Marion, IA – Liberal U.S. Senate candidate Josh Turek missed hundreds of critical votes – more than 58% of votes during the 2026 legislative session – failing to do his basic duties as a legislator for his constituents. Despite missing hundreds of votes, Turek took the full taxpayer funded per diem of more than $20,000.

His excuse for missing hundreds of votes? “It’s the reality of running” a statewide campaign.

If the average American didn’t do the core responsibility of their job over half the time, they’d be fired – not promoted. Turek is an absentee legislator and doesn’t deserve the promotion he’s asking for.

On Thursday, April 30th, 2026, Josh Turek skipped the vote to make animal torture a felony in Iowa and put perpetrators behind bars

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