For Council Bluffs family, Josh Turek's Senate win is deeply personal

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (KMTV) — Council Bluffs neighbor Carly Sorensen has spina bifida — the same condition that future U.S. Senator Josh Turek has. For her, his election to the U.S. Senate feels personal. KMTV first interviewed the Sorensen family nearly three years ago about Turek's impact on disability visibility. Carly Sorensen, 24, has known Turek pretty much her whole life. When she was a child, her family met Turek through the larger spina bifida support system in Council Bluffs. "Josh is a really great guy, He's fun. He's fun to be around," Carly said. Her mom, Megan Sorensen, says that given the close race, she tried not to get her hopes up for their friend. "And then you start realizing it probably is going to happen. It's indescribable," Megan said. They talked with the lawmaker often in 2023 and 2024, when Turek tried to get Medicaid reform through the Iowa legislature.

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