Chuck Grassley
1981 - Present
2029
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Chuck Grassley (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Iowa. He assumed office on January 3, 1981. His current term ends on January 3, 2029.
Grassley (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Iowa. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Grassley served as president pro tempore of the Senate from 2019 to 2021.[1][2] Grassley won re-election in 2016.[3] 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.[2]
In the 115th Congress, Grassley sponsored the First Step Act of 2018.[4] His committee assignments in the 116th Congress include the Committee on the Budget and serving as chairman of the Committee on Finance.[5]
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.[6]
Career
Below is an abbreviated outline of Grassley's political career:[7]
- 1981-Present: U.S. Senator from Iowa
- 2019-2021: President pro tempore of the Senate
- 1975-1981: U.S. House of Representatives
- 1959-1974: Iowa House of Representatives
Committee assignments
U.S. Senate
2023-2024
Grassley was assigned to the following committees:
- Joint Committee on Taxation
- Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
- Commodities, Risk Management and Trade
- Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy
- Senate Committee on Budget
- Committee on Finance
- Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth, Chairman
- Subcommittee on Health Care
- Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight
- Committee on Judiciary
2021-2022
Grassley was assigned to the following committees:
- Joint Committee on Taxation
- Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
- Commodities, Risk Management and Trade
- Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy
- Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Local Food Systems, and Food Safety and Security
- Committee on the Judiciary, Ranking member
- Senate Committee on Budget
- Committee on Finance
- Health Care
- International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
- Taxation and IRS Oversight
2019-2020
Grassley was assigned to the following committees:[Source]
- Senate Committee on Budget
- Committee on Finance, Chairman
- Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
- Joint Committee on Taxation, Vice Chairman
- Committee on the Judiciary
2017-2018
Grassley served on the following Senate committees:[8]
- 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 served on the following Senate committees:[9]
- 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.[10][11]
- 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:[12][13]
- 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:[14]
- 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
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Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023
The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, at which point Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in the U.S. Senate (51-49). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.
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Key votes: 117th Congress, 2021-2023The 117th United States Congress began on January 3, 2021 and ended on January 3, 2023. At the start of the session, Democrats held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-213), and the U.S. Senate had a 50-50 makeup. Democrats assumed control of the Senate on January 20, 2021, when President Joe Biden (D) and Vice President Kamala Harris (D), who acted as a tie-breaking vote in the chamber, assumed office. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.
Key votes: 116th Congress, 2019-2020Key votes: 115th Congress, 2017-2018
114th CongressThe 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.[82][83] 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.[84] Economic and fiscalTrade Act of 2015 On May 22, 2015, the Senate passed HR 1314, which was used as a legislative vehicle for trade legislation with the titles "Trade Act of 2015" and the "Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015," by a vote of 62-37. The bill proposed giving the president trade promotion authority (TPA). TPA, also known as fast track authority, allows the president to negotiate trade deals that cannot be amended by Congress. Congress casts a simple up or down vote on a trade agreement, and the legislation only requires a simple majority for approval. The bill also included a statement of trade priorities and provisions for trade adjustment assistance. Grassley voted with 47 other Republican senators to approve the bill.[85][86]
2016 Budget proposalOn May 5, 2015, the Senate voted to approve SConRes11, a congressional budget proposal for fiscal year 2016, by a vote of 51-48. The non-binding resolution will be used to create 12 appropriations bills to fund the government. The vote marked the first time since 2009 that Congress approved a joint budget resolution. All 44 Democrats voted against the resolution. Grassley voted with 50 other Republican senators to approve the bill.[90][91][92] Defense spending authorizationOn November 10, 2015, the Senate passed S 1356 - the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 by a vote of 91-3. The second version of the $607 billion national defense bill included "$5 billion in cuts to match what was approved in the budget" and language preventing the closure of the Guantanamo Bay military prison.[93][94] Grassley voted with 47 Republicans, 42 Democrats and one independent to approve the bill.[95] On November 5, 2015, the House passed the bill by a vote of 370-58, and President Barack Obama signed it into law on November 25, 2015.[96] On June 18, 2015, the Senate passed HR 1735 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 by a vote of 71-25. The bill "authorizes FY2016 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation." Grassley voted with 48 Republicans, 21 Democrats and one Independent to approve the bill.[97] The House passed the bill on May 15, 2015.[98] President Barack Obama vetoed the bill on October 22, 2015.[99] 2015 budgetOn October 30, 2015, the Senate passed HR 1314 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 by a vote of 64-35. The bill increased military and domestic spending levels and suspended the debt ceiling until March 2017.[100] Grassley voted with 34 Republicans against the bill.[101] It passed the House on October 28, 2015.[102] President Barack Obama signed it into law on November 2, 2015. Foreign AffairsIran nuclear deal
On May 7, 2015, the Senate voted to approve HR 1191 - A bill to provide for congressional review and oversight of agreements relating to Iran's nuclear program, and for other purposes, by a vote of 98-1. The bill required President Barack Obama to submit the details of the nuclear deal with Iran for congressional review. Congress had 60 days to review the deal and vote to approve, disapprove or take no action on the deal. During the review period, sanctions on Iran could not be lifted. Grassley voted with 52 other Republican senators to approve the bill. Senator Tom Cotton (Ark.) was the only Republican who voted against the bill.[103][104]
DomesticUSA FREEDOM Act of 2015On June 2, 2015, the Senate passed HR 2048 - the Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015 or the USA FREEDOM Act of 2015 by a vote of 67-32. The legislation revised HR 3199 - the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 by terminating the bulk collection of metadata under Sec. 215 of the act, requiring increased reporting from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and requiring the use of "a specific selection term as the basis for national security letters that request information from wire or electronic communication service providers, financial institutions, or consumer reporting agencies." Grassley voted with 22 Republicans, 43 Democrats and one Independent to approve the legislation. It became law on June 2, 2015.[112][113] Loretta Lynch AG nominationOn April 23, 2015, the Senate voted to confirm Loretta Lynch as United States Attorney General by a vote of 56-43. All 44 Democratic senators voted to confirm Lynch. Grassley voted with 42 other Republican senators against Lynch's confirmation.[114] Cyber securityOn October 27, 2015, the Senate passed S 754 - the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 by a vote of 74-21.[115] The bill proposed procedures that would allow federal agencies and private entities to share information about cyber threats. Grassley voted with 42 Republicans, 30 Democrats and one independent in favor of the bill.[116] ImmigrationOn October 20, 2015, the Senate voted against proceeding to a vote on S 2146 - the Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act by a vote of 54-45. The bill proposed withholding federal funding from "sanctuary jurisdictions" that violate the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 and other federal immigration laws. In addition, the bill proposed increasing "penalties for individuals who illegally reenter the United States after being removed" and providing "liability protection for State and local law enforcement who cooperate with Federal law enforcement."[117] Grassley voted with 51 Republicans and two Democrats in favor of proceeding to the bill.[118] 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.[119] 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.[120] National securityJohn Brennan CIA nominationGrassley voted against the confirmation of John Brennan as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. The nomination was confirmed by the Senate on March 7, 2013, with a vote of 63 - 34. Most Democrats supported the nomination, while Republicans were somewhat divided with roughly one-third supporting the nomination.[121] EconomyFarm billOn February 4, 2014, the Democratic controlled Senate approved the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, H.R. 2642, also known as the Farm Bill.[122] It passed the Senate with a vote of 68-32. The nearly 1,000-page bill reformed and continued various programs of the Department of Agriculture through 2018. The $1 trillion bill expanded crop insurance for farmers by $7 billion over the next decade and created new subsidies for rice and peanut growers that will kick in when prices drop; however, cuts to the food stamp program cut an average of $90 per month for 1.7 million people in 15 states.[123] Grassley voted with 22 other Republican senators against the bill. 2014 BudgetOn January 16, 2014, the Democratic-controlled Senate approved H.R. 3547, a $1.1 trillion spending bill to fund the government through September 30, 2014.[124][125] The Senate voted 72-26 for the 1,582 page bill, with 17 Republicans and 55 Democrats voting in favor of the bill.[125] The omnibus package included 12 annual spending bills to fund federal operations.[126] It increased the paychecks of federal workers and military personnel by 1 percent, increased Head Start funding for early childhood education by $1 billion, reduced funding to the Internal Revenue Service and the Environmental Protection Agency, and left the Affordable Care Act without any drastic cuts. Grassley voted with 25 other Republican members against the bill.[124][125] Government shutdown
During the shutdown in October 2013, the Senate rejected, down party lines, every House-originated bill that stripped the budget of funding for the Affordable Care Act. A deal was reached late on October 16, 2013, just hours before the debt ceiling deadline. The bill to reopen the government, H.R. 2775, lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[127] The final vote on H.R. 2775 was 81-18, with all 18 votes against the bill from Republican members. Grassley voted with the Republican Party against the bill.[128] No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013Grassley voted against H.R.325 -- No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013. The bill passed the Senate on January 31, 2013, with a vote of 64 - 34. The purpose of the bill was to temporarily suspend the debt ceiling and withhold the pay of members of Congress until a budget could be passed. The vote largely followed party lines with Democrats overwhelmingly supporting it and many Republicans in opposition to the bill.[121] ImmigrationMexico-U.S. borderGrassley voted for Senate Amendment 1197 -- Requires the Completion of the Fence Along the United States-Mexico Border. The amendment was rejected by the Senate on June 18, 2013, with a vote of 39 - 54. The purpose of the amendment was to require the completion of 350 miles of fence described in the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 before registered provisional immigrant status may be granted. It would also require 700 miles of fence be completed before the status of registered provisional immigrants may be changed to permanent resident status. The vote followed party lines.[121] Social issuesViolence Against Women (2013)Grassley voted against S.47 -- Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013. The bill was passed by the Senate on February 12, 2013, with a vote of 78 - 22. The purpose of the bill was to combat violence against women, from domestic violence to international trafficking in persons. All 22 dissenting votes were cast by Republicans.[121] Previous congressional sessionsFiscal CliffGrassley voted against the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was one of five Republicans that voted against the bill. The bill was passed in the Senate by an 89 - 8 vote on January 1, 2013.[129] |
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.[130]
Members of the Obama administration and of Congress reacted to the letter.[131] 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."[132]
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.[133][134][135]
Grassley was one of 30 Republican senators who did not support the filibuster.[136][137][138][139]
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."[140]
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.[141]
“ | 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.[142] | ” |
—Bruce Braley[143] |
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.[144]
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.[144]
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.[144]
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.[145] The video was posted on August 12, 2013.[145]
Elections
2022
See also: United States Senate election in Iowa, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Iowa
Incumbent Chuck Grassley defeated Michael Franken in the general election for U.S. Senate Iowa on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Chuck Grassley (R) | 56.0 | 681,501 | |
Michael Franken (D) | 43.8 | 533,330 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1,815 |
Total votes: 1,216,646 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Iowa
Michael Franken defeated Abby Finkenauer and Glenn Hurst in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Iowa on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Michael Franken | 55.2 | 86,527 | |
Abby Finkenauer | 39.9 | 62,581 | ||
Glenn Hurst | 4.8 | 7,571 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 158 |
Total votes: 156,837 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Bob Krause (D)
- Dave Muhlbauer (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Iowa
Incumbent Chuck Grassley defeated Jim Carlin in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Iowa on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Chuck Grassley | 73.3 | 143,634 | |
Jim Carlin | 26.5 | 51,891 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 312 |
Total votes: 195,837 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Andrew Foster (R)
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.[146][147]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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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 |
2010
Full history
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2004 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.[148] 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.[149] 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.[150] 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.[151] |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Notable endorsements
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Campaign finance summary
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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.[152] Between 2004 and 2012, Grassley's calculated net worth[153] 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.[154]
Chuck Grassley Yearly Net Worth | |
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Year | Average Net Worth |
2004 | $3,917,349 |
2012 | $3,142,538 |
Growth from 2004 to 2012: | −20% |
Average annual growth: | −2%[155] |
Comparatively, the American citizen experienced a median yearly decline in net worth of -0.94%.[156] |
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.[157]
Chuck Grassley Campaign Contributions | |
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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.[158]
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.[159]
Grassley most often votes with: |
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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.[160]
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.[161]
National Journal vote ratings
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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.[162]
2012
Grassley ranked 25th in the conservative rankings in 2012.[163]
2011
Grassley ranked 20th in the conservative rankings in 2011.[164]
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.[165]
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.[166]
Personal
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Grassley has been married to his wife Barbara Ann (nee Speicher) since 1954. They have five children: Lee, Wendy, Robin, Michele and Jay.[167]
Noteworthy events
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On November 17, 2020, Grassley announced he had tested positive for coronavirus.[168] Prior to announcing his positive test results, he said he would self-quarantine after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.[169]
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Footnotes
- ↑ United States Senate, "President Pro Tempore," accessed January 26, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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
- ↑ GovTrack, "First Step Act of 2018," accessed January 29, 2019
- ↑ U.S. Senate, "U.S. Senate: Committee Assignments of the 116th Congress," accessed January 29, 2019
- ↑ 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
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- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.44 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'Stabilizing Braces'"" accessed February 28, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.30 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to 'Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights'." accessed February 23, 2024
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- ↑ 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
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- ↑ 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
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- ↑ 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
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- ↑ New York Times, "Senate Passes Long-Stalled Farm Bill, With Clear Winners and Losers," accessed February 12, 2014
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- ↑ 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
- ↑ The Blaze, "Here Are All the GOP Senators That Participated in Rand Paul’s 12+ Hour Filibuster… and the Ones Who Didn’t," March 7, 2013
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- ↑ 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
- ↑ 144.0 144.1 144.2 Washington Post, "Transcript of Senator Grassley's Questioning of Judge Sonia Sotomayor," accessed July 14, 2009
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- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1980," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ 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
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- ↑ LegiStorm, "Chuck Grassley," accessed 2011
- ↑ National Journal, "2013 Senate Vote Ratings," accessed July 22, 2014
- ↑ National Journal, "2012 Congressional Vote Ratings," accessed February 28, 2013
- ↑ National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: Senate," accessed February 23, 2012
- ↑ OpenCongress, "Voting With Party," accessed July 2014
- ↑ OpenCongress, "Voting With Party," accessed July 2014
- ↑ Official Senate website, "At A Glance," accessed October 13, 2011
- ↑ Politico, "Chuck Grassley tests positive for coronavirus," November 17, 2020
- ↑ KCCI, "Sen. Chuck Grassley in quarantine after COVID-19 exposure," November 17, 2020
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