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WCPT 820 Interview: Iowa Sen.-elect Catelin Drey
Richard Chew is joined by Iowa Sen.-elect Catelin Drey, a Democrat.
Drey discussed her August 26 victory in Iowa's Senate District One, where she ran in a special election to replace Republican State Sen. Rocky De Witt, who died in June. With Drey winning the race by an 11-percent margin in a district that favored Donald Trump by 11 points in last November's election, the win made national news for the 22-point swing, pointing to electoral vulnerabilities for the GOP nationally.
The win also upended the Republican supermajority in the Iowa Senate. That change, Drey told WCPT, will give state Democrats "some negotiating power when it comes to especially bad legislation and cabinet nominations. And that, I think, really motivated people to the polls."
As a candidate, Drey said she focused on affordable housing, equitable health care, and childcare.
"A good life right now in the state of Iowa is really expensive," she said. "It almost absolutely requires a two-income household in order to make ends meet, and that has gotten a lot harder over the course of the last eight to 10 years, under our GOP trifecta . . . who truly does not care about working Iowans or working people."
In the conversation, Drey emphasized the importance of online communication and mobilizing younger voters and said she is "really excited" to start holding town halls in her northwest Iowa district. She will be sworn in to office on September 15.
Catch "Chew's Views with Richard Chew” weekdays from 6:00 to 8:00 a.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/chews-views).
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By WCPT 820Richard Chew is joined by Iowa Sen.-elect Catelin Drey, a Democrat.
Drey discussed her August 26 victory in Iowa's Senate District One, where she ran in a special election to replace Republican State Sen. Rocky De Witt, who died in June. With Drey winning the race by an 11-percent margin in a district that favored Donald Trump by 11 points in last November's election, the win made national news for the 22-point swing, pointing to electoral vulnerabilities for the GOP nationally.
The win also upended the Republican supermajority in the Iowa Senate. That change, Drey told WCPT, will give state Democrats "some negotiating power when it comes to especially bad legislation and cabinet nominations. And that, I think, really motivated people to the polls."
As a candidate, Drey said she focused on affordable housing, equitable health care, and childcare.
"A good life right now in the state of Iowa is really expensive," she said. "It almost absolutely requires a two-income household in order to make ends meet, and that has gotten a lot harder over the course of the last eight to 10 years, under our GOP trifecta . . . who truly does not care about working Iowans or working people."
In the conversation, Drey emphasized the importance of online communication and mobilizing younger voters and said she is "really excited" to start holding town halls in her northwest Iowa district. She will be sworn in to office on September 15.
Catch "Chew's Views with Richard Chew” weekdays from 6:00 to 8:00 a.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/chews-views).
And find the "Chew's Views" Full Episodes podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, YouTube, Amazon and TuneIn.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.