Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Josh Turek brought his “Pushing for Change” tour to Orange City on Sunday, placing a spotlight on affordable housing and what he describes as a growing squeeze on Iowa’s middle class.
Turek, a state representative from Council Bluffs and one of two Iowa Democrats seeking the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Senator Joni Ernst, spent the weekend in Cedar Rapids, Sioux City, and Orange City meeting with voters and outlining a policy checklist of more than 70 proposals he says would guide his work in Washington.
During his stop in Orange City, Turek emphasized that concerns about rising costs and financial instability are not limited to Iowa’s urban centers.
Housing affordability was a central theme of his remarks. Turek is proposing a five-year moratorium that would prevent Wall Street investment firms from purchasing single-family homes, arguing that corporate ownership is pushing homeownership further out of reach for families.
Turek told Orange City residents that limiting corporate purchases of single-family homes would give working families a better chance to buy property in their own communities. He also said he would seek limits on private equity ownership of nursing homes and health care clinics and would support legislation banning insurance companies from denying care prescribed by a doctor.
Beyond housing and health care, Turek’s broader platform includes raising the federal minimum wage, cracking down on corporate monopolies, and addressing pharmacy benefit managers that he argues are inflating the cost of prescription medications.
The Orange City visit was part of a broader effort to gather feedback from voters across the state as he continues his Senate campaign, framing the race as a referendum on economic opportunity and support for working Iowans.
This story is courtesy of Media Partner KTIV and with our affiliate Radio Iowa (photo is Radio Iowa’s)
