Iowa Senate · District 16

Claire Celsi's Iowa Senate voting record

Democratic Left office Oct. 6, 2025

Claire Celsi died on October 6, 2025.

Claire Celsi (Democratic) was a member of the Iowa Senate for District 16 until Oct. 6, 2025. This page covers the 301 floor roll calls held while Claire Celsi was in office, from Feb. 11, 2025 to May 14, 2025. Votes with the Senate President on 3% of contested votes. Votes with own party on 96% of party-line votes. Didn't vote on 78% of roll calls. Claire Celsi sponsored 14 statewide bills this term; 0 passed. Below are the contested votes where Claire Celsi split from the Senate President or the party, recent key votes, every roll call with filters, the bills Claire Celsi sponsored and contact details.

Votes with the Senate President 3% On 32 contested votes where both voted · 49% on all votes Votes with own party 96% On 28 party-line votes Didn't vote at roll call 78% 234 of 301 roll calls

Bills passed 0 14 sponsored · 0 became law Bills that became law 0 of 0 passed · 0 vetoed

Where they sit

Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.

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Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Claire Celsi has left office, so isn't on the chart of current members. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work

The scores

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Votes with the Senate President

Each tick is a current member, by party. Claire Celsi has left office, so isn't marked.

On 32 contested votes where both voted49% on all 67 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

96%

Each tick is a current member, by party. Claire Celsi has left office, so isn't marked.

On 28 party-line votes

Bills

The bills Claire Celsi sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills: Claire Celsi
	Bills
Sponsored	14
Passed both chambers	0
Became law	0
Vetoed by the Governor	0
Of those, passed as a committee's bill	0

Rank by bills passed: Ranked among current members only.

A bill's sponsor is the first member its history on legis.iowa.gov names; co-sponsors aren't counted. A committee's bill that passed counts for the member whose bill it replaced, where both bills' records name each other; otherwise it counts for no one.

Bills that passed both chambers

None of the bills Claire Celsi sponsored passed both chambers.

Budget projects

Iowa's appropriation bills don't say which legislator asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for Iowa legislators.

Contested votes where they split

31 against the Senate President; 3 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Claire Celsi
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	Senate President	Most of their party
May 14, 2025	SF 607: Relating to unemployment insurance taxes on employers Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2025	SF 607: Relating to unemployment insurance taxes on employers Amendment S-3186	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 14, 2025	SF 607: Relating to unemployment insurance taxes on employers Amendment S-3185	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 14, 2025	SF 607: Relating to unemployment insurance taxes on employers Amendment S-3184	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 13, 2025	SF 633: Relating to forest and fruit-tree reservations by establishing a program fee and including contingent effective date provisions Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 13, 2025	SF 615: Relating to work requirements for the Iowa health and wellness plan, public assistance programs, an information technology fund, the public assistance… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 13, 2025	SF 644: Relating to and making appropriations to the justice system, providing for properly related matters including indigent defense and representation, the… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 13, 2025	SF 648: Relating to and making appropriations to the judicial branch including judicial officer salaries and interpreter or translator fees, and including effective… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 13, 2025	SF 645: Relating to and making appropriations for the economic development of the state, including to the economic development authority, Iowa finance authority… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 12, 2025	HF 639: Relating to hazardous liquid pipelines, including common carrier requirements, proceedings under the Iowa utilities commission, including commission member… Amendment S-3165	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 12, 2025	HF 711: Relating to the practice of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences, including establishment training programs, schools of barbering and cosmetology arts… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 12, 2025	SF 412: Relating to property law, including rent, rental agreements, notice requirements, and possession of property Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 12, 2025	HF 975: Relating to matters under the purview of the economic development authority and the Iowa finance authority including the strategic infrastructure program… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 12, 2025	HF 975: Relating to matters under the purview of the economic development authority and the Iowa finance authority including the strategic infrastructure program… Amendment S-3161	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 9, 2025	Appointments: Appointment of Whitney Smith McIntosh as a member of the Human Rights Board Confirmation	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 9, 2025	Appointments: Appointment of Christine Hensley as a member of the State Board of Regents Confirmation	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 9, 2025	Appointments: Appointment of Cheryl Elsloo as a member of the Iowa State Civil Rights Commission Confirmation	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 9, 2025	HF 856: Prohibiting public entities from engaging in certain activities relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion, creating a private cause of action, and… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 29, 2025	HF 865: Modifying provisions related to the harassment or bullying of students enrolled in school districts or accredited nonpublic schools Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 29, 2025	HF 530: Authorizing a member of the general assembly, judicial officer, attorney general, deputy attorney general, or an assistant attorney general to be issued a… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 29, 2025	HF 299: Relating to the provision of information relating to immunization exemptions Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 28, 2025	SF 175: Incorporating provisions related to pregnancy and fetal development into the human growth and development and health curricula provided by school districts… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 28, 2025	SF 106: Relating to the conveyance of firearms in or on certain vehicles Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	—
April 28, 2025	SF 383: Relating to pharmacy benefits managers, pharmacies, prescription drugs, and pharmacy services administrative organizations, and including applicability… Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 28, 2025	SF 383: Relating to pharmacy benefits managers, pharmacies, prescription drugs, and pharmacy services administrative organizations, and including applicability… Amendment S-3139	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 28, 2025	SF 491: Prohibiting the use of remotely piloted aircraft flying over farm property, and making penalties applicable Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	—
April 28, 2025	Appointments: Appointment of James Risewick as a member of the State Board of Regents Confirmation	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 28, 2025	Appointments: Appointment of David Barker as a member of the State Board of Regents Confirmation	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 18, 2025	SF 175: Incorporating provisions related to pregnancy and fetal development into the human growth and development and health curricula provided by school districts… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 18, 2025	SF 175: Incorporating provisions related to pregnancy and fetal development into the human growth and development and health curricula provided by school districts… Amendment S-3007	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 11, 2025	SF 167: Relating to school funding by establishing the state percent of growth and the categorical state percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 2025… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 11, 2025	SF 167: Relating to school funding by establishing the state percent of growth and the categorical state percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 2025… Amendment S-3002	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea

Recent key votes

Claire Celsi's most recent key votes: contested or party-line votes that gave the chamber's last word on a whole bill (passage, budgets included, the other chamber's changes or a conference report) or overrode a veto, with what each bill does where a checked explanation exists. The full record is below.

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May 14, 2025
Senate

SF 659: Relating to state government and finances, including by making, modifying, limiting, or reducing appropriations, distributions, or transfers; authorizing…
Not voting Passage · Yeas 28, nays 11

What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
May 14, 2025
Senate

HF 189: Relating to the eligibility of students enrolled in nonpublic schools to compete in extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests or competitions provided…
Not voting Passage · Yeas 31, nays 13

What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
May 14, 2025
Senate

HF 711: Relating to the practice of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences, including establishment training programs, schools of barbering and cosmetology arts…
Not voting Passage · Yeas 39, nays 6

What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
May 14, 2025
Senate

HF 767: Concerning private sector employee drug testing
Not voting Passage · Yeas 31, nays 14

What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
May 14, 2025
Senate

HF 1044: Relating to and making appropriations for state government administration and regulation, including the department of administrative services, auditor of…
Not voting Passage · Yeas 31, nays 15

What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.

Every roll call

How Claire Celsi voted on each of the 301 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Claire Celsi
Date	Vote	Their vote	Most of their party	Senate President	Yeas–nays
May 14, 2025	SF 659: Relating to state government and finances, including by making, modifying, limiting, or reducing appropriations, distributions, or transfers; authorizing… Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	28–11
May 14, 2025	HF 189: Relating to the eligibility of students enrolled in nonpublic schools to compete in extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests or competitions provided… Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	31–13
May 14, 2025	HF 711: Relating to the practice of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences, including establishment training programs, schools of barbering and cosmetology arts… Passage	Not voting	Yea	Yea	39–6
May 14, 2025	HF 767: Concerning private sector employee drug testing Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	31–14
May 14, 2025	HF 1044: Relating to and making appropriations for state government administration and regulation, including the department of administrative services, auditor of… Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	31–15
May 14, 2025	HF 1049: Relating to and making appropriations to the department of veterans affairs and the department of health and human services, and related provisions and… Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	31–15
May 14, 2025	SF 607: Relating to unemployment insurance taxes on employers Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	32–16
May 13, 2025	SF 633: Relating to forest and fruit-tree reservations by establishing a program fee and including contingent effective date provisions Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	31–14
May 13, 2025	SF 615: Relating to work requirements for the Iowa health and wellness plan, public assistance programs, an information technology fund, the public assistance… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	33–13
May 13, 2025	SF 644: Relating to and making appropriations to the justice system, providing for properly related matters including indigent defense and representation, the… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	33–13
May 13, 2025	SF 648: Relating to and making appropriations to the judicial branch including judicial officer salaries and interpreter or translator fees, and including effective… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	34–14
May 13, 2025	SF 645: Relating to and making appropriations for the economic development of the state, including to the economic development authority, Iowa finance authority… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	34–14
May 12, 2025	SF 646: Relating to and making appropriations involving state government entities associated with agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protection Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	34–14
May 12, 2025	SF 647: Relating to and making appropriations to the education system, including the funding and operation of the department for the blind, department of education… Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	34–14
May 12, 2025	HF 639: Relating to hazardous liquid pipelines, including common carrier requirements, proceedings under the Iowa utilities commission, including commission member… Passage	Not voting	Yea	Nay	27–22
May 12, 2025	HF 711: Relating to the practice of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences, including establishment training programs, schools of barbering and cosmetology arts… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	30–20
May 12, 2025	SF 412: Relating to property law, including rent, rental agreements, notice requirements, and possession of property Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	34–16
May 12, 2025	HF 975: Relating to matters under the purview of the economic development authority and the Iowa finance authority including the strategic infrastructure program… Passage	Nay	Yea	Yea	45–5
May 9, 2025	HF 856: Prohibiting public entities from engaging in certain activities relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion, creating a private cause of action, and… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	34–16
April 29, 2025	HF 865: Modifying provisions related to the harassment or bullying of students enrolled in school districts or accredited nonpublic schools Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	32–16
April 29, 2025	HF 530: Authorizing a member of the general assembly, judicial officer, attorney general, deputy attorney general, or an assistant attorney general to be issued a… Passage	Nay	Yea	Yea	43–5
April 29, 2025	HF 299: Relating to the provision of information relating to immunization exemptions Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	32–16
April 28, 2025	SF 175: Incorporating provisions related to pregnancy and fetal development into the human growth and development and health curricula provided by school districts… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	33–16
April 28, 2025	SF 106: Relating to the conveyance of firearms in or on certain vehicles Passage	Nay	—	Yea	42–8
April 28, 2025	SF 383: Relating to pharmacy benefits managers, pharmacies, prescription drugs, and pharmacy services administrative organizations, and including applicability… Passage	Yea	Nay	Yea	36–14
April 28, 2025	SF 491: Prohibiting the use of remotely piloted aircraft flying over farm property, and making penalties applicable Passage	Nay	—	Yea	42–8
April 23, 2025	SF 445: Relating to early childhood education and care, including by modifying provisions related to the statewide preschool program, the child development… Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	33–14
April 17, 2025	HF 706: Relating to open meetings and open records, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	34–13
April 17, 2025	HF 398: Relating to the duties of the director of the department of corrections, the board of corrections, superintendents, and district directors Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	32–15
April 17, 2025	HF 295: Relating to accreditation of postsecondary educational institutions, prohibiting adverse action by accrediting agencies against certain postsecondary… Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	32–15
April 16, 2025	HF 862: Relating to the representation of boards of supervisors and county officials by outside counsel, and including effective date provisions Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	30–17
April 15, 2025	HF 390: Relating to physical examinations of personnel working in licensed or registered child care facilities Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	32–15
April 15, 2025	HF 437: Establishing a center for intellectual freedom at the university of Iowa Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	32–15
April 14, 2025	HF 516: Relating to medical residency and fellowship positions, including priority for admission to the university of Iowa’s colleges of medicine and dentistry, and… Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	34–11
April 14, 2025	HF 928: Relating to the recounting and contesting of elections, and providing penalties Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	31–14
April 14, 2025	SF 369: Requiring students to pass the United States citizenship and immigration services naturalization civics test as a condition of high school graduation and high… Passage	Not voting	—	Yea	38–7
April 9, 2025	HF 805: Relating to the practice of dental assistants without registration by the dental board Passage	Not voting	Nay	Not voting	32–15
April 9, 2025	HF 785: Modifying provisions related to charter school board member requirements Passage	Not voting	Nay	Not voting	32–15
April 8, 2025	HF 860: Prohibiting state and local regulations on fuel-powered equipment based on the equipment’s fuel source Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	39–8
April 8, 2025	HF 309: Relating to the review by the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing of certain deficient practices by nursing facilities Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	39–9
April 7, 2025	HF 924: Relating to the minimum age for acquiring or carrying weapons Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	33–14
April 7, 2025	SF 608: Regulating the marketing of grain, by providing for fees paid by grain dealers and warehouse operators into the grain depositors and sellers indemnity fund… Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	39–8
April 7, 2025	SF 304: Providing an exception to a minor’s legal capacity to consent to the provision of medical care or services for a sexually transmitted disease or infection Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	33–14
April 7, 2025	HF 954: Relating to the conduct of elections, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	32–15
April 7, 2025	SF 303: Relating to county and city regulation of consumer fireworks Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	31–16
April 7, 2025	HF 314: Authorizing the waiver of preplacement investigations and reports in certain adoption proceedings Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	36–11
April 7, 2025	SF 167: Relating to school funding by establishing the state percent of growth and the categorical state percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 2025… Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	32–15
March 26, 2025	SF 259: Limiting the release of personal information for traffic violations observed by an out-of-state traffic camera, making penalties applicable, and including… Passage	Not voting	Yea	Yea	40–7
March 26, 2025	SF 180: Relating to the right to refuse certain medical services for reasons of conscience Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	32–15
March 26, 2025	SF 394: Relating to pesticides, by providing for tort liability Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	26–21
March 25, 2025	SF 615: Relating to work requirements for the Iowa health and wellness plan, public assistance programs, an information technology fund, the public assistance… Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	33–15
March 25, 2025	SF 595: Related to the regulation of construction, including state building codes, contractor licensing, and stormwater management requirements Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	37–12
March 25, 2025	SF 473: Relating to certain sincerely held religious or moral beliefs of certain entities for purposes of child foster care and adoption Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	35–14
March 25, 2025	SF 507: Restricting county and city diversity, equity, and inclusion programs Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	34–15
March 24, 2025	SF 571: Relating to defense subpoenas in criminal cases, and providing penalties Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	34–15
March 19, 2025	SF 603: Relating to workforce compensation and training, unemployment insurance, and other functions and programs of the department of workforce development, the… Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	32–15
March 19, 2025	SF 603: Relating to workforce compensation and training, unemployment insurance, and other functions and programs of the department of workforce development, the… Concurrence	Not voting	Nay	Yea	32–15
March 19, 2025	SF 459: Prohibiting the use of ranked choice and instant runoff voting in elections in this state Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	34–13
March 18, 2025	SF 514: Relating to temporary orders of child custody in dissolution proceedings Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	35–13
March 18, 2025	SF 378: Relating to speed limits, including the speed limit range for which certain excessive speed violations cannot be considered for certain purposes and the… Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	36–12
March 17, 2025	SF 311: Relating to city civil service employees and related procedures and including effective date provisions Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	37–9
March 17, 2025	SF 469: Creating an emeritus license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery Passage	Not voting	Yea	Yea	40–6
March 17, 2025	SF 407: Relating to the membership of district judicial nominating commissions Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	31–15
March 17, 2025	SF 140: Relating to satellite absentee voting stations Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	33–13
March 17, 2025	SF 106: Relating to the conveyance of firearms in or on certain vehicles Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	39–7
March 10, 2025	SF 512: Relating to statutes of limitations in civil actions Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	33–14
March 10, 2025	SF 393: Relating to discovery and postconviction procedure Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	33–14
March 10, 2025	SF 472: Relating to retention and recertification elections for public employee collective bargaining units and including effective date and applicability provisions Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	32–15
March 10, 2025	SF 295: Relating to the disposition of real property on the capitol complex, and including effective date provisions Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	33–14
March 10, 2025	SF 75: Relating to county supervisors, concerning county supervisor representation plans and county supervisor vacancies, and including effective date provisions Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	35–12
Feb. 27, 2025	SF 418: Relating to sex and gender, including those and related terms for purposes of statutory construction, indications of a person’s sex on certain vital records… Passage	Not voting	Nay	Not voting	33–15
Feb. 18, 2025	SF 175: Incorporating provisions related to pregnancy and fetal development into the human growth and development and health curricula provided by school districts… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	31–13
Feb. 11, 2025	SF 167: Relating to school funding by establishing the state percent of growth and the categorical state percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 2025… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	29–18

Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.

Source: the Iowa House and Senate Journals and their voting records, Jan. 30, 2025 to Oct. 2, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections