Democratic Sen. Claire Celsi has won reelection in Iowa Senate District 16, defeating Libertarian challenger Joshua Smith in the Nov. 5 election. Unofficial results show Celsi winning with 70% of ...

Iowa state Sen. Claire Celsi, a Democrat from West Des Moines, died Oct. 6, her daughter posted on social media. She was 59. Celsi was elected to the Iowa Senate in 2018 and reelected in 2022 and ...

State Sen. Claire Celsi’s death Monday prompted an outpouring of grief from friends and colleagues who remembered her as a fearless advocate and truth-teller. For Carol Palmer, the news was “just ...

A former chair of the West Des Moines Democrats announced Wednesday she is running for state Senate, launching a primary challenge against Sen. Claire Celsi, D-West Des Moines. Julie Lasche Brown, ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - Iowa Sen. Claire Celsi, D-West Des Moines, is receiving hospice care, her family announced in a statement. Celsi, 59, has been facing an undisclosed ...

John and Terri Hale own the The Hale Group, an Ankeny-based advocacy firm focused on older Iowans. Dean Lerner is an attorney and former Director of the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals.

State Sen. Claire Celsi says she's dealing with an undisclosed medical issue that requires surgery and is keeping her from casting votes at the Iowa Capitol. Celsi, 58, is a Democrat from West Des ...

One Democrat and one Libertarian are on the ballot in a West Des Moines-based Iowa Senate district this fall. Incumbent Sen. Claire Celsi, D-West Des Moines, is seeking reelection this year. She ...