Who is running for U.S. Senator (Iowa) in 2026?

Greene County Attorney

Thomas Laehn is the Greene County Attorney and the first Libertarian elected to public office in Iowa³. He taught constitutional law before returning to Iowa³. He is the Libertarian nominee for U.S. Senate in November 2026¹.

Where they stand 7 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• MarijuanaDecriminalize small amounts (fines, not jail)medium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign site says "the very first bill I will introduce" in the Senate would "decriminalize the possession and use of marijuana." (2026) source
• Foreign policyPull back from foreign conflicts and aid (often called America First)medium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign site says he will "bring our men and women in uniform home," block wars declared by presidents without the consent of Congress, and conserve military strength for rare cases where vital interests are at stake. (2026) source
• AbortionNo single answer fitsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign site says "Congress should have no role in the regulation of abortion" and that he will uphold Dobbs, which left abortion policy to the states. (2026) source
  • He has called himself "pretty radically pro-life" and said he would back a ban on abortion at the state level, per Bleeding Heartland. (2026-07-05) source
• National debtNo single answer fitsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign site says he will vote against every funding measure that raises the national debt except in extreme national emergencies, and will fight for a balanced budget amendment. (2026) source
• ImmigrationNo single answer fitsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign site says he will "fight for a secure border" and "raise or to eliminate artificial caps" on legal immigration. (2026) source
• Campaign financeNo single answer fitsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign site says he will "sponsor legislation to eliminate the corrupting role of PACs and super PACs in our electoral system." (2026) source
• Trade and tariffsNo single answer fitsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • He opposes presidents "unilaterally imposing tariffs on other countries." (2025-10-11) source

No public position found on: Income taxes, Social Security, Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Guns, Energy and climate, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Redistricting, Term limits, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, Aid to Israel, Aid to Ukraine, China policy.

Iowa state representative, District 20

Josh Turek is an Iowa state representative from Council Bluffs who has served in the Iowa House since 2023³. He is a two-time Paralympic gold medalist in wheelchair basketball³. He is the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in November 2026¹.

Where they stand 11 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• AbortionLegal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks)medium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His platform says he will "make Roe v. Wade the law of the land again and protect access to contraception and IVF." (2026) source
  • His platform says he sponsored legislation to "repeal Iowa's extreme, near-total abortion ban." (2026) source
  • As a state representative, was the lead sponsor of House File 2455, which would repeal Iowa's fetal heartbeat law (Code chapters 146C and 146E). (2026) source
• ImmigrationTighter border security plus a path to legal status for long-time residentsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His platform supports "bipartisan immigration legislation that strengthens our borders and simplifies an earned pathway to citizenship" and says he wants to "secure our border and deport those who come here illegally and commit crimes." (2026) source
• Social SecurityRaise the payroll tax cap so high earners pay more; no benefit cutsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • At a Sept. 9, 2026 event he said he would protect Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security "and expand it," and he supports removing the income cap on Social Security taxes so the wealthy pay more, per Iowa Capital Dispatch. (2026-09-09) source
  • His platform says he will "strengthen Social Security by ensuring billionaires pay their fair share." (2026) source
• Income taxesCut taxes mainly for middle and lower earnersmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His platform says he will "cut taxes for the middle class and working families and close loopholes for billionaires and big corporations." (2026) source
• HealthcareAdd a government plan anyone can buy into (a public option)medium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His platform says he will "protect and expand the Affordable Care Act" and "introduce a public option so every Iowan has access to health care." (2026) source
• Minimum wageRaise it higher and tie it to the cost of livingmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His platform says he will "raise the minimum wage and pass legislation that ties regular raises to inflation." (2026) source
  • As a state representative, sponsored House File 349, which would raise Iowa's state minimum wage to $13.50 an hour. (2025) source
• Politicians trading stocksNo, ban it for members and their spousesmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His platform says he will "ban Members of Congress and their spouses from trading stock." (2026) source
• Campaign financeOverturn Citizens United by amendment and add public financing of campaignsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His platform says he will "pass a constitutional amendment to reverse Citizens United." (2026) source
• Aid to IsraelKeep it, but with conditions on how weapons are used and aid to Gazalow

  Said · low confidence

  • As a state representative, voted yes on two failed Democratic amendments (H-1011 and H-1012) to House Resolution 3, a resolution affirming support for Israel, then voted yes on the resolution, which passed 76 to 10. (2025-02-13) source
  • Jewish Insider reported that one of the amendments would have conditioned Iowa House support on "the State of Israel's adherence to international humanitarian law and protection of innocent civilian lives." (2025-09-04) source
• Trade and tariffsNo single answer fitsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His platform says he will "end the chaotic tariffs that are sending farms toward a 1980s-style farm crisis." (2026) source
• Term limitsNo single answer fitsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His platform says he will "set term limits for Members of Congress and Supreme Court Justices." (2026) source

No public position found on: National debt, Safety net programs, Business regulation, Guns, Foreign policy, Energy and climate, Judges, Marijuana, Redistricting, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, Aid to Ukraine, China policy.

U.S. Representative, Iowa District 2

Ashley Hinson has represented Iowa in the U.S. House since 2021, first in District 1 and since 2023 in District 2, and served in the Iowa House from 2017 to 2021². She worked as a television journalist before entering politics². She is the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in November 2026¹.

Where they stand 22 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• Income taxesCut taxes across the board, including for top earners and corporationsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Her House website lists "no tax on tips and no tax on overtime" as a tax priority. (2026) source
  • Voted yes on House passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. (2025-05-22) source
  • Voted yes on the final House version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which made permanent the individual tax rates of 10% to 37% and permanently extended 100% bonus depreciation for businesses, according to the CRS summary. (2025-07-03) source
• Safety net programsKeep them, but add work requirements for able-bodied adultsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which expands SNAP work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents and requires many Medicaid expansion adults to work, volunteer or study at least 80 hours a month, according to the CRS summary. (2025-07-03) source
• ImmigrationSecure the border first; deport those with criminal records; keep legal immigration steadymedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted no on the American Dream and Promise Act, which offered a path to citizenship for Dreamers. (2021-03-18) source
  • Voted yes on the Secure the Border Act of 2023. (2023-05-11) source
  • Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act. (2025-01-07) source
  • Voted yes on the Secure America Act, which funds immigration enforcement and border security through 2029. (2026-06-09) source
  • At an Oct. 14, 2024 debate she said the federal government's priority should be to "deport the dangerous illegals in this country." (2024-10-14) source
• E-Verify mandateRequire it for all employersmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on the Secure the Border Act of 2023, which would require employers to use E-Verify. (2023-05-11) source
• China policyGet tougher: broad tariffs, state bans on land purchases, and forced app salesmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on the bill requiring TikTok's Chinese owner to sell the app or face a U.S. ban. (2024-03-13) source
• Aid to IsraelKeep full aid without new conditionsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act. (2023-11-02) source
  • Voted yes on the $26 billion Israel security supplemental that became law. (2024-04-20) source
  • Voted yes on the Israel Security Assistance Support Act, which sought to require delivery of weapons the Biden administration had paused. (2024-05-16) source
• Politicians trading stocksNo, ban it for members and their spousesmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Cosponsored the Stop Insider Trading Act. (2026-01-12) source
  • Voted yes on the Stop Insider Trading Act, which generally bars members of Congress, spouses and dependent children from buying individual stocks and requires public notice before sales, according to the CRS summary. (2026-07-22) source
• Transgender athletesNo, and Congress should set a biological sex rule nationwidemedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025, a federal rule basing school sports eligibility on sex at birth. (2025-01-14) source
• Mandatory minimumsAdd or lengthen them for serious crimes like fentanyl traffickingmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on the HALT Fentanyl Act, which permanently places fentanyl-related substances in Schedule I and applies the same mandatory minimum prison terms as fentanyl analogues. (2025-02-06) source
• Student loansCap borrowing, simplify repayment, and skip broad forgivenessmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on a resolution to overturn the Biden administration's student loan debt relief. (2023-05-24) source
  • Voted yes on a resolution to overturn the SAVE income-driven repayment rule. (2023-12-07) source
  • Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which ends Grad PLUS loans for new borrowers, sets borrowing limits and creates an income-based Repayment Assistance Plan, according to the CRS summary. (2025-07-03) source
• HealthcarePrivate insurance with more competition and price transparency, keeping protections for pre-existing conditionsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act. (2025-12-17) source
  • Voted no on H.R. 1834, a bill to restore enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits for three years. (2026-01-08) source
• AbortionIllegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • At an Oct. 14, 2024 debate she said "no piece of legislation would get my support without those exceptions," referring to rape, incest and threats to the mother's life. (2024-10-14) source
  • Voted yes on Senate File 359, the 2018 fetal heartbeat bill, which passed the Iowa House 51 to 46. (2018-05-01) source
  • Voted yes on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. (2025-01-23) source
  • Cosponsored the Life at Conception Act in the 117th Congress, which lists no exceptions. (2022-03-15) source
  • Cosponsored the Life at Conception Act in the 118th Congress, which lists no exceptions. (2024-01-22) source
  • Cosponsored the Life at Conception Act, which would extend the constitutional right to life to every human being from fertilization and lists no exceptions. (2025-05-19) source
  • Original cosponsor of the Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act. (2022-09-13) source
  • Cosponsored the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. (2025-01-16) source
• GunsRemove most restrictions; bearing arms is a rightmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted no on the Bipartisan Background Checks Act. (2021-03-11) source
  • Voted no on a federal red-flag (extreme risk protection order) bill. (2022-06-09) source
  • Voted no on the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022. (2022-07-29) source
  • Voted no on the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. (2022-06-24) source
  • Cosponsored the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act. (2025-01-03) source
  • Cosponsored the Hearing Protection Act, which would remove silencers from the federal tax code definition of firearms. (2021-03-09) source
  • Original cosponsor of the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act in the 118th Congress. (2023-01-09) source
• Birthright citizenshipNo, end it for children of parents here illegally or temporarilymedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Cosponsored the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2025, which would limit automatic citizenship to U.S.-born children with at least one parent who is a citizen, a lawful permanent resident, or a lawful immigrant serving in the Armed Forces. (2025-03-11) source
• DEI programsBan them and cut federal funds to schools and contractors that keep themmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Cosponsored the Dismantle DEI Act of 2025, which would close federal DEI offices and bar DEI requirements in federal contracts and grants. (2025-02-04) source
• Qualified immunityYes, and strengthen it by writing it into law and covering officers' legal costsmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Cosponsored the Qualified Immunity Act of 2025, which writes qualified immunity for law enforcement officers into federal statute for civil cases. (2025-05-05) source
• Business regulationCut regulations broadly and let the market sort it outlow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted yes on a resolution overturning the EPA waiver that let California set its own vehicle emission standards. (2025-04-30) source
• Kids onlineNo single answer fitsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on the KIDS Act, which requires safeguards for minors on online platforms, including limits on sexual material, parental controls and disclosures by AI chatbots, according to the CRS summary. (2026-06-29) source
• National debtNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted yes on the Limit, Save, Grow Act, a House bill pairing a debt limit increase with spending cuts. (2023-04-26) source
  • Voted yes on the Fiscal Responsibility Act, the final bipartisan debt limit deal. (2023-05-31) source
• Trade and tariffsNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted no on a resolution to end the national emergency the President used to impose tariffs on most Canadian goods. (2026-02-11) source
• Aid to UkraineNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted yes on the March 2022 appropriations package that included emergency aid to Ukraine. (2022-03-09) source
  • Voted yes on the $40 billion Ukraine supplemental. (2022-05-10) source
  • Voted yes on the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act. (2024-04-20) source
  • Voted no on the Ukraine Support Act, which included aid and new sanctions on Russia. (2026-06-04) source
• Energy and climateNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted yes on the Lower Energy Costs Act, a bill to expand domestic oil, gas and mineral production. (2023-03-30) source

Said vs. did

• Abortion: Said: In 2024 she said she would not support any abortion legislation that lacks exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother⁴. Did: She cosponsored the Life at Conception Act in 2022, 2024 and 2025, which lists no exceptions³⁴⁴⁹³³.

No public position found on: Social Security, Minimum wage, Foreign policy, Judges, Marijuana, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, AI regulation, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Religion in schools.