Chuck Grassley represents Iowa in the U.S. Senate since January 1981 — making him the longest-serving Iowa senator and one of the longest-serving U.S. senators in history. He chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee and Senate Finance Committee at various points.
Senator Chuck Grassley's funding and voting record shows limited donor data in our current records. On his promise scorecard, he kept 9 commitments and broke 1 — a notably strong record on follow-through. His one broken promise was to hold the line on federal spending. He also had 4 partially kept promises. We don't yet have detailed donor industry breakdowns or vote-by-vote alignments with specific contributors for this member. His 64% full-promise-kept rate reflects a tenure with more kept than broken commitments, though the spending pledge gap is significant given fiscal debates in Congress.
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Grassley kept 64% of 14 promises tracked for the 2023–2029 term. Each verdict is term-scoped, primary-sourced, and reviewed by three sequential reviewers (neutral · conservative · progressive).
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Charles Ernest Grassley's top donor industry: Finance ($7K, cycle 2024). Source: campaignreceipts.com/r/chuck-grassley
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Voted YES on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (December 2017). Has consistently supported TCJA-extension framework.
Voted YES on Justices Gorsuch (2017), Kavanaugh (2018), and Barrett (2020). Dobbs (2022) overturned Roe with all three in the majority.
Voted NO on the Women's Health Protection Act. Supported confirmation of pro-life justices who overturned Roe.
Voted NO on most federal gun-control measures during tenure. NRA rating A or A+.
Voted YES on H.R. 2 framework. Position on the February 2024 Bipartisan Border Bill varied; comprehensive enforcement legislation did not pass during the Biden administration.
Voted to expedite energy permitting and against Biden-era leasing restrictions. U.S. became net energy exporter (2019).
Voted YES on TCJA (CBO-projected $1.9T deficit) and CARES Act ($2.2T). National debt rose substantially during tenure.
Voted NO on the Respect for Marriage Act (citing religious-liberty concerns) and supported religious-liberty appropriations provisions.
Voted YES on Israel aid packages. Co-sponsored multiple Israel-support measures.
Voted yes on Trump nominees including AG, SecDef, DNI, Treasury during the 119th Congress.
Voted no on most Biden judicial nominees in minority. Could not block confirmation of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson (April 2022, 53-47).
Multiple bills introduced restricting federal funds to sanctuary jurisdictions; none reached final passage during the term.
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Charles Ernest Grassley's biggest donor industries are Individual / Retired ($161,859), and Finance ($6,600). Every dollar is tied to an FEC filing.
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