DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa State Capitol Bureau) - State Representative Josh Turek, a Council Bluffs Democrat who is running for the U.S. Senate in 2026, thinks that the wealthy have received too many tax cuts under Republicans, including additional reductions in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” Turek wants them to have to pay more in the future.

Turek is one of five Democrats running for the seat currently held by U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, a Red Oak Republican in her second term. Ernst has not said if she will run again.

Ernst voted for the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” and contends that it will not cut food assistance or health insurance coverage through Medicaid for people who need them.

Turek, who uses a wheelchair after being born with spin bifida and has been a disability ri

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