Chuck Grassley

Charles Ernest Grassley is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Iowa, having held the seat since 1981. Grassley was first elected to the Senate in 1980 and has been reelected seven times. He is the longest-serving Republican in Congressional history and the sixth-longest-serving U.S. senator in history. Before becoming a senator, Grassley served eight terms in the Iowa House of Representatives and three in the United States House of Representatives.