COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (KMTV) — State Rep. Josh Turek calls former Sen. Tom Harkin his political hero, but Iowa politics have changed since Harkin left office in 2015. KMTV asked the Council Bluffs lawmaker why he thinks he can flip the Senate seat now held by another southwest Iowan, Joni Ernst.

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Could a Democrat from Council Bluffs wind up representing Iowa in the U.S. Senate?

I’m Southwest Iowa neighborhood reporter Katrina Markel, and I’m talking to State Rep. Josh Turek about his run for the Senate seat held by Joni Ernst.

Turek calls former Sen. Tom Harkin his political hero, but Iowa politics have changed since Harkin left office in 2015.

Katrina Markel: “A Democrat has

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