ICYMI: Josh Turek Releases Closing Ads Highlighting the Cost of Ashley Hinson’s Corruption on Iowans

ICYMI: Josh Turek Releases Closing Ads Highlighting the Cost of Ashley Hinson’s Corruption on Iowans

The costs of Hinson’s votes to continue the Iran War, rip away healthcare coverage, and raise insurance premiums are becoming even clearer to Iowans with just one week out

Des Moines, IA – Just yesterday, the Josh Turek for Iowa campaign released its closing ads of the election: “That’s It” and “Living Proof.” 

“That’s It” spotlights Iowa’s skyrocketing gas prices – a direct result of Ashley Hinson’s seven votes to continue the war in Iran. Hinson has repeatedly downplayed the harm it has caused, calling it “out of sight, out of mind,” while her Big Oil donors making record profits have given her more than $62,000, including $20,000 in contributions after her seventh vote to continue the conflict. 

In “Living Proof,” Josh speaks directly to Iowans about his sister, Ulette, who is fighting breast cancer and her insurance company after they refused to cover a PET scan to determine if her cancer had spread. Ashley Hinson has repeatedly voted to rip health care away from 110,000 Iowans and hike healthcare premiums for 119,000 Iowans – all while taking more than $600,000 from the pharmaceutical and health care industries. 

A multi-millionaire, Ashley Hinson has gotten up to 15x wealthier while repeatedly voting to raise prices on Iowans to enrich herself and her donors. Unlike Hinson, Josh is not a millionaire, and he is laser-focused on lowering fuel and healthcare prices because he knows it’s working-class families like his that are paying the price of Washington’s corruption. 

Missed it? See below for highlights. 

NBC News: Josh Turek focuses on costs, cancer and corruption in closing ads of Iowa Senate race

• Democrat Josh Turek is launching his closing ads of the hotly contested Iowa Senate race, focusing on high fuel prices and the state’s high cancer rates as he makes his case against GOP Rep. Ashley Hinson.
• The two ads, shared first with NBC News, also look to paint Hinson as one of the “corrupt politicians” who has made life more difficult for Iowans.
• “Unlike Ashley, I’m not a millionaire. I’ll work to lower prices because it matters to me too,” Turek, a state legislator and former Paralympian, says in one ad where he is at a gas station, noting gas and diesel prices in Iowa have skyrocketed.
• In the other spot, Turek features his sister, Ulette, noting that her insurance company declined to cover a scan as she battles breast cancer. Iowa’s rising cancer rates have been a top issue in the Hawkeye State this year.
• “In the Senate, I’ll fight to ensure that doctors decide care — not insurance companies. And I’ll take on corrupt politicians that get in the way,” Turek says as images of Hinson play on screen.

The Washington Times: Josh Turek runs hard on cost-of-living message in final stretch of Iowa’s close Senate race

• Democrat Josh Turek wants Iowa voters focused on one thing as they head to the polls: the rising cost of living.
• In the closing days of the Senate race against Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson, Mr. Turek is pointing to higher gas prices, rising diesel costs and healthcare expenses in a pair of new ads.
• “Gas and diesel prices have gone up more in Iowa than almost any other place in the country. That’s it,” Mr. Turek, a state representative, says in one spot.
• “We’re paying almost double what we did just a few months ago, and diesel is at an all-time high, hitting our farmers at the worst possible time.”
• AAA figures show regular gasoline in Iowa has climbed from $2.84 a gallon to $4.17 since last year, while diesel prices rose from $3.52 to $6.15.
• He also reminds voters that Ms. Hinson repeatedly opposed war powers resolutions designed to limit executive authority or force an end to U.S. military action against Iran.
• The Iran conflict scrambled political dynamics in Iowa, which Mr. Trump carried by over 13 points in the 2024 presidential election.
• Republican Reps. Zach Nunn and Mariannette Miller-Meeks were among seven Republicans to break ranks on Sept. 15 to vote for a Democrat-led war powers resolution to end the war. Ms. Hinson opposed the effort.
• In a separate ad, Mr. Turek turns to a more personal appeal, recounting his sister’s battle with cancer and a decision by her insurer to deny a scan that would have determined whether the disease had spread.
• “If you wonder how broken the healthcare system is, she is living proof,” he says. “In the Senate, I’ll fight to ensure that doctors decide care, not insurance companies. And I’ll take on corrupt politicians that get in the way. For me, it’s personal.”
• The race carries major stakes for control of the Senate; a Turek win would put Democrats a step closer to the four seats they need to net to flip the chamber.
• Mr. Turek is seeking to become the first Democrat to win a Senate race in Iowa since 2008.