Democrat Catelin Drey sworn in to Iowa Senate, ending Republican supermajority

Catelin Drey, a northwestern Iowa Democrat who won an August special election and broke the Republican supermajority in the Iowa Senate, was sworn in at the Iowa Capitol Monday morning. Read More

Iowa Democrats celebrate as Drey wins special election, breaks GOP supermajority

Iowa Republicans’ supermajority in the state Senate was broken Tuesday as Democrat Catelin Drey won the special election for Iowa Senate District 1.Drey faced off against Republican Christopher Prosch ... Read More

Democrat Catelin Drey wins Iowa Senate special election, breaking Republican supermajority

National and state support from Republicans and Democrats poured into the race for Iowa Senate District 1 with the GOP supermajority in the balance. Read More

Iowa Democrats break GOP supermajority in special election

Iowa Republicans lost the supermajority in the state Senate after Catelin Drey, a 37-year-old from Sioux City, won the special election for Iowa Senate District 1 on Tuesday. Iowa Democrats now hold ... Read More

First-time candidate breaks a Republican supermajority in the Iowa Senate

Democrat Catelin Drey talks to a supporter at a victory party at Jackson Street Brewing in Sioux City, Aug. 26. Catelin Drey hugged her young daughter when she won a special election for a spot in the ... Read More

Democrats Flip Key Seat in Iowa Special Election, Sending 2026 Warning Shot to Republicans

Iowa Democrats have wiped away the Republican supermajority in the state Senate with their latest special election victory. Democrat Catelin Drey won the special election for the district centered ... Read More

Democrats break GOP supermajority in Iowa Senate by flipping Republican seat in special election

Catelin Drey's win gives her party an additional seat, bringing the number of Democrats in the upper chamber to 17 and breaking Republicans' two-thirds supermajority. Read More

Iowa Democrats celebrate as Catelin Drey wins special election, breaks GOP supermajority

Catelin Drey, Democratic candidate for Iowa Senate District 1, talks during an interview Aug. 19. According to unofficial results, she won against Republican candidate Christopher Prosch in a special ... Read More

Iowa Democrats celebrate as Drey wins special election, breaks GOP supermajority

The state flag waves in front of the Iowa Capitol on May 8, 2025. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Iowa Republicans’ supermajority in the state Senate was broken Tuesday as Democrat Catelin ... Read More

Iowa Democrats celebrate as Drey wins special election, breaks GOP supermajority

DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - Iowa Republicans’ supermajority in the state Senate was broken Tuesday as Democrat Catelin Drey won the special election for Iowa Senate District 1. Drey ... Read More