Open Senate Seat up for Grabs in Iowa as Candidates Tout Populism, Bipartisanship
The candidates split over tariffs, Medicaid work rules and energy costs as Democrats see a toss-up race in a state Trump carried.
- Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson and Democratic challenger Josh Turek are locked in a competitive Iowa Senate race The Cook Political Report ranks as a "toss up," with Election Day approaching.
- Turek recently visited Shell Rock, criticizing the economic fallout of President Donald Trump's seesaw tariff policies, while Hinson defends these measures citing the planned $15 billion Mesabi Metallic steel mill.
- Democrats have slammed the GOP for passing the "One Big Beautiful Bill," which slashed Medicaid funding by $1 trillion over ten years; Turek argues the legislation threatens rural hospitals and healthcare access.
- While Turek campaigns on a "common-sense prairie populist" platform, Hinson pitches herself as a "minivan-driving mom" and received more than $2.1 million from the Ashley Hinson Victory Committee.
- Hinson has publicly rebuffed the president's deal to lower sanctions against Russia, stating "I want to bring all of these conflicts abroad to an end as quickly as possible." Turek similarly slammed the administration's sanctions efforts.
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