What Zach Wahls has said about 2026 United States Senate election in Iowa

Wahls predicted he would defeat Ashley Hinson in November and become the youngest U.S. senator.

“when we defeat Ashley Henson in November, I will be the youngest member of the U.S. Senate”

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Wahls argued that Obama's change message and Trump's MAGA message sounded similar to voters Democrats lost in Iowa.

“to a lot of the voters that our party has lost, they sound very similar”

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Wahls said he would not support Chuck Schumer continuing as Senate Democratic leader.

“I would not support Senator Schumer to remain as the leader”

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Wahls recounted that Ashley Hinson, as a state representative, killed his bipartisan mobile-home lot rent bill as a favor to a lobbyist.

“I watched as Ashley Hinson killed my bipartisan bill as a favor to that lobbyist”

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Wahls dismissed a VoteVets poll showing Turek up 20 points as a thinly detailed internal poll from a group that had spent heavily.

“it's an internal poll, very little detail provided about it. But look, they've spent $5.5 million”

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