Scholten, Josh Turek and Senate
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Iowa Rep. Josh Turek announced his campaign for U.S. Senate Tuesday, becoming the fifth Democrat running for the seat currently held by Sen. Joni Ernst. Turek, 46, launched his campaign with a video titled “Underdog,
Monday night, Iowa Democrat J.D. Scholten joined State Representative Josh Turek in support of his Senate bid. Earlier in the day, Scholten announced he would be dropping out of the race. Rep. Scholten says Democrats best chance to win is with Rep. Josh Turek.
In bright-red Iowa, the Democratic field vying to unseat Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) grew to five on Tuesday as state Rep. Josh Turek jumped into the race. A former Paralympian with two gold medals in wheelchair basketball,
Democratic Iowa state representative and former Paralympian Josh Turek is planning to launch a U.S. Senate campaign in August, his colleagues say.
Iowa Senate candidate Josh Turek will be in Council Bluffs on Monday night. Turek has several competitors in the primary already, including Jackie Norris, Nathan Sage, and fellow state legislators J.D. Scholten and Zach Wahls.
The most recent Democrat to join the race for Iowa's US Senate seat was out speaking to constituents this week.Josh Turek, a current statehouse representative,