Iowa Sen. Zach Wahls, D-Coralville, and Iowa Rep. Josh Turek, D-Council Bluffs, are both running for the U.S. Senate in 2026. (Photos by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch; photo illustration via Canva)

Local chapters of the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators unions have endorsed state Rep. Josh Turek and Sen. Zach Wahls in the Democratic primary for Iowa’s U.S. Senate seat.

The Heat and Frost Insulators Local 39 in Council Bluffs and Omaha, Nebraska endorsed Turek, a Council Bluffs Democrat, saying he was a strong supporter of unions in the Legislature. Turek, a two-time Paralympic gold medalist, has served in the Iowa House since 2022.

“We’re proud to support Josh for U.S. Senate because we know he’ll continue his record of supporting unions,” John Hanson, business

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