Patrick Grassley (born May 26, 1983) is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he is the grandson of

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United States Senator

Chuck Grassley Charles Ernest Grassley (born September 17, 1933) is an American politician serving as the president pro tempore of the United States Senate since 2025, a role he also held from 2019 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Re ...

. He has served as the Iowa State Representative for its 57th District since 2023, having previously served the state's 17th (2007–2013) and 50th (2013–2023) districts in the

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. He was elected Speaker of the state's House in 2020.

Iowa House of Representatives

Elections

In 2006, Grassley ran for a seat in the Iowa House of Representatives. He defeated Alek Wipperman, 57% to 43%. In 2008, Grassley won re-election to a second term, defeating Democrat Cayla Baresel, 66% to 34%. In 2010, he won re-election to a third term unopposed. After redistricting, he decided to run in the newly redrawn 50th district, which included a southern portion of Butler County, a northern portion of Hardin County, and all of Grundy County. Fellow Republican State Representative Annette Sweeney also decided to run in the district. Grassley defeated Sweeney 61% to 39%, and won a fourth term in the general election unopposed. Grassley was re-elected in 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020.

Tenure

In January 2020, Grassley was elected as Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives. He had previously chaired the budget-writing committee.

Political future

In 2014, there was speculation that Grassley was being groomed to succeed his grandfather, U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley, upon his retirement. In 2013 however, Chuck Grassley said, " atand I have never had that discussion and he's never told me that he wanted to run for the United States Senate."

Electoral history

Personal life

Grassley was born in

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. He was raised in New Hartford, Iowa. His father Robin is a farmer, and his mother Diane is a T.A. in the Dike-New Hartford School District in Dike, Iowa. Grassley has two younger sisters, and is the grandson of

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. He graduated from Dike-New Hartford High School in 2002 and received an associate of arts degree in

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from Hawkeye Community College in 2004. He has taken courses toward a bachelor's degree at the

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, where he unsuccessfully ran for student body president. He works on the family farm with his father and grandfather, and is a member of the Farm Bureau. Grassley and his wife Amanda married in 2005. According to court records, they were divorced in 2022. The Grassleys have two daughters and a son.

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