A progressive Democrat easily flipped an Iowa state senate seat that President Trump won by 10% in the latest sign of a blue-leaning national political environment.

Catelyn Drey, a 37-year-old marketing executive, trounced Republican Christopher Prosch by about 11% in to replace a GOP lawmaker who recently died in office in the district centered on Sioux City in the mostly rural northwest corner of the state.

The win breaks the Republican supermajority in Iowa’s upper legislative chamber, which the GOP now controls by a still-overwhelming 33-17 margin.

Drey, who lives in Sioux City with her husband and daughter, vowed to focus on kitchen table issues.

“Overwhelmingly the main frustration point that I am hearing is that we have an affordability crisis, whether that’s housing, chi

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