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MODERATOR: The following is an unrehearsed interview with Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley speaking ... Read More >>
WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that Iowa State University has received ... Read More >>
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Senator Grassley at a glance ---
Born: Sept. 17, 1933, New Hartford, IowaFamily: Married Barbara Speicher 1954; Five children, Lee, Wendy, Robin, Michele, Jay
Occupation: Farmer (son, Robin, currently operates family farm); sheet metal shearer 1959-1961; assembly line worker 1961-1971; elected to Iowa Legislature 1958; U.S. House of Representatives 1974, U.S. Senate 1980
Education: B.A. 1955, M.A. 1956 Political Science, University of Northern Iowa; Ph.D. work, University of Iowa
Memberships: Farm Bureau, the Butler County and State of Iowa Historical Societies, Pi Gamma Mu, Kappa Delta Pi, International Association of Machinists 1962-71, International Parliamentary Group for Human Rights, Masons, Eagles, Baptist Church
Committees: Finance (Ranking Member), Judiciary, Budget, Agriculture, Joint Tax, Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control (Co-Chairman)