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Charles 'Chuck' E. Grassley

Senator Charles 'Chuck' E. Grassley's Biography

Full Name: Charles 'Chuck' E. Grassley
Office: U.S. Senate (IA) - Sr, Republican
First Elected: 11/04/1980
Last Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2016
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Barbara; 5 Children: Lee, Wendy, Robin, Michele, Jay
Birth Date: 09/17/1933
Birth Place: New Hartford, IA
Home City: New Hartford, IA
Religion: Baptist

MA, Political Science, University of Northern Iowa, 1956
BA, University of Northern Iowa, 1955

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

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

Assembly Line Worker, 1961-1971
Sheet Metal Shearer, 1959-1961
Farmer

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

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Contact Information

Washington, D.C. Webmail

Washington, D.C. Website

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Capitol
721 Federal Building
210 Walnut Street

Des Moines, IA 50309-2140

Phone: 515-288-1145
Fax: 515-288-5097

Washington, D.C.
135 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510

Phone: 202-224-3744
Fax: 202-224-6020

District
120 Federal Building
320 6th Street

Sioux City, IA 51101-1244

Phone: 712-233-1860
Fax: 712-233-1634

District
307 Federal Building
8 South 6th Street

Council Bluffs, IA 51501

Phone: 712-322-7103
Fax: 712-322-7196

District
210 Waterloo Building
531 Commercial Street

Waterloo, IA 50701-5497

Phone: 319-232-6657
Fax: 319-232-9965

District
111 7th Avenue Southeast, Box 13
Suite 6800

Cedar Rapids, IA 52401

Phone: 319-363-6832
Fax: 319-363-7179

District
201 West 2nd Street
Suite 720

Davenport, IA 52801

Phone: 563-322-4331
Fax: 563-322-8552

Key Staff
Jill Kozeny
Communications Director
135 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510

Phone: 202-224-3744

Key Staff
Leah Shimp
Scheduler
135 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510

Phone: 202-224-3744

Key Staff
David Young
Chief of Staff
135 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510

Phone: 202-224-3744

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