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Democrat Catelin Drey won a special election to become Iowa’s first new state senator in decades, ending Republican supermajority.
Democrat Catelin Drey was sworn in as Iowa’s new state senator for District 1, ending the Republican supermajority in the Iowa Senate.
She won a special election in August 2025 following the death of Republican Senator Rocky De Witt, who died from pancreatic cancer.
Drey, a 37-year-old strategic communications professional from Sioux City, will serve the remainder of De Witt’s term.
Her victory gives Democrats 17 seats in the 50-member Senate, requiring Republicans to secure at least one Democratic vote for certain gubernatorial appointments.
Drey plans to focus on public education funding, child support, and water quality, and has expressed concern over political rhetoric and gun violence.
She intends to run for a full term in the next election.
La demócrata Catelin Drey ganó una elección especial para convertirse en la primera nueva senadora estatal de Iowa en décadas, poniendo fin a la supermayoría republicana.