U.S. Senator
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| Topic | Ashley Hinson | Josh Turek | Thomas Laehn |
|---|---|---|---|
| On the ballot as | Republican | Democratic | Libertarian |
| Occupation | U.S. Representative, Iowa 2nd District; former KCRG-TV news anchor (Iowa Capital Dispatch voter guide, 2026) Source: iowacapitaldispatch.com | Iowa state representative, House District 20 (2023-present); Paralympic wheelchair basketball gold medalist (Iowa Capital Dispatch voter guide, 2026) Source: iowacapitaldispatch.com | Greene County Attorney (second term); former assistant professor of political science, McNeese State University (Iowa Capital Dispatch voter guide, 2026) Source: iowacapitaldispatch.com |
| Prior offices | U.S. House, Iowa 2nd District (2023-present) Source: iowacapitaldispatch.comU.S. House, Iowa 1st District (2021-2023) Source: iowacapitaldispatch.comIowa House, District 67 (2017-2021) Source: iowacapitaldispatch.com | Iowa House, District 20 (2023-present) Source: iowacapitaldispatch.com | Greene County Attorney (currently serving second term) Source: iowacapitaldispatch.com |
| Campaign money | Raised: $14,147,973; Spent: $13,903,059; Cash on hand: $2,172,989 (through 2026-10-14) Source: fec.gov | Raised: $20,152,882; Spent: $16,545,789; Cash on hand: $3,607,093 (through 2026-09-30) Source: fec.gov | Raised: $83,667; Spent: $74,632; Cash on hand: $9,035 (through 2026-10-14) Source: fec.gov |
| Taxes and budget | "it is YOUR money, not the government’s money" Source: ashleyhinson.com | "Cut taxes for the middle class and working families and close loopholes for billionaires" Source: turek4iowa.com | "Fighting against national debt" Source: laehn4iowa.org |
| Economy and jobs | "creating an economy where small businesses can grow and create good-paying jobs" Source: ashleyhinson.com | "Raise the minimum wage and pass legislation that ties regular raises to inflation" Source: turek4iowa.com | Not found Know a source? Send it |
| Education | "expanding career and technical education and connecting students with good-paying Iowa jobs" Source: ashleyhinson.com | "End school vouchers that waste taxpayer dollars and benefit the richest." Source: turek4iowa.com | Not found Know a source? Send it |
| Health care | "Lower prescription drug costs by increasing transparency and holding pharmacy benefit managers accountable." Source: ashleyhinson.com | "Introduce a public option so every Iowan has access to health care." Source: turek4iowa.com | Not found Know a source? Send it |
| Public safety | "cracking down on traffickers, strengthening partnerships with law enforcement" Source: ashleyhinson.com | Not found Know a source? Send it | Not found Know a source? Send it |
| Agriculture and water | "fighting policies like California’s Proposition 12 that hurt Iowa family farmers" Source: ashleyhinson.com | "Pass a Right to Repair law at the federal level." Source: turek4iowa.com | "Ending eminent domain abuse" Source: laehn4iowa.org |
| Energy and utilities | "championing year-round E15, strengthening biofuels, and investing in homegrown energy production" Source: ashleyhinson.com | Not found Know a source? Send it | Not found Know a source? Send it |
| Elections and government | "Ban Members of Congress from trading individual stocks and betting on prediction markets." Source: ashleyhinson.com | "Pass a constitutional amendment to reverse Citizens United." Source: turek4iowa.com | Not found Know a source? Send it |
| Housing and cost of living | "ensuring large institutional investors cannot buy up single-family homes in Iowa neighborhoods" Source: ashleyhinson.com | "Ban Wall Street private equity firms from purchasing single family homes and farmland" Source: turek4iowa.com | Not found Know a source? Send it |
| Immigration | "Secure the southern border by enforcing America’s immigration laws and deporting dangerous criminal illegal immigrants." Source: ashleyhinson.com | "Pass bipartisan immigration legislation that strengthens our borders and simplifies an earned pathway to citizenship." Source: turek4iowa.com | "Securing borders with humane immigration policies" Source: laehn4iowa.org |
| Abortion | Not found Know a source? Send it | "Make Roe v. Wade the law of the land again" Source: turek4iowa.com | "Leaving abortion to the states" Source: laehn4iowa.org |
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