Josh Turek
Liberal
Democrat
N/A
Iowa
Current Position: State House Representative IA-20
Running For: Senator
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- Against cuts to Medicaid; supports reversing Medicaid spending cuts from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
- Against chaotic tariffs that harm Iowa farmers
- Against cuts to SNAP food assistance program
Business & Labor
- For raising the minimum wage and tying regular raises to inflation
- For protecting workers' right to organize and passing the PRO Act to strengthen unions
- For banning Wall Street private equity firms from purchasing single family homes and farmland
- For federal ban on price gouging on food
- For Right to Repair laws allowing farmers to fix their own equipment
- For Mandatory Country of Origin labeling legislation
- For ending 14C certificates that allow paying individuals with disabilities subminimum wage
Health Care
- For a public health insurance option and restoring Affordable Care Act subsidies
- For supporting and expanding the PACT Act for veterans exposed to toxic substances
Education
- Against school vouchers; supports keeping public dollars in public schools
Civil Rights
- For restoring abortion protections that Roe v. Wade previously provided through federal law; opposes Iowa's six-week abortion ban
- For protecting the right to marry who you love
Voting Rights & Democracy
- Against Members of Congress and their spouses trading stock
- Against corporate PAC money in campaigns
- For constitutional amendment to reverse Citizens United decision
- For term limits for Members of Congress and Supreme Court Justices
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- For limits on U.S. aid to Israel due to disproportionate response in Gaza conflict
- For reforming and simplifying path to legal citizenship
- For bipartisan immigration legislation that strengthens borders and provides earned pathway to citizenship