Chuck Grassley facts for kids

Chuck Grassley
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President pro tempore emeritus of the United States Senate
	Incumbent
	Assumed office; January 21, 2021
Preceded by	Patrick Leahy
President pro tempore of the United States Senate
	In office; January 3, 2019 – January 21, 2021
Preceded by	Orrin Hatch
Succeeded by	Patrick Leahy
Chair of the Senate Finance Committee
	In office; January 3, 2019 – January 21, 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
United States Senator; from Iowa
	Incumbent
	Assumed office; January 3, 1981; Serving with Joni Ernst
Preceded by	John Culver
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
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 87); New Hartford, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Barbara Speicher (m. 1954)
Children	5
Alma mater	University of Northern Iowa (BA, MA); University of Iowa
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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. Before that he was in the Iowa state legislature from 1959 to 1974.

In January 2019, Grassley became the most senior Republican serving in the United States Senate due to the retirement of Orrin Hatch and the resignation of Thad Cochran. 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.

Images for kids

Grassley with President Ronald Reagan in 1981
Senators Grassley and Max Baucus (D-MT), and Representative E. Clay Shaw (R-FL) (left to right) address the media after a meeting at the White House with President Bill Clinton
Chuck Grassley in 2009
Senator Grassley in 2016
Grassley during his time in the U.S. House of Representatives
Grassley speaking at the 2016 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, D.C.