Charles Grassley
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United States Senator from Iowa |
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Assumed office January 3, 1981 Serving with Joni Ernst |
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| Preceded by | John Culver |
| Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee | |
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Assumed office January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Patrick Leahy |
| Chair of the Senate Narcotics Caucus | |
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Assumed office January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Dianne Feinstein |
| Chair of the Senate Finance Committee | |
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In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Max Baucus |
| Succeeded by | Max Baucus |
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In office January 20, 2001 – June 6, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | William V. Roth Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Max Baucus |
| Chair of the Senate Aging Committee | |
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In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | William Cohen |
| Succeeded by | John Breaux |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 3rd district |
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In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981 |
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| Preceded by | H. R. Gross |
| Succeeded by | Cooper Evans |
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Charles Ernest Grassley September 17, 1933 New Hartford, Iowa, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Barbara Speicher (1954–present) |
| Children | 5 |
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University of Northern Iowa (BA, MA) University of Iowa |
| Website | Senate website |
Charles Ernest "Chuck" Grassley (born September 17, 1933) is the senior United States Senator from Iowa, serving since 1981. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives (1975–1981) and the Iowa state legislature (1959–1974). He was chairman of the Senate Finance Committee from January to June 2001, as well as from January 2003 to December 2006, and is now the current chairman of the Judiciary Committee of the 115th congress.
Grassley was born in New Hartford, Iowa, the son of Ruth (née Corwin) and Louis Arthur Grassley, and graduated from the town high school. At Iowa State Teachers College (now the University of Northern Iowa), he earned a B.A. in 1955 and an M.A. in 1956. During his time as a student, Grassley joined the social-professional Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity. Also during the 1950s, Grassley farmed and worked in factories in Iowa, first as a sheet metal shearer and then as an assembly line worker. He studied toward a Ph.D. in political science at the University of Iowa. In 1967–1968 Grassley taught at the now-defunct Charles City College.
Grassley represented parts of Butler County in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1959 until 1975. He then served in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1981.
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