# Pat Grassley

Pat Grassley is a Republican member of the Iowa House for district 57.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Iowa House, district 57
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: IA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/43530aa9-bb74-4e1b-845c-e9491c9a410c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/43530aa9-bb74-4e1b-845c-e9491c9a410c (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

57% of the 23 bills Grassley sponsored got out of committee, the highest of 98 in the Iowa House.

## What Grassley says (IA 2025–26 session)

4 classified statements: 4 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Grassley | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 |
| Policy discussion | 50.0% | 31.9% | 130 of 792 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 |
| Credit claiming | 50.0% | 12.7% | 5 of 792 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 50% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Housing and Community Development 50% (State House Republicans 3.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Commerce 0% (State House Republicans 3.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.78 (standard error 0.03), from 816 donors and 1,141 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 95% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (IA 2025–26 session)

822 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Iowa House 91.8%). Party unity 100% (96.0%). 1 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-10-02 · voted yea · Shall the bill pass? · HF 2801 A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and including effective date provisions. · pass · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2801/
- 2026-05-02 · voted nay · Shall amendment H-8456 be adopted? · SF 639 A bill for an act creating a specialty business court, and including effective date provisions. · fail · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/SF639/
- 2026-05-02 · voted yea · Shall amendment H-8451, to amendment H-8414, be adopted? · HF 2770 A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the justice system, providing fees, and including applicability provisions. · pass · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2770/
- 2026-05-02 · voted yea · Shall the bill pass? · SF 2480 A bill for an act relating to the taxation and regulation of alternative nicotine products and vapor products, making appropriations, and including… · pass · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/SF2480/
- 2026-05-02 · voted yea · Shall the bill pass? · SF 2465 A bill for an act relating to agriculture, including by providing for the powers and duties of the department of agriculture and land stewardship,… · pass · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/SF2465/
- 2026-05-02 · voted nay · Shall amendment H-8416, to amendment H-8414, be adopted? · HF 2770 A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the justice system, providing fees, and including applicability provisions. · fail · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2770/
- 2026-05-02 · voted nay · Shall amendment H-8417, to amendment H-8414, be adopted? · HF 2770 A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the justice system, providing fees, and including applicability provisions. · fail · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2770/
- 2026-05-02 · voted yea · Shall the bill pass? · HF 2794 A bill for an act establishing a sexual assault forensic examination center grant program and trust fund. · pass · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2794/
- 2026-05-02 · voted yea · Shall the bill pass? · HF 2797 A bill for an act relating to the peace officer, public safety, and emergency personnel bill of rights, and providing fees. · pass · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2797/
- 2026-05-02 · voted yea · Shall the bill pass? · HF 2617 A bill for an act relating to abandoned vehicles. · pass · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2617/

## Legislation (IA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 23 bills: 20 reached committee, 13 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 56.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Iowa House 13.4%; rank 1 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HCR 106: A concurrent resolution to provide for adjournment sine die. (introduced, 2026-10-02) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HCR106/
- HCR 104: A concurrent resolution to provide for adjournment sine die. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-03) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HCR104/
- HR 115: A resolution recognizing and congratulating the Wartburg College men’s wrestling team on winning the 2026 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HR115/
- HR 112: A resolution recognizing the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the University of Northern Iowa. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HR112/
- HF 2079: A bill for an act relating to forms of payment for entry into an extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition. (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2079/
- HR 101: A resolution honoring Staff Sergeant William Nathaniel Howard, Staff Sergeant Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, and their families. (passed one chamber, 2026-01-15) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HR101/
- HCR 101: A concurrent resolution providing for a joint convention for the Condition of the State Address. (passed both chambers, 2026-01-13) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HCR101/
- HCR 102: A concurrent resolution providing for a joint convention for the Condition of the Judiciary Address. (passed both chambers, 2026-01-13) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HCR102/
- HCR 103: A concurrent resolution providing for a joint convention for the Condition of the Iowa National Guard. (passed both chambers, 2026-01-13) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HCR103/
- HCR 8: A concurrent resolution to provide for adjournment sine die. (introduced, 2025-05-14) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HCR8/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $722.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 74% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/patgrassley/status/2107480542228689152
- 2026-08-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/patgrassley/status/2087570854603276691
- 2026-07-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/patgrassley/status/2074914811226247513
- 2025-04-11 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/patgrassley/status/1910732835368960399

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=91&personID=6277
- X: https://x.com/patgrassley
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepPatGrassley/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/43530aa9-bb74-4e1b-845c-e9491c9a410c