MORE IOWA STATE LAWMAKERS IN THE WAKE OF STATE SENATOR CLAIRE KELSEY’S DEATH THIS WEEK. SHE DIED MONDAY AT 59 YEARS OLD. SOME LAWMAKERS SAY HER DEATH WILL LEAVE A HOLE IN THE STATE HOUSE. THAT WILL BE ...

Iowa Sen. Claire Celsi, D-West Des Moines, died Monday, according to a social media post from her daughter and statements from lawmakers. Celsi, 59, entered hospice care Sept. 18 and was no longer ...

Iowa leaders from both parties were mourning the loss of a colleague Monday night. Family members said State Senator Claire Celsi, 59, passed away after spending several weeks in hospice. Celsi is ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — Democratic Iowa state Sen. Claire Celsi, of West Des Moines, died Monday, after spending ...

Gov. Kim Reynolds has set Dec. 30 as the date for a special election in Iowa's state Senate District 16 to fill the seat of late Democratic Sen. Claire Celsi. Celsi died earlier this week following ...

Senator Claire Celsi, age 59, passed away peacefully at Kavanagh House on Monday, October 6, 2025. She was born on August 17, 1966, in Des Moines to Frank and Ellen (Croat) Celsi. Claire grew up in ...

Celsi, a Democrat from West Des Moines, was first elected to the Iowa Senate in 2018 and represented parts of West Des Moines, Clive and Windsor Heights. Friends remembered Celsi as "an absolute force ...

Family, friends and colleagues attended the celebration of life for Sen. Claire Celsi on Saturday. Celsi passed away in early ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Governor Kim Reynolds announced the date for a special election following the death of Senator Claire Celsi. Gov. Reynolds announced Wednesday that a special election for the now ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - Governor Kim Reynolds has ordered flags to be at half-staff to honor Iowa Senator Claire Celsi on October 25. Reynolds has ordered flags to be lowered for a ceremony ...

DES MOINES — Democratic Iowa state Sen. Claire Celsi, of West Des Moines, died Monday after spending weeks in hospice care, her daughter confirmed in a social media post.