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Senator Charles E. 'Chuck' Grassley (IA)


Current Office: U.S. Senate
Seniority: Senior Seat
First Elected: 11/04/1980
Last Elected: 11/02/2004
Next Election: 2010
Party: Republican



Background Information
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Barbara Speicher
5 Children: Lee, Wendy, Robin, Michele, Jay.
Birth Date: 09/17/1933
Birthplace: New Hartford, IA
Home City: New Hartford, IA
Religion: Baptist

Education:
Doctoral Studies, University of Iowa, 1957-1958
MA, Political Science, University of Northern Iowa, 1956
BA, University of Northern Iowa, 1955.

Professional Experience:
Assembly Line Worker, 1961-1971
Sheet Metal Shearer, 1959-1961
Farmer.

Political Experience:
Senator, United States Senate, 1981-present
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1975-1980
Representative, Iowa State House of Representatives, 1959-1974
Candidate, Iowa State House of Representatives, 1956.


Organizations:
International Association of Machinists, 1962-1971
Baptist Church
Butler County Historical Society
Eagles
Farm Bureau
International Parliamentary Group for Human Rights
Iowa State Historical Society
Kappa Delta Pi
Lions Club
Masons
Pi Gamma Mu.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
4-H Caucus
Central Community College Caucus
Congressional Coalition on Adoption
Co-Chair, Congressional Competitiveness Caucus
Congressional Fire Services Caucus
Co-Chair, Congressional Pork Industry Caucus
Congressional Rural Health Caucus
Congressional Soybean Caucus
Congressional Waterways Caucus
Czech Caucus
Lewis and Clark Congressional Caucus
National Commission on Restructuring the Internal Revenue Service
Co-Chair, Senate Anti-Meth Caucus
Senate Cancer Coalition
Co-Chair, Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control
Senate French Caucus
Senate India Caucus
Senate Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus
Senate Rural Health Caucus
Senate Taiwan Caucus
Terrorist Financing Task Force.

Committees:
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Member
Budget, Member
Finance, Ranking Member
Joint Committee on Taxation, Member
Judiciary, Member
Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts, Member
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, Member
Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, Member
Subcommittee on Energy, Science and Technology, Member
Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security, Member
Subcommittee on Production, Income Protection and Price Support, Member
Subcommittee on Rural Revitalization, Conservation, Forestry and Credit, Member




Photo for Senator Charles E. 'Chuck' Grassley (IA)



Contact Information

Washington, D.C. Website:
http://grassley.senate.gov/
Washington, D.C. Webmail:
http://grassley.senate.gov/con ...

Washington, D.C. Address
135 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510-1501
Phone: 202-224-3744
Fax: 202-224-6020
District Address
210 Waterloo Building
531 Commercial Street
Waterloo, IA 50701-5497
Phone: 319-232-6657
Fax: 319-232-9965
District Address
120 Federal Building
320 6th Street
Sioux City, IA 51101-1244
Phone: 712-233-1860
Fax: 712-233-1634
District Address
307 Federal Building
8 South 6th Street
Council Bluffs, IA 51501
Phone: 712-322-7103
Fax: 712-322-7196
District Address
721 Federal Building
210 Walnut Street
Des Moines, IA 50309-2140
Phone: 515-288-1145
Fax: 515-288-5097
District Address
131 West Third Street, Suite 180
Davenport, IA 52801
Phone: 563-322-4331
Fax: 563-322-8552
District Address
150 1st Avenue Northeast
Suite 325
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
Phone: 319-363-6832
Fax: 319-363-7179
Key Staff Address
Leah Shimp
Scheduler
135 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-3744
Key Staff Address
David Young
Chief of Staff
135 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-3744
Key Staff Address
Jill Kozeny
Communications Director
135 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-3744





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