Open Senate seat up for grabs in Iowa as candidates tout populism, bipartisanship
Summary
Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson and Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek are competing for Iowa’s open U.S. Senate seat in the Nov. 3 midterm election. Turek is campaigning as a centrist focused on working communities, while Hinson supports some of President Donald Trump’s positions but has publicly disagreed with him on Russia and Iran.Key Facts
- Donald Trump is backing Hinson and campaigned in Iowa as part of a national effort to help Republicans in the midterms.
- Democrats view the race as a chance to gain a Senate seat amid voter concerns about rising gas and fertilizer costs.
- Turek is a two-time Paralympic gold medalist and calls his platform “common-sense prairie populist.”
- Former President Barack Obama endorsed Turek in July.
- Hinson criticized Trump’s deal with Russia and said she opposed waiving sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin.
- Hinson reversed her position on Iran in September and called for an end to the war.
- Turek says his experience with spina bifida reflects the lasting effects of war; he has linked the condition to his father’s Agent Orange exposure during the Vietnam War.
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