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Who Really Represents Iowa?
Meet Your Member: Sen. Charles E. Grassley (IA) |
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 Source: Congressional Pictorial Directory, 109th Congress. |
GRASSLEY, Charles Ernest, a Representative and a Senator from Iowa; born in New Hartford, Butler County, Iowa, September 17, 1933; attended the public schools; graduated, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls 1955; received a graduate degree from the same university in 1956; pursued graduate work, University of Iowa, Iowa City 1957-1958; engaged in agriculture; part-time university instructor; member, Iowa house of representatives 1959-1974; elected in 1974 as a Republican to the Ninety-fourth Congress; reelected to the Ninety-fifth and Ninety-sixth Congresses (January 3, 1975-January 3, 1981); was not a candidate in 1980 for reelection to the House of Representatives, but was elected to the Senate in 1980; reelected in 1986, 1992, 1998 and in 2004 for the term ending January 3, 2011; chair, Special Committee on Aging (One Hundred Fifth Congress), Committee on Finance (One Hundred Seventh Congress [January 20 to June 6, 2001], One Hundred Eighth and One Hundred Ninth Congresses). Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 2006. |
| Summary data about Sen. Charles E. Grassley | |
| District | N/A |
| Party | R |
| Term | 5th |
| Next Election | 2010 |
| % of Vote Received in Last General Election* | 70.18 % |
| Special Interest Money Ranking | 19 out of 100 |
| Contributions from Lobbyists Ranking | 18 out of 90 |
| Contributions from Out-of-State Ranking | 32 out of 100 |
| Contributions from Small Donors Ranking | 84 out of 100 |
| Contributions from PACs Ranking | 5 out of 100 |
| Total Contributions from Lobbyists, 2000-2005 | $ 393,684 |
| Contributions from Lobbyists Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 109,385 |
| Total Contributions from Out-of-State 2000 Cycle to Present | $ 2,262,100 |
| % of Contributions from Out-of-State†† | 65.40 % |
| Contributions from Out-of-State Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 696,003 |
| Contributions from Small Donors | $ 3,332,940 |
| Contributions from Small Donors Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 981,888 |
| % of Contributions from Small Donors | 49.10 % |
| Contributions from PACs, 2000 Cycle to Present | $ 3,973,092 |
| % of Total Contributions from PACs | 42.50 % |
| Contributions from Business PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 1,176,211 |
| Contributions from Labor PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 28,179 |
| Contributions from PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 1,236,106 |