{"id":2479280,"date":"2025-08-26T22:51:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T02:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/catelin-drey-flips-iowa-state-senate-seat-to-break-gop-supermajority\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T22:51:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T02:51:36","slug":"catelin-drey-flips-iowa-state-senate-seat-to-break-gop-supermajority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/catelin-drey-flips-iowa-state-senate-seat-to-break-gop-supermajority\/","title":{"rendered":"Catelin Drey flips Iowa state Senate seat to break GOP supermajority"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The article reports that Democrat Catelin Drey won a special election for an Iowa state Senate seat, flipping it from Republican control and breaking the GOP’s supermajority in the chamber. Drey defeated Republican Christopher Prosch to fill the seat left vacant<\/a> by the late Republican Sen. Rocky De Witt. With this win, Democrats hold 17 seats compared to Republicans’ 33 in the Iowa state Senate. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) heavily supported Drey’s campaign, deploying 30,000 volunteers to help secure the victory. The DNC and Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee portrayed the win as a notable setback for Republicans and a sign that voters are rejecting former President Trump’s agenda. The outcome means that any future gubernatorial nominee in Iowa would require at least some Democratic backing for confirmation. The article also notes that Republicans still maintain a majority of state legislative seats<\/a> and chambers nationwide.

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