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Chuck Grassley
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Republican Party

U.S. Senate Iowa
Tenure

1981 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

44

Prior offices
Iowa House of Representatives
U.S. House Iowa District 3

Compensation

Base salary

$193,400

Net worth

(2012) $3,142,538

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls

Graduate

University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls

Contact

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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 serves as president pro tempore of the Senate.

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]

In the 115th Congress, Grassley sponsored the First Step Act of 2018.[3] His committee assignments in the 116th Congress include the Committee on the Budget and serving as chairman of the Committee on Finance.[4]

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.[5]

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Grassley's political career:[6]

Committee assignments

U.S. Senate

2017-2018

Grassley served on the following Senate committees:[7]

2015-2016

Grassley served on the following Senate committees:[8]

  • 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.[9][10]
    • 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:[11][12]

2011-2012

Grassley served on the following Senate committees:[13]

Key votes

See also: Key votes

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Key votes: 116th Congress, 2019-2020

Key votes: 115th Congress, 2017-2018

For detailed information about each vote, click here.

Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress

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.[102]

Members of the Obama administration and of Congress reacted to the letter.[103] 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."[104]

Drones filibuster

See also: Rand Paul filibuster of John Brennan's CIA Nomination in March 2013

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.[105][106][107]

Grassley was one of 30 Republican senators who did not support the filibuster.[108][109][110]

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."[111]

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.[112]

“ 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.[113] ”
—Bruce Braley[114]

Sotomayor hearings

During the 2009 confirmation hearings of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, Grassley questioned the judge on the issue of property rights including the Kelo v. New London case. Senator Grassley expressed 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.[115]

Didden v. Port Chester was another case mentioned during the questioning. The case involved a New York man who 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.[115]

Sotomayor told Grassley she would rule against the takings clause, citing that the Constitution prohibits the taking of land from private property without proper compensation, if a similar case like Didden came to the Supreme Court. Sotomayor 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.[115]

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.[116] The video was posted on August 12, 2013.[116]

Elections

2016

See also: United States Senate election in Iowa, 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.[117][118]

U.S. Senate, Iowa General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngChuck 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


U.S. Senate, Iowa Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngPatty 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

2010

U.S. Senate, Iowa General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngChuck 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


Campaign donors


Comprehensive donor history

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Chuck Grassley campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022U.S. Senate IowaWon general$11,131,685 $11,696,416
2016U.S. Senate, IowaWon $9,534,146 N/A**
2010U.S. Senate (Iowa)Won $7,701,183 N/A**
2004U.S. Senate (Iowa)Won $7,638,488 N/A**
Grand total$36,005,502 $11,696,416
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.



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.[123] This is less than the average $10.08 million spent by U.S. Senate winners in 2016.[124]

Cost per vote

Grassley spent $9.75 per general election vote received in 2016.

U.S. Senate, Iowa, 2016 - Chuck Grassley Campaign Contributions
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

Congressional Personal Gain Index graphic.png
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

See also: Changes in Net Worth of U.S. Senators and Representatives (Personal Gain Index) and Net worth of United States Senators and Representatives
Net Worth Metric graphic.png

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.[125] Between 2004 and 2012, Grassley's calculated net worth[126] 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.[127]

Chuck Grassley Yearly Net Worth
YearAverage Net Worth
2004$3,917,349
2012$3,142,538
Growth from 2004 to 2012:−20%
Average annual growth:−2%[128]
Comparatively, the American citizen experienced a median yearly decline in net worth of -0.94%.[129]

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

See also: The Donation Concentration Metric (U.S. Congress Personal Gain Index)

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.[130]

Donation Concentration Metric graphic.png
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 industry4.7%
% total in top two industries9.35%
% total in top five industries18.17%

Analysis

Ideology and leadership

See also: GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking

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.[131]

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.[132]

Grassley most often votes with:

Grassley least often votes with:


Lifetime voting record

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

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.[133]

Congressional staff salaries

See also: Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives

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.[134]

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.[135]

2012

Grassley ranked 25th in the conservative rankings in 2012.[136]

2011

Grassley ranked 20th in the conservative rankings in 2011.[137]

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.[138]

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.[139]

Personal

Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Grassley has been married to his wife Barbara Ann (nee Speicher) since 1954. They have five children: Lee, Wendy, Robin, Michele and Jay.[140]

Recent news

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External links

 


Footnotes

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  105. ↑ CNN, "Rand Paul says he's heard from White House after filibuster," March 7, 2013
  106. ↑ USA Today, "Rand Paul filibuster ranks among Senate's longest," March 7, 2013
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  108. ↑ Breitbart, "AWOL: Meet the GOP senators who refused to stand with Rand," March 7, 2013
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  110. ↑ Politico, "Rand Paul pulls plug on nearly 13-hour filibuster," March 7, 2017
  111. ↑ Washington Post, "Eric Holder responds to Rand Paul with ‘no’," March 7, 2013
  112. ↑ Politico, "Bruce Braley on Chuck Grassley: A ‘farmer’ with no law degree," accessed March 26, 2014
  113. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  114. ↑ YouTube, "Braley Scoffs: Grassley Just An Iowa Farmer Who Never Went To Law School," accessed October 20, 2015
  115. ↑ 115.0 115.1 115.2 Washington Post, "Transcript of Senator Grassley's Questioning of Judge Sonia Sotomayor," accessed July 14, 2009
  116. ↑ 116.0 116.1 Real Clear Politics, "Senator Charles Grassley," accessed August 13, 2013
  117. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed March 19, 2016
  118. ↑ The New York Times "Iowa Caucus Results," June 7, 2016
  119. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998," accessed March 28, 2013
  120. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1992," accessed March 28, 2013
  121. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1986," accessed March 28, 2013
  122. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1980," accessed March 28, 2013
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  126. ↑ 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.
  127. ↑ This number was found by dividing each member's total net worth growth percentage by the number of years included in the calculation.
  128. ↑ This figure represents the total percentage growth divided by the number of years for which there are net worth figures for each member.
  129. ↑ 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.
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