# Chuck Grassley

Chuck Grassley is a Republican U.S. senator from Iowa.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. Senate, Iowa
- Serving since: 1981-01-05
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2028-11-07
- Bioguide ID: G000386
- FEC candidate IDs: S0IA00028

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/G000386 (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

26% of Grassley’s statements use bipartisan language, 2.1 times the Senate Republican average of 13%.

## What Grassley says (119th Congress (2025–27))

3,613 classified statements: 2,278 posts on X, 866 press releases, 373 Congressional Record speeches, 96 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Grassley | Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.4% | 2.1% | 20 of 52 |
| Policy criticism | 23.3% | 17.4% | 12 of 52 |
| Policy discussion | 80.2% | 70.4% | 5 of 52 |
| Bipartisanship | 26.4% | 12.6% | 3 of 52 |
| Credit claiming | 44.5% | 36.1% | 7 of 52 |
| Extreme labels | 1.3% | 2.9% | 35 of 52 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 31% (Senate Republicans 19%); Health 25% (Senate Republicans 15%); Agriculture and Food 24% (Senate Republicans 9.3%); Crime and Law Enforcement 23% (Senate Republicans 11%); Economics and Public Finance 17% (Senate Republicans 17%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.72 (standard error 0.01), from 8,599 donors and 4,994 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 15% of Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

915 roll calls. Attendance 97.3% (Senate Republicans 97.1%). Party unity 99.3% (98.4%). 7 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-28 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · S. 4668 A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among… · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190909
- 2026-09-24 · voted nay · On the Concurrent Resolution · H.Con.Res. 89 A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces… · Concurrent Resolution Rejected · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190903
- 2026-08-08 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · H.R. 6500 An act making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes. · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190887
- 2026-08-07 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · H.R. 5334 An act to impose sanctions and other measures with respect to the Russian Federation, as championed by the late Senator Lindsey O. Graham, and for… · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190883
- 2026-07-30 · voted yea · On the Resolution · S.Res. 817 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190876
- 2026-06-23 · voted nay · On the Concurrent Resolution · H.Con.Res. 86 A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces… · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190843
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · S. 2 An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33. · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190822
- 2026-05-11 · voted yea · On the Resolution · S.Res. 690 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190773
- 2026-04-23 · voted not voting · On the Concurrent Resolution · S.Con.Res. 33 A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the… · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190764
- 2026-04-16 · voted yea · On the Joint Resolution · H.J.Res. 140 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of… · Joint Resolution Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190743

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 97 bills: 97 reached committee, 36 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 248. 41.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Senate Republicans 22.2%; rank 3 of 51).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S. 5611: SRBIJA Act (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5611
- S.Res. 939: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that it values the active participation of the Republic of Kosovo as the state partner of the Iowa National… (passed one chamber, 2026-09-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/939
- S. 5583: Small Agri-Biodiesel Producer Credit Extension Act (in committee, 2026-09-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5583
- S.Res. 927: A resolution designating the week beginning October 18, 2026, as "National Character Counts Week". (passed one chamber, 2026-09-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/927
- S. 5520: SCREENS Act (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5520
- S.Res. 846: A resolution designating August 21, 2026, as "Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day". (passed one chamber, 2026-08-07) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/846
- S.Res. 821: A resolution designating July 30, 2026, as "National Whistleblower Appreciation Day". (passed one chamber, 2026-07-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/821
- S. 5161: CFTC Whistleblower Protection and Program Improvement Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5161
- S.Res. 818: A resolution recognizing the importance of trademarks in the economy and the role of trademarks in protecting consumer safety by designating the month of July… (passed one chamber, 2026-07-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/818
- S.Res. 809: A resolution designating June 15, 2026, as "World Elder Abuse Awareness Day" and the month of June 2026 as "Elder Abuse Awareness Month". (passed one chamber, 2026-07-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/809

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $528.0K (Senate Republicans median $3.2M). 46% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 32% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ChuckGrassley/status/2114517303283110383
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ChuckGrassley/status/2114752583348740230
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ChuckGrassley/status/2114799584002117797
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/ChuckGrassley/status/2114834061185446054
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ChuckGrassley/status/2114413433089355803
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/ChuckGrassley/status/2113786545530360258
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ChuckGrassley/status/2113983596574786032
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ChuckGrassley/status/2114039094972146049
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/ChuckGrassley/status/2114119820316713038
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/ChuckGrassley/status/2114120778182746276

## Links

- Official site: https://www.grassley.senate.gov
- X: https://x.com/ChuckGrassley
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grassley
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorchuckgrassley
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/senchuckgrassley
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/G000386

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/G000386