Obama endorses Iowa representative Josh Turek for US Senate seat
Former President Barack Obama formally endorsed Democratic nominee Josh Turek for Iowa’s open Senate seat on Wednesday.The former commander in chief backed the state representative, who won the Democratic Senate primary by a 24.8-point margin, in a video of the two playing basketball. Before launching his political career in Iowa, Turek won two Paralympic gold medals in wheelchair basketball for Team USA in 2016 and 2020, competing in four Paralympic Games. Not only did I get whooped, but you’ve got here a man of character, somebody who knows how to win,” Obama said.
- ▪Former President Barack Obama formally endorsed Democratic nominee Josh Turek for Iowa’s open Senate seat on Wednesday.The former commander in chief backed the state representative, who won the Democratic Senate primary by a 24.8-point marg
- ▪Before launching his political career in Iowa, Turek won two Paralympic gold medals in wheelchair basketball for Team USA in 2016 and 2020, competing in four Paralympic Games.
- ▪Not only did I get whooped, but you’ve got here a man of character, somebody who knows how to win,” Obama said.
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Former President Barack Obama formally endorsed Democratic nominee Josh Turek for Iowa’s open Senate seat on Wednesday.The former commander in chief backed the state representative, who won the Democratic Senate primary by a 24.8-point margin, in a video of the two playing basketball. Before launching his political career in Iowa, Turek won two Paralympic gold medals in wheelchair basketball for Team USA in 2016 and 2020, competing in four Paralympic Games. Recommended Stories Two different paths for Democrats in fight over socialism DNC faces questions of relevancy in wake of Ken Martin’s scandals House starts its August recess and kicks off crucial campaign stretch Obama, also famously a basketball fan, announced his endorsement of Turek with a video of the two playing “I-O-W-A,” a…
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