Chuck Grassley
1981 - Present
2029
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Charles Ernest "Chuck" Grassley (b. September 17, 1933, in New Hartford, IA) is a Republican member of the U.S. Senate from the state of Iowa. Grassley was first elected to the Senate in 1980.[1]
Grassley won re-election in 2016.[2] He faced Patty Judge (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Iowa’s U.S. Senate race was rated as safely Republican in 2016.
He previously was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1975 to 1981 and a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 1959 to 1974.[1]
As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Grassley is an average Republican member of Congress, meaning he will vote with the Republican Party on the majority of bills.
Biography
Grassley was born in 1933 in New Hartford, IA, where he also attended high school. He earned a B.A. in 1955 from Iowa State Teachers College (now University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls), as well as an M.A. in 1956 from the same institution. Grassley also pursued graduate work in political science at the University of Iowa, Iowa City from 1957 to 1958. He served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1959 to 1974 and in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1974 to 1980 before being elected to the Senate.[3]
Career
Below is an abbreviated outline of Grassley's political career:[4]
- 1981-Present: U.S. Senator from Iowa
- 1975-1981: U.S. House of Representatives
- 1959-1974: Iowa House of Representatives
Committee assignments
U.S. Senate
2017-2018
At the beginning of the 115th Congress, Grassley was assigned to the following committees:[5]
- Joint Committee on Taxation
- United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control
- Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
- Committee on the Budget
- Committee on Finance
- Committee on the Judiciary
2015-2016
Grassley serves on the following Senate committees:[6]
- Joint Committee on Taxation
- United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control
- Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management and Trade
- Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources
- Subcommittee on Livestock, Marketing and Agriculture Security
- Budget Committee
- Finance Committee
- Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure
- Subcommittee on Health Care
- Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
- Judiciary Committee Chairman
- Notably, Grassley was the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee at the time of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's death in February 2016. The Judiciary Committee is responsible for overseeing confirmation hearings for the President's Supreme Court nominees.[7][8]
- Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
- Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest
- Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts
2013-2014
Grassley served on the following Senate committees:[9][10]
- Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
- Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Marketing and Agriculture Security
- Subcommittee on Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Food and Agricultural Research
- Subcommittee on Jobs, Rural Economic Growth and Energy Innovation
- Committee on the Budget
- Committee on Finance
- The Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
- The Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure
- The Subcommittee on Healthcare
- Committee on the Judiciary
- Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security
- Bankruptcy and the Courts subcommittee
- Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights subcommittee
- Joint Committee on Taxation
2011-2012
Grassley served on the following Senate committees:[11]
- Committee on the Judiciary Ranking Member
- Committee on Finance
- Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
- Committee on the Budget
- Joint Committee on Taxation
Key votes
Key votes: 115th Congress, 2017-2018
- For detailed information about each vote, click here.
- Votes on domestic policy (click to expand)
Voted Yea on: First Step Act of 2018 (S 756)
Motion Agreed to (87-12) on December 18, 2018- Proposed making changes to the criminal justice system.[12]
Voted Nay on: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (HR 2)
- Conference Report Agreed to (87-13) on December 11, 2018
- Proposed providing funding for commodity support, conservation, trade and international food aid, nutrition assistance, farm credit, rural development, research and extension activities, forestry, horticulture, and crop insurance through fiscal year 2023.[13]
Voted Yea on: "Brett M. Kavanaugh, of Maryland, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States" (PN2259)
- Nomination Confirmed (50-48) on October 6, 2018
- Brett M. Kavanaugh, of Maryland, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States[14]
Voted Yea on: "Brett M. Kavanaugh, of Maryland, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States" (PN2259)
- Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-49) on October 5, 2018
- Brett M. Kavanaugh, of Maryland, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States[15]
Voted Yea on: Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (HR 2)
- Bill Passed (86-11, 3/5 majority required) on June 28, 2018
- Proposed providing funding for commodity support, conservation, trade and international food aid, nutrition assistance, farm credit, rural development, research and extension activities, forestry, horticulture, and crop insurance.[16]
Voted Yea on: Immigration reform proposal from Sen. Chuck Grassley and the Trump administration (S Amdt 1959 to HR 2579)
Cloture Motion Rejected (39-60, 3/5 majority required) on February 15, 2018- Proposed providing a path to citizenship for 1.8 million individuals brought into the U.S. without legal permission as children, $25 billion for border security, limits on chain migration or family-based migration, and eliminating the visa lottery system.[17]
Voted Nay on: Immigration reform proposal from the Common Sense Coalition (S Amdt 1958 to HR 2579)
- Cloture Motion Rejected (54-45, 3/5 majority required) on February 15, 2018
- Proposed providing a path to citizenship for individuals brought into the U.S. without legal permission as children, $25 billion for border security, and limitations on chain or family-based immigration.[18]
Voted Yea on: Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act amendment (S Amdt 1948 to S Amdt 1959)
- Cloture Motion Rejected (54-45, 3/5 majority required) on February 15, 2018
- Proposed withholding funding from sanctuary jurisdictions for not cooperating with federal immigration officials.[19]
Voted Nay on: Coons-McCain immigration plan (S Amdt 1955 to S Amdt 1958)
- Cloture Motion Rejected (52-47, 3/5 majority required) on February 15, 2018
- Proposed providing a path to citizenship for individuals brought into the U.S. without legal permission as children and conducting a study to determine what border security measures were needed. It also proposed requiring the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to secure the U.S.-Mexico border by 2021.[20]
Voted Yea on: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (S 2311)
- Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (51-46, 3/5 majority required) on January 29, 2018
- Proposed amending the federal criminal code to make it a crime for any person to perform or attempt to perform an abortion if the probable post-fertilization age of the fetus was 20 weeks or more. The bill proposed providing exceptions for an abortion: (1) that was necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman, or (2) when the pregnancy was the result of rape or incest.[21]
Voted Yea on: An amendment to repeal the requirements for individuals to enroll in health insurance and for employers to offer it—"Skinny bill" (S Amdt 667 to S Amdt 267 to HR 1628 the American Health Care Act of 2017)
- Amendment Rejected (49-51) on July 28, 2017
- The amendment proposed repealing the requirements for individuals to enroll in health insurance and for employers to offer it.[22]
Voted Yea on: An amendment to repeal the ACA, including Paul amendment (No. 271) (S Amdt 271 to S Amdt 267 to HR 1628)
- Amendment Rejected (45-55) on July 26, 2017
- An amendment to repeal the ACA, including Paul amendment (No. 271)[23]
Voted Yea on: Motion to advance the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017, including Cruz and Portman amendments (S Amdt 270 to S Amdt 267 to HR 1628)
- Motion Rejected (43-57, 3/5 majority required) on July 25, 2017
- A procedural vote to advance the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA), including the Cruz and Portman amendments.[24]
Voted Yea on: Motion to begin debate on the American Health Care Act of 2017 (HR 1628)
- Motion to Proceed Agreed to (50-50, Vice President voted Yea) on July 25, 2017
- Proposed providing for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017.[25]
Voted Yea on: Neil M. Gorsuch, of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (PN55(4)—confirmation vote)
- Nomination Confirmed (54-45) on April 7, 2017
- Neil M. Gorsuch, of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States—confirmation vote.[26]
Voted Yea on: Neil M. Gorsuch, of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (PN55(3))
- Cloture Motion Agreed to (55-45) on April 6, 2017
- Neil M. Gorsuch, of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States—second vote to end debate and move to a vote on Gorsuch's nomination under the new precedent requiring only a simple majority to pass.[27]
Voted Nay on: Neil M. Gorsuch, of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (PN55(2))
- Decision of Chair Not Sustained (48-52) on April 6, 2017
- Neil M. Gorsuch, of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States—a vote to keep the Senate precedent of requiring 60 votes to close debate on Supreme Court nominations.[28]
Voted Yea on: Neil M. Gorsuch, of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (PN55)
- Cloture Motion Rejected (55-45, 3/5 majority required) on April 6, 2017
- Neil M. Gorsuch, of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States—initial vote to end debate and move to a vote on Gorsuch's nomination.[29]
- Votes on economic affairs and regulations (click to expand)
Voted Yea on: "Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019" (HR 6157)
- Conference Report Agreed to (93-7) on September 18, 2018
- Proposed authorizing FY2019 appropriations and policies for the Departments of Defense, Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and Education.[30]
Voted Yea on: "Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019" (HR 5895)
- Conference Report Agreed to (92-5) on September 12, 2018
- Proposed authorizing FY2019 appropriations and policies for the Department of Energy, water resources, the legislative branch, military construction, and the Department of Veterans Affairs, among other programs.[31]
Voted Yea on: "Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019" (HR 6157)
- Bill Passed (85-7) on August 23, 2018
- Proposed authorizing FY2019 appropriations and policies for the Departments of Defense, Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and Education.[32]
Voted Yea on: "Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019" (HR 5895)
- Bill Passed (86-5) on June 25, 2018
- Proposed authorizing FY2019 appropriations and policies for the Department of Energy, water resources, the legislative branch, military construction, and the Department of Veterans Affairs, among other programs.[33]
Voted Nay on: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (HR 1625)
- Motion Agreed to (65-32) on March 23, 2018
- Proposed providing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes.[34]
Voted Nay on: The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (HR 1892)
- Motion Agreed to (71-28) on February 9, 2018
- Proposed providing further continuing appropriations through March 23, 2018[35]
Voted Yea on: Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (HR 695)
- Cloture Motion Rejected (55-44, 3/5 majority required) on February 8, 2018
- Proposed providing further continuing appropriations through March 23, 2018.[36]
Voted Yea on: Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (HR 195)
- Motion Agreed to (81-18) on January 22, 2018
- Proposed providing further continuing appropriations through February 8, 2018.[37]
Voted Yea on: Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (HR 195)
- Cloture Motion Agreed to (81-18, 3/5 majority required) on January 22, 2018
- Proposed providing further continuing appropriations through February 8, 2018.[38]
Voted Yea on: Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (HR 195)
- Cloture Motion Rejected (50-49, 3/5 majority required) on January 19, 2018
- Proposed providing further continuing appropriations through January 19, 2018.[39]
Voted Yea on: Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (HR 1370)
- Motion Agreed to (66-32, 3/5 majority required) on December 21, 2017
- Proposed providing further continuing appropriations through January 19, 2018.[40]
Voted Yea on: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (HR 1)
- Motion Agreed to (51-48) on December 20, 2017
- Proposed providing for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018 and proposed changes to the tax code.[41]
Voted Yea on: "A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes." (HJ Res 123)
- Joint Resolution Passed (81-14) on December 7, 2017
- Proposed funding the government until December 22, 2017.[42]
Voted Yea on: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (HR 1)
- Bill Passed (51-49) on December 2, 2017
- Proposed amending the Internal Revenue Code to reduce tax rates and modify policies, credits, and deductions for individuals and businesses.[43]
Voted Yea on: A concurrent resolution establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027. (H Con Res 71)
- Concurrent Resolution Agreed to (51-49) on October 19, 2017
- Proposed establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027.[44]
Voted Nay on: Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2017 (Included amendments to suspend the debt ceiling and fund the government) (HR 601)
- Motion Agreed to (80-17) on September 7, 2017
- Proposed suspending the debt ceiling and funding the government until December 8, 2017, and providing funding for Hurricanes Harvey and Irma relief efforts.[45]
Voted Nay on: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 (HR 244)
- Motion Agreed to (79-18) on May 4, 2017
- The $1.2 trillion budget bill proposed funding the government through the end of the fiscal year on September 30, 2017.[46]
- Votes on foreign policy and national security issues (click to expand)
Voted Nay on: "A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress." (SJ Res 54)
- Joint Resolution Passed (56-41) on December 13, 2018
- Proposed removing United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that were not authorized by Congress.[47]
Voted Yea on: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (HR 2810)
- Bill Passed (89-8) on September 18, 2017
- Proposed authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, and to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. On November 15, 2017, the Senate passed the defense policy bill by voice vote. This bill was the result of compromises made in the conference report. For more information on the compromise bill, click here.[48][49]
Voted Yea on: Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (HR 3364)
- Bill Passed (98-2) on July 27, 2017
- Proposed providing congressional review and proposed countering aggression by the governments of Iran, the Russian Federation, and North Korea, and for other purposes.[50]
Voted Yea on: Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017 (S 722)
- Bill Passed (98-2) on June 15, 2017
- Proposed providing congressional review and proposed countering aggression by the governments of Iran, the Russian Federation, and North Korea, and for other purposes.[51]
Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress
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114th Congress The first session of the 114th Congress enacted into law six out of the 2,616 introduced bills (0.2 percent). Comparatively, the 113th Congress had 1.3 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the first session. In the second session, the 114th Congress enacted 133 out of 3,159 introduced bills (4.2 percent). Comparatively, the 113th Congress had 7.0 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session.[52][53] The Senate confirmed 18,117 out of 21,815 executive nominations received (83 percent). For more information pertaining to Grassley's voting record in the 114th Congress, please see the below sections.[54] Economic and fiscalTrade Act of 2015
2016 Budget proposal
Defense spending authorization
2015 budget
Foreign AffairsIran nuclear deal
DomesticUSA FREEDOM Act of 2015
Loretta Lynch AG nomination
Cyber security
Immigration
113th CongressThe second session of the 113th Congress enacted into law 224 out of the 3215 introduced bills (7 percent). Comparatively, the 112th Congress had 4.2 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session.[89] The Senate confirmed 13,949 out of 18,323 executive nominations received (76.1 percent). For more information pertaining to Grassley's voting record in the 113th Congress, please see the below sections.[90] National securityJohn Brennan CIA nomination
EconomyFarm bill
2014 Budget
Grassley voted with 25 other Republican members against the bill.[94][95] Government shutdown
No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013
ImmigrationMexico-U.S. border
Social issuesViolence Against Women (2013)
Previous congressional sessionsFiscal Cliff
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Issues
National security
Letter to Iran
On March 9, 2015, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) wrote a letter to Iran's leadership, warning them that signing a nuclear deal with the Obama administration without congressional approval constituted only an executive agreement. The letter also stated that "The next president could revoke such an executive agreement with the stroke of a pen and future Congresses could modify the terms of the agreement at any time." The letter was signed by 47 Republican members of the Senate. Grassley was one of the 47 who signed the letter. No Democrats signed it.[100]
Members of the Obama administration and of Congress reacted to the letter.[101] Vice President Joe Biden said of the letter, "In thirty-six years in the United States Senate, I cannot recall another instance in which senators wrote directly to advise another country — much less a longtime foreign adversary — that the president does not have the constitutional authority to reach a meaningful understanding with them."[102]
Drones filibuster
On March 6, 2013, Senator Rand Paul (R) led a 13-hour filibuster of President Obama's CIA Director nominee, John Brennan. Paul started the filibuster in order to highlight his concerns about the administration's drone policies. In particular, Paul said he was concerned about whether a drone could be used to kill an American citizen within the United States border, without any due process involved. Paul and other civil liberties activists criticized President Obama for not offering a clear response to the question. A total of 14 senators joined Paul in the filibuster -- 13 Republicans and one Democrat.[103][104][105]
Grassley was one of 30 Republican senators who did not support the filibuster.[106][107][108]
The day after the filibuster, Attorney General Eric Holder sent a letter to Paul, responding to the filibuster. Holder wrote, "Does the president have the authority to use a weaponized drone to kill an American not engaged in combat on U.S. soil? The answer to that is no."[109]
Noteworthy events
Braley's comments
On March 25, 2014, Republican research firm America Rising released a video that showed Rep. Bruce Braley (D-Iowa) in a campaign speech comparing himself to Sen. Grassley.[110]
| “ | If you help me win this race, you may have someone with your background, your experience, your voice — someone who’s been literally fighting tort reform for 30 years in a visible and public way on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Or, you might have a farmer from Iowa who never went to law school, never practiced law, serving as the next chair of the Senate Judiciary. Because if Democrats lose the majority, Chuck Grassley will be the next chair of the Senate Judiciary.[111] | ” |
| —Bruce Braley[112] | ||
Sotomayor hearings
Grassley's background as a farmer made him one of the leading property rights advocates and experts on the Senate Judiciary Committee. During the 2009 confirmation hearings of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, Grassley questioned the judge intensely on the issue of property rights including the well noted Kelo v. New London case. Senator Grassley expressed serious concerns during the round of questioning towards Judge Sotomayor on the government's use of the "public use" and "public doctrine" doctrines towards eminent domain. Those two doctrines were a common part of the Kelo case. Also, Grassley had concerns on how Sotomayor would rule to honor state laws that would prohibit states from enacting the Kelo ruling if a certain case came to the Supreme Court.[113]
Didden v. Port Chester was another case that was mentioned during the questioning. This was when a New York man claimed that a property developer illegally took his house away to build a national chain drug store. Sotomayor responded she would uphold the ruling against Didden because Didden did not file the case on-time over the statute of limitations. Sotomayor ruled on that case when she was a judge in the Second Circuit.[113]
Sotomayor told Grassley she would rule against the takings clause, citing that the Constitution prohibits taking of land from private property without proper compensation, if a similar case like Didden came to the Supreme Court. The now Supreme Court justice said she would look closely at a state based law prohibiting the enactment of the Kelo decision before making a decision on the legality of the law if it came to the nation's highest court.[113]
Future of the Republican Party
| Real Clear Politics' Morning Commute video of Grassley on the future of the Republican Party. |
Chuck Grassley appeared in a video from Real Clear Politics: Morning Commute's Tom Bevan to discuss the future of the Republican Party, and what role the Tea Party will play in it.[114] The video was posted on August 12, 2013.[114]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated Iowa's U.S. Senate race as safely Republican. Incumbent Chuck Grassley (R) won re-election, defeating Patty Judge (D), Charles Aldrich (L), Jim Hennager (New Independent Party Iowa), and Michael Luick-Thrams (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Grassley faced no opponent in the Republican primary on June 7, 2016, while Judge defeated Rob Hogg, Bob Krause, and Tom Fiegen to win the Democratic nomination.[115][116]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Chuck Grassley Incumbent |
60.1% | 926,007 | |
| Democratic | Patty Judge | 35.7% | 549,460 | |
| Libertarian | Charles Aldrich | 2.7% | 41,794 | |
| New Independent Party Iowa | Jim Hennager | 1.1% | 17,649 | |
| Independent | Michael Luick-Thrams | 0.3% | 4,441 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.1% | 1,685 | |
| Total Votes | 1,541,036 | |||
| Source: Iowa Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Patty Judge |
47.7% | 46,322 | ||
| Rob Hogg | 38.9% | 37,801 | ||
| Thomas Fiegen | 6.8% | 6,573 | ||
| Bob Krause | 6.6% | 6,425 | ||
| Total Votes | 97,121 | |||
| Source: Iowa Secretary of State |
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2010
| U.S. Senate, Iowa General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Chuck Grassley Incumbent |
64.4% | 718,215 | |
| Democratic | Roxanne Conlin | 33.3% | 371,686 | |
| Libertarian | John Heiderscheit | 2.3% | 25,290 | |
| Total Votes | 1,115,191 | |||
Full history
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1998 On November 3, 1998, Chuck Grassley won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated David Osterberg (D), Susan Marcus (Natural Law) and Margaret Trowe (Socialist Workers) in the general election.[117]
1992 On November 3, 1992, Chuck Grassley won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Jean Lloyd-Jones (D), Stuart Zimmerman (Natural Law), Carl Eric Olsen (Grass Roots), Cleve Andrew Pulley (Socialist Workers), Sue Atkinson (Nominated by Petition), Mel Boring (Nominated by Petition), Roseanne Freeburg (Nominated by Petition) and Richard O'Dell Hughes (Nominated by Petition) in the general election.[118]
1986 On November 4, 1986, Chuck Grassley won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated John P. Roehrick (D) and John Masters (Nominated by Petition) in the general election.[119]
1980 On November 4, 1980, Chuck Grassley won election to the United States Senate. He defeated John Culver (D), Robert V. Hengerer (L), Garry De Young (Nominated by Petition) and John Ingram Henderson (Nominated by Petition) in the general election.[120]
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Campaign donors
Comprehensive donor history
The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may not represent all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer, and campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.
| Chuck Grassley campaign contribution history | ||||
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| Year | Office | Result | Contributions | |
| 2016 | U.S. Senate, Iowa |  |
$9,534,146 | |
| 2010 | U.S. Senate (Iowa) | |
$7,701,183 | |
| 2004 | U.S. Senate (Iowa) | |
$7,638,488 | |
| Grand total raised | $24,873,817 | |||
| Source: [[121] Follow the Money] | ||||
2016
Grassley won re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2016. During that election cycle, Grassley's campaign committee raised a total of $9,534,146 and spent $9,032,122.[122] This is less than the average $10.08 million spent by U.S. Senate winners in 2016.[123]
Cost per vote
Grassley spent $9.75 per general election vote received in 2016.
| Total Raised | $9,534,146 |
| Total Spent | $9,032,122 |
| Total Raised by Election Runner-up | $2,238,924 |
| Total Spent by Election Runner-up | $2,172,956 |
| Top contributors to Chuck Grassley's campaign committee | |
| Votesane PAC | $142,000 |
| DCI Group | $41,837 |
| WilmerHale Llp | $36,150 |
| Sukup Manufacturing | $32,500 |
| DISH Network | $31,600 |
| Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee | |
| Retired | $863,127 |
| Securities & Investment | $516,316 |
| Lawyers/Law Firms | $449,241 |
| Leadership PACs | $442,299 |
| Health Professionals | $339,785 |
| Source: Open Secrets | |
Personal Gain Index
- See also: Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)
- See also: Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)
The Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress) is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U.S. Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants.
It consists of two different metrics:
PGI: Change in net worth
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Grassley's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $1,638,076 and $4,647,000. That averages to $3,142,538, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican senators in 2012 of $6,956,438.47. Grassley ranked as the 44th most wealthy senator in 2012.[124] Between 2004 and 2012, Grassley's calculated net worth[125] decreased by an average of 2 percent per year. Between 2004 and 2012, the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was 15.4 percent.[126]
| Chuck Grassley Yearly Net Worth | |
|---|---|
| Year | Average Net Worth |
| 2004 | $3,917,349 |
| 2012 | $3,142,538 |
| Growth from 2004 to 2012: | −20% |
| Average annual growth: | −2%[127] |
| Comparatively, the American citizen experienced a median yearly decline in net worth of -0.94%.[128] | |
The data used to calculate changes in net worth may include changes resulting from assets gained through marriage, inheritance, changes in family estates and/or trusts, changes in family business ownership, and many other variables unrelated to a member's behavior in Congress.
PGI: Donation Concentration Metric
Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets.org, Ballotpedia calculated the percentage of donations by industry received by each incumbent over the course of his or her career (or 1989 and later, if elected prior to 1988). In the 113th Congress, Grassley was the ranking Republican member of the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Grassley received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Insurance industry.
From 1989-2014, 18.17 percent of Grassley's career contributions came from the top five industries as listed below.[129]
| Chuck Grassley Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Total Raised | $25,723,760 |
| Total Spent | $24,211,228 |
| Ranking member of the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary | |
| Top five industries that contributed to campaign committee | |
| Insurance | $1,207,877 |
| Health Professionals | $1,196,937 |
| Lobbyists | $799,489 |
| Lawyers/Law Firms | $751,871 |
| Securities & Investment | $717,552 |
| % total in top industry | 4.7% |
| % total in top two industries | 9.35% |
| % total in top five industries | 18.17% |
Analysis
Ideology and leadership
Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Grassley was a "centrist Republican," as of July 22, 2014. Grassley was rated as a "rank and file Republican" in June 2013.[130]
Like-minded colleagues
The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.[131]
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Lifetime voting record
According to the website GovTrack, Chuck Grassley missed 36 of 12,000 roll call votes from January 1981 to September 2015. This amounts to 0.3 percent, which is better than the median of 1.6 percent among current senators as of September 2015.[132]
Congressional staff salaries
The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Grassley paid his congressional staff a total of $2,621,953 in 2011. He ranked 13th on the list of the lowest paid Republican senatorial staff salaries and ranked 56 overall of the lowest paid senatorial staff salaries in 2011. Overall, Iowa ranked 26th in average salary for senatorial staff. The average U.S. Senate congressional staff was paid $2,529,141.70 in fiscal year 2011.[133]
National Journal vote ratings
- See also: National Journal vote ratings
Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year.
2013
Grassley ranked 11th in the conservative rankings in 2013.[134]
2012
Grassley ranked 25th in the conservative rankings in 2012.[135]
2011
Grassley ranked 20th in the conservative rankings in 2011.[136]
Voting with party
The website OpenCongress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus.
2014
Grassley voted with the Republican Party 90.1 percent of the time, which ranked 15th among the 45 Senate Republican members as of July 2014.[137]
2013
Grassley voted with the Republican Party 91.5 percent of the time, which ranked 10th among the 46 Senate Republican members as of June 2013.[138]
Personal
Grassley has been married to his wife Barbara Ann (nee Speicher) since 1954. They have five children: Lee, Wendy, Robin, Michele and Jay.[139]
Recent news
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bioguide, "Chuck Grassley," accessed June 21, 2013
- ↑ Des Moines Register, "Iowa’s Chuck Grassley: I am running for re-election (updated)," accessed September 20, 2013
- ↑ Biographical Guide to Members of Congress, "Chuck Grassley," accessed October 13, 2011
- ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "Charles Ernest Grassley," accessed October 18, 2011
- ↑ United States Senate, "Committee Assignments of the 115th Congress," accessed January 19, 2017
- ↑ United States Senate, "Committee Assignments," accessed February 4, 2015
- ↑ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, "Jurisdiction," accessed February 13, 2016
- ↑ The Des Moines Register, "Grassley offers no 'prognostication' on Scalia successor," February 13, 2016
- ↑ Congressional Quarterly, "Senate Committee List," accessed January 22, 2013
- ↑ United States Senate, "Chuck Grassley Committee Assignments," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Official Senate website, "Committee Assignments," accessed October 13, 2011
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment with an Amendment)," December 18, 2018
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2)," December 11, 2018
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Nomination (Confirmation Brett M. Kavanaugh, of Maryland, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)," October 6, 2018
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture Re: Brett M. Kavanaugh to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)," October 5, 2018
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 2, As Amended)," June 28, 2018
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 1959)," February 15, 2018
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 1958 As Modified)," February 15, 2018
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 1948)," February 15, 2018
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 1955)," February 15, 2018
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. 2311)," January 29, 2018
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Amendment (McConnell Amdt. No. 667)," July 28, 2017
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Amendment (Paul Amdt. No. 271 )," July 26, 2017
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Amdt. No. 270)," July 25, 2017
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Proceed to H.R. 1628)," July 25, 2017
- ↑ U.S. Senate, "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Neil M. Gorsuch, of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)," April 7, 2017
- ↑ U.S. Senate, "On the Cloture Motion (Upon Reconsideration, Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Neil M. Gorsuch of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)," April 6, 2017
- ↑ U.S. Senate, "On the Decision of the Chair (Shall the Decision of the Chair Stand as the Judgment of the Senate?)," April 6, 2017
- ↑ U.S. Senate, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Neil M. Gorsuch, of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)," April 6, 2017
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 6157)," September 18, 2018
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 5895)," September 12, 2018
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H. R. 6157 As Amended)," August 23, 2018
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 5895 As Amended)," June 25, 2018
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1625)," March 23, 2018
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1892 with an Amendment (SA 1930))," February 9, 2018
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 695)," February 8, 2018
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment with Further Amendment)," January 22, 2018
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 195)," January 22, 2018
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 195)," January 19, 2018
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1370)," December 21, 2017
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion to Recede from the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1 and Concur with Further Amendment ," December 20, 2017
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Joint Resolution (H.J. Res. 123)," December 7, 2017
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 1 As Amended )," December 2, 2017
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Concurrent Resolution (H. Con. Res. 71 As Amended)," October 19, 2017
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. to the Senate Amdt. with an Amdt. No. 808 to H.R. 601)," September 7, 2017
- ↑ U.S. Senate, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 244)," May 4, 2017
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Joint Resolution (S.J. Res. 54, As Amended), December 13, 2018
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 2810 As Amended)," September 18, 2017
- ↑ The Hill, "Senate sends $692B defense policy bill to Trump's desk," November 15, 2017
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 3364)," July 27, 2017
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (S. 722 As Amended)," June 15, 2017
- ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, First Session of the 113th Congress," accessed April 29, 2015
- ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, Second Session of the 114th Congress," accessed January 5, 2017
- ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, First Session of the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress," April 13, 2015
- ↑ Congress.gov, "HR 1314," accessed May 25, 2015
- ↑ Senate.gov, "H.R. 1314 (Ensuring Tax Exempt Organizations the Right to Appeal Act)," accessed May 25, 2015
- ↑ Senate.gov, "Roll Call for HR 2146," June 24, 2015
- ↑ The Hill, "Senate approves fast-track, sending trade bill to White House," June 24, 2015
- ↑ The Hill, "Obama signs trade bills," June 29, 2015
- ↑ Congress.gov, "S.Con.Res.11," accessed May 5, 2015
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany S. Con. Res. 11)," accessed May 5, 2015
- ↑ The Hill, "Republicans pass a budget, flexing power of majority," accessed May 5, 2015
- ↑ The Hill, "Redone defense policy bill sails through House," accessed November 12, 2015
- ↑ Congress.gov, "S. 1356," accessed November 12, 2015
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 1356)," accessed November 12, 2015
- ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 618," accessed November 12, 2015
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture Re: Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 1735)," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 239," accessed May 27, 2015
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R. 1735," accessed May 27, 2015
- ↑ Congress.gov, "HR 1314 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015," accessed November 1, 2015
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1314)," accessed November 1, 2015
- ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 579," accessed November 1, 2015
- ↑ Congress.gov, "HR 1191," accessed May 8, 2015
- ↑ Senate.gov, "H.R. 1191," accessed May 8, 2015
- ↑ Congress.gov, "S.Amdt.2640 to H.J.Res.61," accessed September 10, 2015
- ↑ Congress.gov, "HJ Res 61," accessed September 10, 2015
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- ↑ Congress.gov, "HJ Res 61," accessed September 10, 2015
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on McConnell Amdt. No. 2640 )," accessed September 17, 2015
- ↑ Congress.gov, "S.Amdt.2656 to S.Amdt.2640," accessed September 17, 2015
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on McConnell Amdt. No. 2656)," accessed September 17, 2015
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.2048," accessed May 26, 2015
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 2048)," accessed June 2, 2015
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Nomination (Confirmation Loretta E. Lynch, of New York, to be Attorney General)," accessed April 29, 2015
- ↑ Congress.gov, "S 754," accessed November 1, 2015
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (S. 754, As Amended)," accessed November 1, 2015
- ↑ Congress.gov, "S 2146," accessed November 2, 2015
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 2146)," accessed November 2, 2015
- ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, First Session of the 112th Congress," accessed September 5, 2013
- ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, Second Session of the 113th Congress," accessed March 4, 2014
- ↑ 91.0 91.1 91.2 91.3 Project Vote Smart, "Chuck Grassley Key Votes," accessed October 16, 2013
- ↑ Senate.gov, "H.R. 2642 (Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013)," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ New York Times, "Senate Passes Long-Stalled Farm Bill, With Clear Winners and Losers," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ 94.0 94.1 Politico, "Senate approves $1.1 trillion spending bill," accessed January 20, 2014
- ↑ 95.0 95.1 95.2 U.S. Senate, "January 16 Vote," accessed January 20, 2014
- ↑ Roll Call, "House Passes $1.1 Trillion Omnibus," accessed January 20, 2014
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
- ↑ Senate.gov, "H.R. 2775 As Amended," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Senate, "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff," accessed January 4, 2013
- ↑ The Wall Street Journal, "Text of GOP Senators’ Letter to Iran’s Leaders on Nuclear Talks," March 9, 2015
- ↑ Politico, "Iran letter blowback startles GOP," March 12, 2015
- ↑ Fox News, "Firestorm erupts over GOP letter challenging Obama's power to approve Iran nuclear deal," March 10, 2015
- ↑ CNN, "Rand Paul says he's heard from White House after filibuster," March 7, 2013
- ↑ USA Today, "Rand Paul filibuster ranks among Senate's longest," March 7, 2013
- ↑ ABC News, "Rand Paul wins applause from GOP and liberals," March 7, 2013
- ↑ Breitbart, "AWOL: Meet the GOP senators who refused to stand with Rand," March 7, 2013
- ↑ Politico, "Rand Paul filibuster blasted by Sens. John McCain, Lindsey Graham," March 7, 2013
- ↑ Politico, "Rand Paul pulls plug on nearly 13-hour filibuster," March 7, 2017
- ↑ Washington Post, "Eric Holder responds to Rand Paul with ‘no’," March 7, 2013
- ↑ Politico, "Bruce Braley on Chuck Grassley: A ‘farmer’ with no law degree," accessed March 26, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ YouTube, "Braley Scoffs: Grassley Just An Iowa Farmer Who Never Went To Law School," accessed October 20, 2015
- ↑ 113.0 113.1 113.2 Washington Post, "Transcript of Senator Grassley's Questioning of Judge Sonia Sotomayor," accessed July 14, 2009
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- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed March 19, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times "Iowa Caucus Results," June 7, 2016
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1992," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1986," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1980," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ Open Secrets, "Career Fundraising for Chuck Grassley," accessed May 16, 2017
- ↑ Open Secrets, "Career Fundraising for Chuck Grassley," accessed May 16, 2017
- ↑ Open Secrets, "Winning vs. Spending," accessed March 22, 2016
- ↑ OpenSecrets, "Chuck Grassley (R-IA), 2012," accessed February 18, 2014
- ↑ This figure represents the average annual percentage growth from either 2004 (if the member entered office in 2004 or earlier) or their first year in office (as noted in the chart below) to 2012, divided by the number of years calculated.
- ↑ This number was found by dividing each member's total net worth growth percentage by the number of years included in the calculation.
- ↑ This figure represents the total percentage growth divided by the number of years for which there are net worth figures for each member.
- ↑ This figure was calculated using median asset data from the Census Bureau. Please see the Congressional Net Worth data for Ballotpedia spreadsheet for more information on this calculation.
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Sen. Chuck Grassley," accessed September 18, 2014
- ↑ GovTrack, "Chuck Grassley," accessed July 22, 2014
- ↑ OpenCongress, "Sen. Chuck Grassley," accessed September 23, 2015
- ↑ GovTrack, "Sen. Chuck Grassley (R)," accessed September 23, 2015
- ↑ LegiStorm, "Chuck Grassley," accessed 2011
- ↑ National Journal, "2013 Senate Vote Ratings," accessed July 22, 2014
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- ↑ National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: Senate," accessed February 23, 2012
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- ↑ Official Senate website, "At A Glance," accessed October 13, 2011
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