"Drey beat out Republican candidate Christopher Prosch for the Sioux City district, which Donald Trump won in 2024. Drey secured 55 percent of the vote compared to Prosch's 44 percent, giving Democrats 17 seats in the state Senate next to Republicans' 33 and breaking the two-thirds supermajority by one seat. She replaces Republican state Sen. Rocky De Witt, who died from pancreatic cancer in June."
""The supermajority is no longer, and I think that is obviously great for the Democrats," Drey said during her victory celebration Tuesday night, via Iowa Public Radio. "But more importantly, it is great for the constituents across the state of Iowa who deserve to have their voices heard, who no longer will have to have unpopular policies shoved down their throat with no hope of a debate or conversation around a bill.""
""We have to focus on what constituents are saying," Drey continued. "How do we make housing more affordable? How do we make our child care more affordable? How do we make our health care more affordable, and I am ready to hit the ground running on those issues.""
Catelin Drey won a Sioux City special election with 55 percent of the vote, defeating Republican Christopher Prosch and flipping one seat in the Iowa Senate. The result reduces Republicans to 33 seats and gives Democrats 17 seats, ending the Republican two-thirds supermajority. Drey replaces Republican Rocky De Witt, who died in June. Drey, 37, lives in Sioux City, works as a marketing account executive, and founded Moms For Iowa to curb gun violence and champion women's reproductive rights. Her campaign prioritized affordability in housing, child care, and health care, and she pledged to begin work immediately on those issues.
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