# Josh Turek

Josh Turek is a Democratic member of the Iowa House for district 20.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Iowa House, district 20
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: IA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c9679bfc-5a21-405a-bae1-e2de9a85baf8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c9679bfc-5a21-405a-bae1-e2de9a85baf8 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

1.7% of the 59 bills Turek sponsored got out of committee, the lowest of 98 in the Iowa House.

## What Turek says (IA 2025–26 session)

832 classified statements: 832 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Turek | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.4% | 2.5% | 230 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 18.1% | 10.4% | 153 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 42.3% | 39.2% | 346 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.9% | 2.9% | 271 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 12.4% | 14.4% | 373 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.5% | 1.0% | 263 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 32% (State House Democrats 15%); Agriculture and Food 26% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Economics and Public Finance 21% (State House Democrats 11%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (State House Democrats 15%); Armed Forces and National Security 13% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.63 (standard error 0.02), from 4,145 donors and 449 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 49% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (IA 2025–26 session)

822 roll calls. Attendance 64% (Iowa House 91.8%). Party unity 91.4% (96.0%). 21 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-10-02 · voted yea · Shall the bill pass? · HF 2801 A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and including effective date provisions. · pass · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2801/
- 2026-05-02 · voted nay · Shall amendment H-8456 be adopted? · SF 639 A bill for an act creating a specialty business court, and including effective date provisions. · fail · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/SF639/
- 2026-05-02 · voted yea · Shall amendment H-8451, to amendment H-8414, be adopted? · HF 2770 A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the justice system, providing fees, and including applicability provisions. · pass · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2770/
- 2026-05-02 · voted yea · Shall the bill pass? · SF 2480 A bill for an act relating to the taxation and regulation of alternative nicotine products and vapor products, making appropriations, and including… · pass · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/SF2480/
- 2026-05-02 · voted not voting · Shall the bill pass? · SF 2465 A bill for an act relating to agriculture, including by providing for the powers and duties of the department of agriculture and land stewardship,… · pass · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/SF2465/
- 2026-05-02 · voted yea · Shall amendment H-8416, to amendment H-8414, be adopted? · HF 2770 A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the justice system, providing fees, and including applicability provisions. · fail · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2770/
- 2026-05-02 · voted yea · Shall amendment H-8417, to amendment H-8414, be adopted? · HF 2770 A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the justice system, providing fees, and including applicability provisions. · fail · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2770/
- 2026-05-02 · voted yea · Shall the bill pass? · HF 2794 A bill for an act establishing a sexual assault forensic examination center grant program and trust fund. · pass · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2794/
- 2026-05-02 · voted not voting · Shall the bill pass? · HF 2797 A bill for an act relating to the peace officer, public safety, and emergency personnel bill of rights, and providing fees. · pass · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2797/
- 2026-05-02 · voted not voting · Shall the bill pass? · HF 2617 A bill for an act relating to abandoned vehicles. · pass · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2617/

## Legislation (IA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 59 bills: 59 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 1.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Iowa House 13.4%; rank 98 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HF 2740: A bill for an act relating to the confidentiality of certain information filed with the secretary of state by foreign persons holding agricultural land. (in committee, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2740/
- HF 2734: A bill for an act providing for the processing and marketing of meat and poultry products, including by prohibiting vertical integration, providing for a… (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2734/
- HF 2732: A bill for an act providing for water quality practices, including an edge-of-field practice tax credit and cover crop practice tax credit. (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2732/
- HF 2733: A bill for an act relating to water quality, including a water quality monitoring network and the water quality initiative, an agricultural best management… (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2733/
- HF 2727: A bill for an act providing for the reporting of certain information relating to the sale of fertilizers, providing penalties, making penalties applicable,… (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2727/
- HF 2665: A bill for an act relating to radon mitigation requirements and tax credits, including retroactive applicability provisions, and making appropriations. (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2665/
- HF 2663: A bill for an act relating to cancer research, and making appropriations. (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2663/
- HF 2443: A bill for an act providing for a country of origin label for certain products, allowing for injunctive relief, and making penalties applicable. (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2443/
- HF 2442: A bill for an act providing for the repair of certain equipment associated with farm implements, and providing penalties. (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2442/
- HF 2462: A bill for an act relating to circumstances necessary prior to deployment of state military units. (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2462/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1,520 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 84% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/turek4iowa/status/2114524229781569859
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/turek4iowa/status/2114730826109694110
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/turek4iowa/status/2114749342137327705
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/turek4iowa/status/2114825592428257297
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/turek4iowa/status/2114853663373967505
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/turek4iowa/status/2114151197229686904
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/turek4iowa/status/2114161500092789018
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/turek4iowa/status/2114166361077272848
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/turek4iowa/status/2114178123025535058
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/turek4iowa/status/2114349476332613929

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=90&personID=33969
- Campaign site: https://www.turek4iowa.com/
- X: https://x.com/turek4iowa
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Turek4Iowa/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshturek4iowa/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rep-joshua-turek-35a1b7205/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c9679bfc-5a21-405a-bae1-e2de9a85baf8