Charles E. Grassley

known as "Chuck"
b. 1933-09-17 , New Hartford, IA
represents IA
Republican, Baptist
Official website

Education: Doctoral Studies, University of Iowa, 1957-1958 MA, Political Science, University of Northern Iowa, 1956 BA, University of Northern Iowa, 1955.

Last elected in 2004 receiving 1,038,175 (70.0%) votes.

Money

Raised	$883,029	^(#198)
Spent	30%	^(#494)
From self	0%	^(#26)
From individuals	36%	^(#411)
From PACs	50%	^(#188)

Earmarks

Data for fiscal year 2008
Requested	173	^(#20)
Total cost	$666,651,500	^(#34)
Received	148	^(#21)
Total cost	$324,912,220	^(#41)

Bills

Co-sponsored	1,057	^(#245)
Introduced	408	^(#8)
Debated	94	^(#6)
Enacted	25	^(#8)

Speeches

Data for 110th Congress
Spoke	51 times		^(#5)
Avg. length	1,975 words		^(#39)

Voting Analysis

Unpredictable equals maverick
Ideology	42% right-wing		^(#172)
Predictable	80%		^(#513)

Interest Group Alignment

Group	Agreement
U.S. Chamber of Commerce	20% (1/5 votes)

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Money data from the FEC. Politician information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia, and GovTrack. Earmark information from Taxpayers for Common Sense. Interest group alignment from MAPLight.org. Ideology and predictability from VoteView. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory. Some campaign finance information from Open Secrets.

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