Iowa's Josh Turek, Self-Described 'Common-Sense Moderate Democrat,' Voted To Protect Race-Based DEI Programs in Iowa Schools
Turek, a former wheelchair basketball player who has served in the Iowa state house since 2023, voted against a trio of anti-DEI bills between April 2024 and May 2025, including two that became law. In April 2024, he opposed SF 2435, which prohibits public universities from hiring DEI officers. Less than a year later, in March 2025, he voted against HF 269, which would have prohibited public colleges and universities from requiring students to take any "diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory related course" to graduate.
- ▪Turek, a former wheelchair basketball player who has served in the Iowa state house since 2023, voted against a trio of anti-DEI bills between April 2024 and May 2025, including two that became law.
- ▪In April 2024, he opposed SF 2435, which prohibits public universities from hiring DEI officers.
- ▪Less than a year later, in March 2025, he voted against HF 269, which would have prohibited public colleges and universities from requiring students to take any "diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory related course" to grad
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Democrats Iowa's Josh Turek, Self-Described 'Common-Sense Moderate Democrat,' Voted To Protect Race-Based DEI Programs in Iowa Schools Turek opposed bills prohibiting DEI offices and mandatory DEI courses in Iowa universities and K-12 schools Josh Turek (Charlie Neibergall/Getty Images) Collin Anderson and Peter Hasson July 6, 2026 image/svg+xml .st0{fill:none;stroke:#384f61;stroke-width:2;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;} .st1{fill:none;stroke:#384f61;stroke-width:2;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;} Iowa's Josh Turek, who presents himself as a "common-sense moderate Democrat" running for Senate in a red state, voted to protect race-based diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in Iowa's universities and K-12 schools.
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