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7 October
6:20 pm

my opponent who did not show up to work still took the full per diem here in Iowa

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Ashley Hinson, at Iowa U.S. Senate General Election Debate

6:20 pm
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Why we checked itSpecific accusation that her opponent collected per diem payments for days they did not work — verifiable against attendance and per diem records
What we foundRecords from the Iowa House Chief Clerk and independently verified by PolitiFact and the Cedar Rapids Gazette confirm that Josh Turek missed roughly 58% of Iowa House votes during the 2026 legislative session while collecting the full $20,100 per diem available under Iowa law.
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