WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (KWWL) — Iowa Democratic State Senator Claire Celsi died on Monday. She was first elected to the Iowa State Legislature in 2019. Serving District 21 from 2019 to 2023 and then District 16 from 2023 to 2025.

Senator Celsi represented Polk and Dallas counties.

Her family says she entered hospice care for an illness in September.

Senator Celsi was 59.

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