passed the House 75-17 and the Senate 28-19 on October 2, 2026; signed by the governor the same day.

    official legislative record

    For: Josh Turek: His vote on the steel plant tax credits

  149. House File 2801, enrolled text (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Published Oct 2, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Section 4: one business in a rural county may get a tax credit of up to 10 percent of its qualifying investment, paid over ten years, once the project or a set part of it is in service and at least half the jobs tied to it are on the payroll.

    official legislative record

    For: Josh Turek: His vote on the steel plant tax credits

  150. House File 2801 fiscal note (document)

    Iowa Legislative Services Agency · Published Oct 2, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Citing a press release from the governor's office, the note says the bill's changes are meant to allow an award for a Mesabi Metallics steel plant.

    official legislative record

    For: Josh Turek: His vote on the steel plant tax credits

  151. Iowa PBS debate, October 7: Turek on his immigration votehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQXwr856YrI&t=2172s

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

    36:12. The quoted words read the same in YouTube's captions and in Iowa PBS's own transcript.

    candidate statement

    For: Josh Turek: His vote on Iowa's 2024 illegal reentry law

  152. Iowa House Journal, March 19, 2024, pages 622-623 (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Published Mar 19, 2024 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Roll call on Senate File 2340: ayes 64, nays 30; Turek, Forbes and Judge among the ayes.

    official legislative record

    For: Josh Turek: His vote on Iowa's 2024 illegal reentry law

  153. Senate File 2340 (2024), bill historyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF2340&ga=90

    Iowa Legislature · Published Apr 10, 2024 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Illegal reentry bill; passed the House 64-30 on March 19, 2024; signed by the governor April 10, 2024.

    official legislative record

    For: Josh Turek: His vote on Iowa's 2024 illegal reentry law

  154. Senate File 2340, enrolled text (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Published Apr 10, 2024 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Section 2: entering or being found in Iowa after being denied admission to, or excluded, deported or removed from, the United States is a crime, with felony grades after some convictions.

    official legislative record

    For: Josh Turek: His vote on Iowa's 2024 illegal reentry law

  155. Iowa House members, 90th General Assemblyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/house?ga=90

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Party of each member; of the 64 ayes on Senate File 2340, 61 are listed as Republicans and three (Forbes, Judge and Turek) as Democrats.

    official office record

    For: Josh Turek: His vote on Iowa's 2024 illegal reentry law

  156. Iowa PBS debate, October 7: Turek on his tax voteshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQXwr856YrI&t=899s

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

    14:59 to 15:07. The quoted words read the same in YouTube's captions and in Iowa PBS's own transcript.

    candidate statement

    For: Josh Turek: His votes on Iowa income and property taxes

  157. Iowa House Journal, April 19, 2024, pages 902-903 (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Published Apr 19, 2024 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Roll call on Senate File 2442: ayes 68, nays 24; Turek among the ayes.

    official legislative record

    For: Josh Turek: His votes on Iowa income and property taxes

  158. Senate File 2442 (2024), bill historyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF2442&ga=90

    Iowa Legislature · Published May 1, 2024 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Ways and Means bill on income tax rates and property taxes; passed the House 68-24 on April 19, 2024; signed by the governor May 1, 2024.

    official legislative record

    For: Josh Turek: His votes on Iowa income and property taxes

  159. Senate File 2442 fiscal note (final action) (document)

    Iowa Legislative Services Agency · Published May 10, 2024 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Division I decreases individual income tax rates to a flat 3.8 percent beginning in tax year 2025.

    official legislative record

    For: Josh Turek: His votes on Iowa income and property taxes

  160. House File 718 fiscal note (final action) (document)

    Iowa Legislative Services Agency · Published May 4, 2023 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    New limits on county and city property tax rates and a new homestead exemption for homeowners 65 and over.

    official legislative record

    For: Josh Turek: His votes on Iowa income and property taxes

  161. Iowa PBS debate, October 7: Turek on private equity and housinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQXwr856YrI&t=1159s

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

    19:19 to 19:28. The quoted words read the same in YouTube's captions and in Iowa PBS's own transcript.

    candidate statement

    For: Josh Turek: His bill on private equity buying homes

  162. House File 745 (2025), bill historyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF745&ga=91

    Iowa Legislature · Published Mar 5, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    By Turek; introduced and referred to Local Government March 5, 2025; no later action listed.

    official legislative record

    For: Josh Turek: His bill on private equity buying homes

  163. House File 745, as introduced (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Published Mar 5, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Lets cities bar purchases of single-family homes by companies using private equity, hedge or real estate funds, July 2025 through June 2030.

    official legislative record

    For: Josh Turek: His bill on private equity buying homes

  164. Bills sponsored by Josh Turek, 2023-2024https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/findLegislation/findBillBySponsorOrManager?ga=90&pid=33969

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Bills he sponsored or cosponsored in the 90th General Assembly; no title concerns private equity or purchases of single-family homes.

    official legislative record

    For: Josh Turek: His bill on private equity buying homes

  165. House votes to limit stock trading by members of Congresshttps://apnews.com/article/3400cf5d498cc9934c0f16be1326bfe9

    Associated Press · Published Jul 22, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 7, 2026

    Used for reported context on the bill. The roll call and the bill text are cited from official records.

    original reporting

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  166. Iowa Farm Bureau names Mike Naig and Ashley Hinson as a Friend of Agriculturehttps://www.iowafarmbureau.com/Article/Iowa-Farm-Bureau-names-Iowa-Secretary-of-Agriculture-Mike-Naig-and-US-Senate-candidate-Ashley-Hinson-as-a-Friend-of-Agriculture

    Iowa Farm Bureau · Published Sep 2, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 7, 2026

    Organization-owned article announcing its political action committee's designation of Hinson. An endorsement source, not independent reporting.

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  167. Tom Harkin endorsement announcementhttps://turek4iowa.com/news/new-former-u-s-senator-tom-harkin-endorses-josh-turek-for-u-s-senate/

    Josh Turek for Iowa · Published May 8, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 7, 2026

    Campaign-reported endorsement. The source owner and limits are shown rather than treated as independent reporting.

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  168. Elected-official endorsement announcementhttps://turek4iowa.com/news/josh-turek-announces-new-slate-of-endorsements/

    Josh Turek for Iowa · Published Mar 18, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 7, 2026

    Campaign-reported announcement supporting the count of more than 50 current and former elected-official endorsements.

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  169. GOP congresswoman joins 2026 Iowa Senate racehttps://apnews.com/article/5f1fcb82ed73f83a8342683efed847f0

    Associated Press · Published Sep 2, 2025 · Reviewed Sep 7, 2026

    Used for the dated race-entry event only.

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  170. Turek wins Democratic Primary, Hinson GOP nomineehttps://www.radioiowa.com/2026/06/03/turek-wins-democratic-primary-hinson-gop-nominee-for-iowas-us-senate-seat/

    Radio Iowa · Published Jun 3, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 7, 2026

    Used for the primary-result chronology event.

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  171. Laehn qualifies for November ballothttps://www.radioiowa.com/2026/06/10/iowa-libertarian-laehn-running-for-us-senate-qualifies-for-nov-ballot/

    Radio Iowa · Published Jun 10, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 7, 2026

    Used for the qualification chronology event.

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  172. July Quarterly 2026 filing, FEC-2010403https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/C00706267/2010403/

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Sep 7, 2026

    Current non-superseded filing returned by OpenFEC at 00:51 UTC on September 4, 2026 (the evening of September 3 in Iowa) and confirmed unchanged on September 7, 2026. Receipts and disbursements are the election-cycle-to-date figures, Column B on the summary page; cash on hand and debts are the period-end figures. Committee C00706267; July Quarterly 2026, amended; coverage 2026-05-14 to 2026-06-30; received 2026-09-01; file 2010403; image 202609019904055629.

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  173. July Quarterly 2026 filing, FEC-1997598https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/C00915645/1997598/

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Sep 7, 2026

    Current non-superseded filing returned by OpenFEC at 00:51 UTC on September 4, 2026 (the evening of September 3 in Iowa) and confirmed unchanged on September 7, 2026. Receipts and disbursements are the election-cycle-to-date figures, Column B on the summary page; cash on hand and debts are the period-end figures. Committee C00915645; July Quarterly 2026; coverage 2026-05-14 to 2026-06-30; received 2026-07-15; file 1997598; image 202607159890662863.

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  174. July Quarterly 2026 filing, FEC-1987431https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/C00872903/1987431/

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Sep 7, 2026

    Current non-superseded filing returned by OpenFEC at 00:51 UTC on September 4, 2026 (the evening of September 3 in Iowa) and confirmed unchanged on September 7, 2026. Receipts and disbursements are the election-cycle-to-date figures, Column B on the summary page; cash on hand and debts are the period-end figures. Committee C00872903; July Quarterly 2026; coverage 2026-04-01 to 2026-06-30; received 2026-07-01; file 1987431; image 202607019874321894.

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  175. Our claim page: Hinson's trade crimes billhttps://statedrecord.com/claims/iowa-us-senate-2026/hinson-trade-crimes-bill

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  176. Our claim page: Hinson's bills signed into lawhttps://statedrecord.com/claims/iowa-us-senate-2026/hinson-bills-signed-by-biden

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  177. Our claim page: Hinson's 2021 stock saleshttps://statedrecord.com/claims/iowa-us-senate-2026/hinson-sold-individual-stocks-2021

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  178. Our claim page: Hinson's 2026 attendancehttps://statedrecord.com/claims/iowa-us-senate-2026/hinson-2026-attendance

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  179. Our claim page: Hinson on the farm billhttps://statedrecord.com/claims/iowa-us-senate-2026/hinson-farm-bill-save-our-bacon

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  180. Our claim page: Turek's steel plant votehttps://statedrecord.com/claims/iowa-us-senate-2026/turek-steel-mill-incentive-vote

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  181. Our claim page: Turek's illegal reentry votehttps://statedrecord.com/claims/iowa-us-senate-2026/turek-illegal-reentry-vote

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  182. Our claim page: Turek's tax voteshttps://statedrecord.com/claims/iowa-us-senate-2026/turek-tax-cut-votes

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  183. Iowa Press Debates: U.S. Senate, Iowa PBShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQXwr856YrI

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  184. Iowa House Journal, October 2, 2026 (document)

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