Josh Turek - participates in Rural Bike MARATHON - he is a State Legislator (Aug. 2026 Background story) -- UPDATE about close race across the HAWKEYE State

"Democrats, hopeful all over the

Senate map, remain jittery about 

Josh Turek (IOWA) candidate

against Congresswoman A. Hinson"

ny_TIMES 10/30/2026

IN IOWA,

a Democrat U.S. Senate

candidate's uphill battle

comes with wheels

_____________________

the maverick rural-state

unlikely candidate participates

in RAGBRAI (annual rural

bicycle - wheelchair pedaling

marathon between far-apart

towns - regions)

TUREK is a paralympic 

Gold medalist . . .

nytimes.com/2026/07/26/

us/politics/

turek-iowa-senate-democrat.html