Chuck Grassley

Chuck Grassley
Chuck Grassley
	Official portrait, 2017
United States Senator; from Iowa
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 3, 1981 Serving with Joni Ernst
Preceded by	John Culver
Dean of the United States Senate
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 3, 2023
Preceded by	Patrick Leahy
President pro tempore emeritus of the United States Senate
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 20, 2021
Preceded by	Patrick Leahy
President pro tempore of the United States Senate
	In office; January 3, 2019 – January 20, 2021
Preceded by	Orrin Hatch
Succeeded by	Patrick Leahy
Chair of the Senate Finance Committee
	In office; January 3, 2019 – February 3, 2021
Preceded by	Orrin Hatch
Succeeded by	Ron Wyden
	In office; January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007
Preceded by	Max Baucus
Succeeded by	Max Baucus
	In office; January 20, 2001 – June 6, 2001
Preceded by	Max Baucus
Succeeded by	Max Baucus
Chair of the Senate Narcotics Caucus
	In office; January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2019
Preceded by	Dianne Feinstein
Succeeded by	John Cornyn
Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee
	In office; January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2019
Preceded by	Patrick Leahy
Succeeded by	Lindsey Graham
Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; February 3, 2021
Preceded by	Dick Durbin
	In office; January 3, 2011 – January 2015
Preceded by	Jeff Sessions
Succeeded by	Patrick Leahy
Chair of the Senate Aging Committee
	In office; January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2001
Preceded by	William Cohen
Succeeded by	John Breaux
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Iowa's 3rd district
	In office; January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981
Preceded by	H. R. Gross
Succeeded by	Cooper Evans
Member of the; Iowa House of Representatives; from Butler County
	In office; January 12, 1959 – January 3, 1975
Preceded by	Wayne Ballhagen
Succeeded by	Raymond Lageschulte
Constituency	73rd district (1959–1971); 10th district (1971–1973); 37th district (1973–1975);
Personal details
Born	Charles Ernest Grassley; September 17, 1933 (age 91); New Hartford, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Barbara Speicher (m. 2022)
Children	5
Relatives	Pat Grassley (grandson)
Education	University of Northern Iowa (BA, MA)
Signature
Website	Senate website

Charles Ernest "Chuck" Grassley (born September 17, 1933) is the senior U.S. Senator from Iowa. He was the 91st Senate President pro tempore from 2019 until 2021. He has been Senator since 1981. He was also in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1981.^[1] Before that he was in the Iowa state legislature from 1959 to 1974.^[2]

In January 2019, Grassley became the most senior Republican serving in the United States Senate due to the retirement of Orrin Hatch^[3] and the resignation of Thad Cochran.^[4] After the Republicans kept control of the Senate in the 2018 elections, Grassley became the 91st Senate President pro tempore.

In January 2021, when Republicans lost control of the U.S. Senate, Patrick Leahy became President pro tempore while Grassley became President pro tempore emeritus.

On November 17, 2020, Grassley announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19.^[5]

In January 2023, withy Patrick Leahy's retirement, Grassley became the Dean of the United States Senate.

Grassley is also known for his widely reported "feud" with the History channel. He has accused the network multiples times of having little actual history programming.^[6]

Grassley's net worth was more than $7.5 million as of 2018.^[7]

References

↑ "Grassley, Charles Ernest". Office of Art and Archives and Office of the Historian, The United States Congress. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
↑ "Charles Grassley". Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
↑ Hook, Janet; Hughes, Siobhan (2 January 2018). "Sen. Orrin Hatch Announces He Will Retire at End of Term". Wall Street Journal – via www.wsj.com.
↑ Sullivan, Sean; Kane, Paul (March 6, 2018). "Mississippi's Thad Cochran to resign from the Senate after four-decade congressional career". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
↑ Segers, Grace (November 17, 2020). "Chuck Grassley, second oldest senator, tests positive for COVID-19". CBS News. Washington, D.C. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
↑ Carter, Brandon (December 9, 2017). "Grassley renews feud with History Channel over lack of history programming". The Hill. Archived from the original on January 5, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
↑ "Chuck Grassley - Net Worth - Personal Finances". OpenSecrets.org. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

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[1] "Grassley, Charles Ernest". Office of Art and Archives and Office of the Historian, The United States Congress. Retrieved September 25, 2013.

[IAlegis00-2] "Charles Grassley". Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2013.

[3] Hook, Janet; Hughes, Siobhan (2 January 2018). "Sen. Orrin Hatch Announces He Will Retire at End of Term". Wall Street Journal – via www.wsj.com.

[4] Sullivan, Sean; Kane, Paul (March 6, 2018). "Mississippi's Thad Cochran to resign from the Senate after four-decade congressional career". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 23, 2019.

[5] Segers, Grace (November 17, 2020). "Chuck Grassley, second oldest senator, tests positive for COVID-19". CBS News. Washington, D.C. Retrieved November 17, 2020.

[6] Carter, Brandon (December 9, 2017). "Grassley renews feud with History Channel over lack of history programming". The Hill. Archived from the original on January 5, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2018.

[net-worth-7] "Chuck Grassley - Net Worth - Personal Finances". OpenSecrets.org. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

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