Chuck Grassley
Charles Ernest "Chuck" Grassley (born September 17, 1933) is the senior U.S. Senator from Iowa and 91st Senate President pro tempore. 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]
Chuck Grassley | |
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| 91st President pro tempore of the United States Senate | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2019 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Orrin Hatch |
| Chair of the Senate Finance Committee | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Orrin Hatch |
| 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 Judiciary Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Patrick Leahy |
| Succeeded by | Lindsey Graham |
| Chair of the Senate Narcotics Caucus | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Dianne Feinstein |
| Chair of the Senate Aging Committee | |
| In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | William Cohen |
| Succeeded by | John Breaux |
| United States Senator from Iowa | |
| Assumed office January 3, 1981 Serving with Joni Ernst | |
| Preceded by | John Culver |
| 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 the 37th district | |
| In office January 8, 1973 – January 3, 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Hansen |
| Succeeded by | Raymond Lageschulte |
| Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 10th district | |
| In office January 11, 1971 – January 8, 1973 | |
| Preceded by | William Harbor |
| Succeeded by | Richard Welden |
| Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 73rd district | |
| In office January 12, 1959 – January 11, 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Wayne Ballhagen |
| Succeeded by | John Camp |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Ernest Grassley September 17, 1933 New Hartford, Iowa, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Barbara Speicher (m. 1954) |
| Children | 5 |
| Education | University of Northern Iowa (BA, MA) University of Iowa |
| Website | Senate website |
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.
On November 17, 2020, Grassley announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19.[5]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Grassley, Charles Ernest". Office of Art and Archives and Office of the Historian, The United States Congress. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
- ↑ "Charles Grassley". Retrieved September 25, 2013.
- ↑ Hook, Janet; Hughes, Siobhan (2 January 2018). "Sen. Orrin Hatch Announces He Will Retire at End of Term" – 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.
Other websitesEdit
Media related to Chuck Grassley at Wikimedia Commons
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