Candidate · Iowa · Democrat
Josh Turek
Josh TurekCandidate for U.S. Senate from Iowa (2026)
Josh Turek is a Democratic member of the Iowa House of Representatives from Council Bluffs, representing District 20 since January 2023, and a former Paralympic wheelchair basketball player. He is the Democratic nominee for the open U.S. Senate seat in Iowa in 2026 after winning the June 2, 2026 primary, and faces Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson on November 3.
Background
Biography
Josh Turek was born in 1979 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, where he was raised and still lives. He was born with spina bifida and had 21 surgeries by age 12. He graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in Council Bluffs, earned a bachelor's degree from Southwest Minnesota State University, and a master's degree from DeVry University. He played professional basketball in Europe and competed for the United States in wheelchair basketball, winning Paralympic gold medals in 2016 and in Tokyo in 2021. He was elected to the Iowa House in 2022, winning by six votes, and reelected in 2024; he has represented District 20 since January 9, 2023, and serves on the Health and Human Services Committee. He won the June 2, 2026 Democratic primary for U.S. Senate over state Sen. Zach Wahls and faces Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson on November 3 for the seat being vacated by Sen. Joni Ernst.
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