59 岁的爱荷华州参议员克莱尔·塞尔西 （Claire Celsi） 在与一种未公开的疾病作斗争后去世，这引发了一场特别选举。 Iowa Senator Claire Celsi, 59, died after battling an undisclosed illness, prompting a special election.

来自西德梅因州的民主党员爱荷华州参议员Claire Celsi在2025年9月入院后于59岁去世。 Iowa State Senator Claire Celsi, a Democrat from West Des Moines, has died at age 59 after entering hospice care in September 2025. 她一直在与一种未披露的疾病作斗争,2025年错过了一个多月的立法表决,4月手术后返回国会。 She had been battling an undisclosed illness, missed over a month of legislative votes in 2025, and returned to the Capitol after surgery in April. Celsi于2018年首次当选,2022年再次当选,担任政府监督委员会的高级成员以及参议院民主核心小组的助理领导人。 Celsi, first elected in 2018 and reelected in 2022, served as ranking member of the Government Oversight Committee and assistant leader in the Senate Democratic caucus. 党派各界的同事们称赞她为公众教育,养老院质量,心理健康,工人权利和老年人的专注倡导者. Colleagues across party lines honored her as a dedicated advocate for public education, nursing home quality, mental health, workers’ rights, and the elderly. 州长金·雷诺兹必须召集一次特别选举来填补她的空缺席位。 Governor Kim Reynolds must call a special election to fill her vacant seat.