民主党卡特林·德雷(Catelin Drey)赢得了一场特别选举,成为爱荷华数十年来首位新当选的州参议员,从而结束了共和党的超级多数。 Democrat Catelin Drey won a special election to become Iowa’s first new state senator in decades, ending Republican supermajority.

民主党Catelin Drey宣誓就职,成为爱荷华州第一区新任州参议员,结束了爱荷华州参议院的共和党超级多数。 Democrat Catelin Drey was sworn in as Iowa’s new state senator for District 1, ending the Republican supermajority in the Iowa Senate. 在共和党参议员洛基·德维特去世后,她于2025年8月赢得了一次特别选举,洛基·德维特因胰腺癌死亡。 She won a special election in August 2025 following the death of Republican Senator Rocky De Witt, who died from pancreatic cancer. 来自苏城的 37 岁战略传播专业人士德雷 （Drey） 将在德威特的剩余任期内任职。 Drey, a 37-year-old strategic communications professional from Sioux City, will serve the remainder of De Witt’s term. 她的胜利让民主党在由50名成员组成的参议院中占有17个席位,要求共和党为某些州长任命争取至少一次民主党选票。 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计划把重点放在公共教育筹资、儿童支助和水质上,并对政治言论和枪支暴力表示关切。 Drey plans to focus on public education funding, child support, and water quality, and has expressed concern over political rhetoric and gun violence. 她打算在下届选举中竞选满期。 She intends to run for a full term in the next election.