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Chuck Grassley

U.S. Senator · Iowa

  • Republican
  • Since 1975
  • Tenure: 4+ terms

Refreshed 19 h ago

As of 2026-10-19 · Methodology 2026.10.1

Contact info

  • Capitol office

    135 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510

    202-224-3744

  • District offices

    Cedar Rapids · Council Bluffs · Davenport · Des Moines · Sioux City · Waterloo

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  • Official website
  • Biographical Directory of Congress
  • GovTrack
  • Capitol office: 135 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510 · 202-224-3744
  • 111 7th Avenue SE, Box 13, Suite 6800, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52401 · 319-363-6832
  • 2146 27th Avenue, Suite 550, Council Bluffs, IA, 51501 · 712-322-7103
  • 201 W. 2nd St., Suite 720, Davenport, IA, 52801 · 563-322-4331
  • 210 Walnut St., 721, Federal Building, Des Moines, IA, 50309 · 515-288-1145
  • 320 6th St., 120, Federal Building, Sioux City, IA, 51101 · 712-233-1860
  • 531 Commercial St., 210, Waterloo Building, Waterloo, IA, 50701 · 319-232-6657

Evidence & sources

  • U.S. Senate roll-call votes

    Votes and participation (senate.gov)

  • Congress.gov bill records

    Sponsored and enacted bills

  • congress-legislators

    Terms, committees, offices

Stale, last successful update 2026-10-23

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Scorecard

Voting Record

71.2/ 100

Ranked 11 of 52 in the Senate majority

How this score is calculated:

  • Roll calls cast

    891 of 905 while seated (98.5%)

    51st percentile in cohort · 30 % weight

  • Substantive bills sponsored

    67 of 67 sponsored · 96.1 points

    80th percentile in cohort · 70 % weight

  • Bills enacted

    0 sponsored · 7 cosponsored

    8 passed a chamber · 3 reported · 56 introduced

Promise Adherence

0 of 5 promises scored

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How this score is calculated:

  • Reviewed promises

    0 scored of 5 needed

    0 promises from 0 sources this term

  • Days in office this term

    1,399 days (180 needed)

  • Promise capture coverage

    0 of 3 source kinds settled

Impact History (coming soon)

0 of 10 matched votes

Collecting data - coming soon

How this score is calculated:

  • Matched votes

    0 of 10 needed

  • District opinion cells

    0 snapshots frozen

    Needs ≥ 25 verified respondents and a lean ≥ 0.15

Approval Rating

0 of 1 public poll on record

Collecting data - coming soon

How this score is calculated:

  • Public polls averaged

    0 of 1 needed

  • Polls on file for this officeholder

    None recorded yet

  • Most recent fieldwork

    No poll on record

What counts toward promise adherence

0 promises from 0 sources for this term · 0 scored · 0 aspirational, displayed but not scored. Scores start at 50 and move with evidence.

The adherence score is withheld until every check below is met; it never shows a zero for missing evidence.

  • Not yet 5 scored promises · 0 of 5 so far
  • Met 180 days in office · 1399 days so far
  • Not yet Complete capture coverage · 0 of 3 source kinds settled

Capture checklist

The source kinds searched for this term's promises, so the score never rests on whichever promises happened to be collected.

  • Not yet captured Campaign issues page
  • Not yet captured Announcement or acceptance speech
  • Not yet captured Debate transcript or candidate questionnaire

Weights and floors are methodology parameters; see how these are computed.

What counts toward effectiveness

67 substantive bills sponsored · 7 cosponsored bills enacted · 891 of 905 roll calls cast. Points by the furthest stage each sponsored bill reached: introduced 1, reported 2, passed a chamber 4, enacted 8; the highest-scoring bills are listed.

Roll-call attendance by session

  • Senate 119-1: 655 of 659 roll calls cast, 4 not voting
  • Senate 119-2: 236 of 256 roll calls cast, 10 not voting, 10 recorded leave of absence

Public opinion polls

The published surveys behind the Approval Rating, each with its pollster, dates and sample; job approval and favorability are different questions and are labeled as such.

No public approval survey on record for this office.

Source: unitedstates/congress-legislators (public domain), fetched 2026-10-25.
This score is a guide, not a verdict.