Josh Turek
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Josh Turek is an American Democratic politician and former U.S. Army officer who represents Iowa’s 28th District in the Iowa House of Representatives. He has been discussed as a potential or declared candidate for federal office in Iowa.
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0.6‰ of what listeners heard
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Mentions of Josh Turek per 1,000 mentions of anything, 7-day rolling, politics & world.
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| Day | Share (7-day) | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | 0.40‰ | 3 |
| Oct 2 | 0.41‰ | 2 |
| Oct 5 | 0.25‰ | 1 |
| Oct 6 | 0.45‰ | 8 |
| Oct 8 | 0.53‰ | 2 |
| Oct 9 | 0.61‰ | 4 |
| Oct 12 | 0.61‰ | 2 |
| Oct 13 | 0.46‰ | 4 |
| Oct 14 | 0.59‰ | 4 |
| Oct 15 | 0.62‰ | 3 |
| Oct 16 | 0.51‰ | 1 |
| Oct 20 | 0.55‰ | 7 |
| Oct 21 | 0.56‰ | 4 |
| Oct 23 | 0.51‰ | 3 |
| Oct 24 | 0.58‰ | 2 |
| Oct 25 | 0.66‰ | 2 |
| Oct 26 | 0.88‰ | 6 |
| Oct 27 | 0.66‰ | 1 |
| Oct 28 | 0.56‰ | 1 |
| Oct 29 | 0.79‰ | 6 |
| Oct 30 | 0.87‰ | 5 |
| Oct 31 | 0.86‰ | 2 |
| Nov 1 | 0.83‰ | 1 |
| Nov 2 | 0.80‰ | 6 |
| Nov 3 | 0.96‰ | 4 |
| Nov 4 | 1.94‰ | 34 |
| Nov 5 | 1.97‰ | 8 |
| Nov 6 | 1.89‰ | 2 |
| Nov 10 | 1.45‰ | 1 |
| Nov 11 | 0.51‰ | 3 |
Why is it trending?· Last 7 days
Josh Turek’s Iowa win and transgender-policy ad drive election coverage
Josh Turek won Iowa by more than four points, with election-night shows discussing his victory amid Democratic gains.[1][2]
The Next Level reported Decision Desk projecting Josh Turek as the winner, while Politics Politics Politics treated his race as leaning Democratic before the result was settled.[3][4]
Several shows focused on Josh Turek’s campaign ad opposing transgender women in women’s sports and taxpayer-funded gender-affirming surgeries.[5][6]
Raging Moderates said the ad had drawn backlash from LGBT groups and Democratic leaders, while Jessica Tarlov defended it as common sense for Iowa.[6][7]
Verdict with Ted Cruz portrayed Josh Turek as holding extreme positions on immigration and transgender policy, contrasting with his campaign’s ad and message.[8][9][5]
The Megyn Kelly Show offered a more favorable view, with Carl Cannon praising Josh Turek’s effort campaigning from a wheelchair as commitment deserving respect.[10]
Sources · 10 moments
- 1.The Briefing with Jen Psaki · We The People 2026: Post-election special coverage Part 1Speaker G · Nov 5 · Listen at 6:42 ↗
“it for the Democrats last night with a margin of 20 points. The Senate races that Democrats won last night that we think of as having gone down to the wire, Democrats winning in really unlikely places. So it must have been really close, rig”
- 2.The Briefing with Jen Psaki · We The People 2026: Post-election special coverage Part 1Speaker G · Nov 5 · Listen at 45:38 ↗
“a pretty good rendition, ultimately, of the electric slide. There we go. To celebrate the victories for Democrats in Michigan. In Des Moines, Iowa, voters were hugging and jumping up and down and cheering for Senator -elect. Democrat Josh T”
- 3.The Next Level · 1132: The Bulwark's Gigantic Election Night EpisodeTim Miller · Nov 4 · Listen at 4:22:32 ↗
“That's his fault. 2 updates just so people can marinate on them. NBC— we had said CNN called it for Hamilton. NBC also has it for Hamilton. And Decision Desk, as a projection, not a call, has Turek winning in Iowa.”
- 4.Politics Politics Politics · MY BLUE HEAVEN! Dems Sweep Midterms (with Jen Briney and Brian Brushwood)Brian Brushwood · Nov 4 · Listen at 42:11 ↗
“Yeah, Josh Turek, Lean D, Abdul, Lean D, Sherrod, very likely.”
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Who is saying what about Josh Turek
Verified quotes from the last 90 days: who made the most claims, and which way they leaned.
- Ashley Hinson6 claims on 1 show
“he's talked about repealing the working families tax cuts”
Ruthless Podcast · Sep 29 ↗ - Tommy Vietor3 claims on 1 show
“The pessimistic case for Josh Turek in that Senate race is the Republicans spent, I think, $100 million against him.”
Pod Save America · Nov 3 ↗ - Mike Murphy3 claims on 1 show
“they got out the crowbar and they're trying to Trump-ize Washington-ize her, which I think is pretty shrewd as a theme.”
Hacks On Tap · Oct 20 ↗
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What Josh Turek talks about
The subjects of Josh Turek's verified claims in the last 90 days.
- Ashley Hinson2 claims
“110,000 Iowans are going to lose their health care outright because of her votes.”
Pod Save America · Aug 21 ↗ - Josh Turek2 claims
“I was able to be one of the most effective and one of the most bipartisan members of the Iowa legislature.”
Pod Save America · Aug 21 ↗ - Iowa2 claims
“We're basically dead last for every health care metric.”
Pod Save America · Aug 21 ↗
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Names that come up in the same conversations as Josh Turek.
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