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U.S. senators work with the House on U.S. laws and spending. They also vote on the president's picks for federal judges.

These votes help set U.S. taxes, pay for public services and choose who serves in federal courts.

  • National laws
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  • Federal judge nominations

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Candidate
Ashley Hinson

Ashley Hinson

Running for U.S. Senate · Iowa

NationalRepublican

Candidate
Josh Turek

Josh Turek

Running for U.S. Senate · Iowa

NationalDemocrat

Ashley HinsonCandidateJosh TurekChallenger

Job fit

Ashley Hinson

Offices held

  • represents Northeast Iowa in Congress. 1
  • Ashley previously served in the Iowa state House and represented Iowa’s 67th House district 1

Other work

  • During her years as a reporter 1

Josh Turek

Offices held

  • Josh Turek is a two-time Paralympic gold medalist for Team USA and a State Legislator 2

Education

  • He continued his basketball career at Southwest Minnesota State University where he was the most prolific scorer in the program’s history. Josh graduated in 2002 and later earned an MBA. 2
  • Josh graduated in 2002 and later earned an MBA. 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Ashley Hinson

  • Cost of living & jobsBoth address this
    Hinson's platform calls for cutting wasteful government spending, lowering inflation, and cutting taxes to enable small business growth and job creation. 3
  • ImmigrationBoth address this
    Hinson says she will secure the southern border by enforcing immigration laws and deporting dangerous criminal illegal immigrants. 3
  • Crime & safety
    Hinson says public safety starts with enforcing laws and supporting law enforcement, including cracking down on traffickers and holding violent offenders accountable. 3

No public stance found on: Health care costs, Guns, Climate & energy

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Josh Turek

  • Cost of living & jobsBoth address this
    Turek pledges to raise the minimum wage and tie regular raises to inflation to ensure a livable wage for workers. 4
  • ImmigrationBoth address this
    Turek pledges to pass bipartisan immigration legislation that strengthens the border and creates an earned pathway to citizenship. 4
  • Health care costs
    Turek pledges to cap prescription drug prices and introduce a public option so every Iowan has access to health care. 4

No public stance found on: Guns, Crime & safety

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How they voted on top issues

We haven't found votes on top issues for either candidate yet.

Who pays them

Ashley Hinson

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donorsother politicianscompaniesindustry associationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$1.1Mlarge donors$4.2Motherpoliticians$453Kcompanies$369Kindustryassociations$237KOther kinds ofdonors$280K$7.8M raised
$1,052,1355Small individual donors
$4,215,4935Large individual donors

Josh Turek

Where the campaign money came from6

small donorslarge donorsother politicianspolitical allies (same party)labor unionsOther kinds of donors
small donors$2.7Mlarge donors$3.1Motherpoliticians$232Kpolitical allies(same party)$50Klabor unions$40KOther kinds ofdonors$7K$6.3M raised
$2,726,5566Small individual donors
$3,109,2616Large individual donors

Checks

Ashley Hinson

No voting record to check yet

Josh Turek

No voting record to check yet

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Sources

  1. Meet Ashley - Ashley Hinson for Iowa · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  2. Meet Josh Turek · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  3. ashleyhinson.com used in: Top issues
  4. turek4iowa.com used in: Top issues
  5. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  6. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
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Ashley Hinson
Candidate A

Ashley Hinson

RepublicanShown above

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $7.8M raised, 54% from large donors, 28% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $2,170,366.77 (28% of $7,827,491.51 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $1,338,500.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Says they are for: lower taxes and fewer rules on business, tougher sentences and more police, a tighter border and stricter enforcement.

Sources

1 Background: Meet Ashley - Ashley Hinson for Iowa · checked 2026-10-19

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 lower taxes and fewer rules on business: Candidate statement

4 tougher sentences and more police: Candidate statement

5 a tighter border and stricter enforcement: Candidate statement

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Josh Turek
Candidate B

Josh Turek

DemocratShown above

No federal record yet. Campaign money: $6.3M raised, 50% from large donors, 6% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $378,126.83 (6% of $6,275,943.50 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $328,280.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Says they are for: government paying more of the bill, government spending and worker protections, cutting pollution and moving to clean energy.

Sources

1 Background: Meet Josh Turek · checked 2026-10-19

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 government paying more of the bill: Candidate statement

4 government spending and worker protections: Candidate statement

5 cutting pollution and moving to clean energy: Candidate statement

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Thomas Laehn
Candidate C

Thomas Laehn

Libertarian

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $32K raised, 77% from large donors, organized-interest share unavailable.

Says they are for: more oil, gas and coal, fewer climate rules.

Sources

1 Background: About — Support Thomas Laehn for US Senate · checked 2026-10-19

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 more oil, gas and coal, fewer climate rules: Candidate statement

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