President pro tempore of the United States Senate · Iowa[1],[2]
Republican93 years old
Chuck Grassley is a Republican U.S. Senator from Iowa, serving since January 1981 after representing Iowa in the U.S. House from 1975 to 1981. He has been President pro tempore of the Senate and chair of the Judiciary Committee since January 3, 2025.
Republican who describes himself as pro-life; member of the Senate Republican Conference, Rare Disease Caucus and Senate Taiwan Caucus.[2]
Earnings by year3
What each year added up to: salary, plus outside income, royalties, endorsements, prizes and investment income where a source reports them. A financial disclosure gives ranges, shown as such.
A disclosure gives a range; its bar is drawn at the middle of the range.
Life phases1
One octagon for each phase of the life of Chuck Grassley. Each of the eight axes is scored 0 to 5 against a written rubric from documented evidence, with its source; an axis without evidence is a gap, not a zero. There is no total and no ideal shape: it is a profile, not a ranking. Appearance and personality are not axes, because they cannot be scored from evidence.
OverviewGenerated from documented data: the office held, income against IRS percentiles, the highest recorded degree, and the reviewed legal record. Axes with no documented evidence are left out.
No total and no ideal shape: a longer spoke means more of that axis, so a long Misconduct spoke is more documented misconduct.
Scores, rubric and sources
01Education4 of 5
Medium confidenceHighest recorded degree: BA; MA.[2]Highest attainment by then: 1 secondary school, 2 some college, 3 bachelor's degree, 4 master's or professional degree, 5 doctorate.
02Wealth2.5 of 5
Medium confidenceDocumented income of $193,400 in 2026 is in the top 10% of US returns by adjusted gross income (IRS, tax year 2022, as tabulated by the Tax Foundation). Income, not net worth.[4]Net worth or income against the national thresholds of the time: 1 below the median household, 3 top 5%, 5 top 0.1%.
03Position4 of 5
High confidencePresident pro tempore of the United States Senate: a national-level, statewide office.[1]Scope of the role held: 1 entry level, 3 senior manager or legislator, 5 head of state or government, or the top role of a major institution.
04Public standingNo evidence
Public approval or favourability where it was measured: 1 under 20%, 3 35 to 50%, 5 over 65%.
05HealthNo evidence
Documented health where an examination or disclosure exists: 5 no documented concern, 1 a serious documented condition.
06MisconductNo evidence
The documented legal and ethics record within the phase, as in the misconduct meter: 0 none documented, 1 only matters resolved in their favour, 2 an open matter, 3 one finding, 4 two or three, 5 four or more. More is more documented misconduct.
07Social goodNo evidence
Assessed effects of what they did in the phase on health, safety, education, rights and the environment, from official statistics or peer-reviewed evidence: 0 clearly harmful, 2.5 mixed, 5 clearly beneficial.
08Economic goodNo evidence
Assessed effects of what they did in the phase on efficiency, growth and fiscal sustainability, from CBO and peer-reviewed evidence, as in the good-for-society reading: 0 clearly harmful, 2.5 mixed, 5 clearly beneficial.
Laws and contributions10
Laws7
Class Action Fairness Act of 2005[7]Pub. L. 109-2SponsorFebruary 18, 2005Sponsored S. 5, which became law on 2005-02-18.
Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019[2]Included in Pub. L. 116-94CosponsorDecember 20, 2019One of the lead Senate co-sponsors; the provisions became law in December 2019 as part of the FY2020 appropriations act.
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017[8]Pub. L. 115-393SponsorDecember 21, 2018Sponsored S. 1312, which became law on 2018-12-21.
Whistleblower Protection Coordination Act[9]Pub. L. 115-192SponsorJune 25, 2018Sponsored S. 1869, which became law on 2018-06-25.
Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act[10]Pub. L. 115-70SponsorOctober 18, 2017Sponsored S. 178, which became law on 2017-10-18.
Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012[11]Pub. L. 112-194SponsorOctober 5, 2012Sponsored S. 300, which became law on 2012-10-05.
Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005[12]Pub. L. 109-8sponsoredApril 20, 2005Tightened personal bankruptcy: means test for Chapter 7, higher filing costs and paperwork, credit counseling requirement, other debtor and creditor changes.0.0Assessed impact · Medium confidence · Contested: credible sources disagree
Efficiency
0.0
Distribution (not added in)
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Gross, Kluender, Liu, Notowidigdo & Wang (NBER 26254; AER 2021) find BAPCPA cut filings, cut credit card rates (60-75% pass-through; prime/subprime gap down ~10%) but cut bankruptcy relief for uninsured hospitalizations by 70%. Albanesi & Nosal (NBER 24934) find Chapter 7 filings fell ~50% and insolvency rose ~25%, concentrated at low incomes. Measures BAPCPA itself; tradeoff, not netted.
Chair, Senate Committee on the Judiciary[2]ChairJanuary 3, 2025Chaired the Judiciary Committee from January 3, 2015 to January 3, 2019 and again since January 3, 2025.
Chair, Senate Committee on Finance[2]ChairJanuary 3, 2019Chaired the Finance Committee from January 3, 2019 to February 3, 2021 and earlier in 2001 and 2003-2007.
Offices held1
President pro tempore of the Senate[2]LedJanuary 3, 2025President pro tempore from January 3, 2019 to January 20, 2021 and again since January 3, 2025; Dean of the Senate since January 3, 2023.
Property5
Farmland, Butler County, Iowa (Sec. 16, 40 acres)[5]LandNew Hartford, IowaValued at $100,001 – $250,000 · as of December 31, 2025Held through Grassley Family Farms, L.L.C.; part of the parcels listed in Part 3 of the CY 2025 report; the filing says it is being sold under long-term contract.
Farmland, Butler County, Iowa (Sec. 34 and 35, 120 acres)[5]LandNew Hartford, IowaValued at $100,001 – $250,000 · as of December 31, 2025Held through Grassley Family Farms, L.L.C.; Part 3 of the CY 2025 report.
Farmland, Butler County, Iowa (Sec. 34, 118 acres)[5]LandNew Hartford, IowaValued at $100,001 – $250,000 · as of December 31, 2025Held through Grassley Family Farms, L.L.C.; Part 3 of the CY 2025 report.
Farmland, Butler County, Iowa (Sec. 24, 72 acres)[5]LandNew Hartford, IowaValued at $50,001 – $100,000 · as of December 31, 2025Held through Grassley Family Farms, L.L.C.; Part 3 of the CY 2025 report.
Farmstead where he was born[5]ResidenceNew Hartford, IowaValued at $1,001 – $15,000 · as of December 31, 2025Held through Grassley Family Farms, L.L.C.; Part 3 of the CY 2025 report.
Sources13
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