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Josh Turek speaks into a microphone from his wheelchair, gesturing before an American flag and red, white, and blue bunting. Josh Turek smiles while wearing a black cap and tan jacket. Josh Turek of the United States men's wheelchair basketball team shoots the ball from his sports wheelchair on an indoor court. Iowa Democratic Senate candidate Josh Turek sits beside his wheelchair in the open door of a gray car outside a polling place, with wet pavement and umbrellas behind him.
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Born with a birth defect and cut six times from the U.S. Paralympic team, the Iowa senator-elect doesn’t believe in “impossible.”
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Olympian and senator
Josh Turek addressing supporters in Iowa in the days before the 2026 midterm elections.
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Josh Turek
Democratic state representative Josh Turek, running for the U.S. Senate, campaigning...
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He shoots and scores
Josh Turek, who scored more than 4,000 points during his college career, taking a...
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Getting out to vote
Democratic senatorial candidate Josh Turek navigating his wheelchair after voting...
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