Ashley Hinson Calls for End to Iran War Amid Previous Votes to Continue It

Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, is running in a competitive Senate race in Iowa, a state that President Donald Trump won in the past three elections. Hinson has voted against House resolutions that directed President Trump to halt the war with Iran six times, including as recently as last week. However, on September 21, 2026, she called for an 'immediate end' to the conflict. In a post on X, Hinson stated, 'Iowans are being squeezed and shouldn’t have to foot the bill at the pump or the checkout line for the war in Iran,' advocating for measures such as suspending the gas tax, pausing diesel exports, and replenishing the highway trust fund to alleviate high costs. Hinson emphasized the need for these actions to lower costs and to bring the war to a successful and immediate end. Her comments prompted a response from her Democratic opponent, Josh Turek, who highlighted Hinson's previous votes against ending U.S. hostilities in Lebanon as part of the broader conflict in the Middle East. Turek remarked on X, 'it’s easy to send a tweet but when you had the chance to vote to end this war, you chose not to.' He noted that she voted seven times to continue the conflict, including just the week prior, and called for an end to 'forever wars' to prioritize Iowa and its residents. The Cook Political Report recently shifted its rating of the Iowa Senate race from 'lean Republican' to 'toss-up.' Hinson's campaign did not respond to inquiries regarding her past votes against measures to limit war powers related to Iran. The latest resolution to end hostilities passed the House 220-204, with seven Republicans joining all present Democrats in support. Hinson, a three-term congresswoman, has been positioning herself as 'bipartisan' and distancing herself from the Trump administration as voter disapproval of the president's handling of the war and the economy rises. Recently, she objected to Trump's proposal to import more foreign beef and did not attend a rally for Republicans featuring Vice President JD Vance, citing a scheduling conflict.