Hinson, Turek set to clash in second Iowa Senate debate

Iowa Senate candidate Josh Turek (D) and Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) are set to clash in their second debate on Tuesday as they fight to succeed retiring Sen. Joni Ernest (R-Iowa).

The debate will offer the candidates a chance to reiterate their stances on the Iran war and fuel prices, which proved to be a focal point of their first debate last week.

WHO 13, a Des Moines news station owned by The Hill’s parent company, Nexstar Media, will host the debate. Moderated by WHO 13’s Amanda Krenz and KCAU’s Tim Seaman, it will focus on topics important to Iowa voters, according to Nexstar, such as immigration, education, health, agriculture and technology.

During the first debate, the pair notably highlighted their bipartisan records and times they broke from their respective parties — particularly Turek’s vote to criminalize some immigration violations and Hinson’s work with former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).

A new survey from Emerson College Polling and The Hill released late last week had........

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