Pat Grassley

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Pat Grassley
Pat Grassley 88th General Assembly Portrait.jpg
Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives
Assumed office
January 13, 2020
Preceded byLinda Upmeyer
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
Assumed office
January 8, 2007
Preceded byBill Dix
Constituency17th (2007–2013)
50th (2013–present)
Personal details
Born (1983-05-26) May 26, 1983 (age 38)
Cedar Falls, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)
Amanda Boheman
​
(m. 2005)​
Children3
RelativesChuck Grassley (paternal grandfather)
EducationHawkeye Community College
Websitelegislative%20website

Patrick Grassley (born May 26, 1983) is the Iowa State Representative from the 50th District. He has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since January 2007. He is the grandson of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley.

Iowa House of Representatives[]

Elections[]

In 2006, Grassley decided to run for Iowa's 17th house district, at the age of 22.[1] He defeated Alek Wipperman 57%-43%.[2][3] In 2008, Grassley won re-election to a second term, defeating Democrat Cayla Baresel 66%-34%.[4] In 2010, he won re-election to a third term unopposed.[5]

After redistricting, he decided to run in the newly redrawn 50th house district, which had a southern portion of Butler County, a northern portion of Hardin County, and all of Grundy County.[6] Fellow Republican State Representative Annette Sweeney also decided to run in the newly redrawn 50th district. He defeated Sweeney 61%-39%,[7] and won a fourth term in the general election unopposed.[8][9]

Committee assignments[]

  • Appropriations (Chair)
  • Commerce[10]

Political future[]

Grassley is the grandson of Chuck Grassley, who has represented Iowa in the United States Senate since 1981. There was speculation that Pat was being groomed to succeed his grandfather upon retirement.[11] In 2013, Senator Grassley said, "[Pat] and I have never had that discussion and he's never told me that he wanted to run for the United States Senate."[12][13]

In 2019, Grassley was elected the Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives.[14] Speculation that Pat would succeed his grandfather grew even more in 2021 after it was expected that Chuck Grassley would retire from the Senate in 2022. Instead, Senator Grassley announced his campaign for reelection and was endorsed by Pat.

Electoral history[]

*incumbent

Election Political result Candidate Party Votes %
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2006 [15]
District 17		Republican Pat GrassleyRepublicanunopposed
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2006 [16]
District 17
Turnout: 11,798		Republican hold Pat GrassleyRepublican6,55355.54%
Alek Wipperman Democratic5,03942.71%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2008 [17]
District 17		Republican Pat Grassley*Republicanunopposed
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2008 [18]
District 17
Turnout: 15,286		Republican hold Pat Grassley*Republican9,83664.35%
Cayla Baresel Democratic5,10233.38%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2010 [19]
District 17		Republican Pat Grassley*Republicanunopposed
 [20]
District 17		Republican hold Pat Grassley*Republicanunopposed
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012 [21]
District 50
Turnout: 4,117		Republican Pat Grassley*Republican2,50660.87%
Annette Sweeney* Republican1,58838.57%
 [22]
District 50		Republican (newly redistricted) Pat Grassley*Republicanunopposed

Personal life[]

Grassley was born in Cedar Falls, Iowa. He was raised in New Hartford, Iowa. His father Robin is a farmer, and his mother Diane is a T.A. in the Dike-New Hartford School District in Dike, Grundy County, Iowa. Pat has two younger sisters. He graduated from Dike-New Hartford High School in 2002 and from Hawkeye Community College in 2004.

Pat farms the family farm with his father and grandfather.[23] He is a member of the Farm Bureau.[24][25]

Pat and his wife Amanda married in 2005.[26] She is a registered nurse. They are the parents of two daughters, Indee and Reagan, and one son, Chancellor.[23]

References[]

  1. ^ "Search Results". nl.newsbank.com.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns – IA State House 017 Race – Nov 07, 2006". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 14, 2006. Retrieved December 14, 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Our Campaigns – IA State House 017 Race – Nov 04, 2008". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  5. ^ "Our Campaigns – IA State House 017 Race – Nov 02, 2010". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  6. ^ http://www.patgrassley.com/district-50.html[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Our Campaigns – IA State House 050 – R Primary Race – Jun 05, 2012". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  8. ^ "Our Campaigns – IA State House 050 Race – Nov 06, 2012". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 13, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ "Iowa House Republicans » Committees". www.iowahouserepublicans.com.
  11. ^ Cheney, Kyle (December 29, 2014). "16 in '16: The new battle for the Senate". Politico. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  12. ^ "Voice Of Muscatine". Voice Of Muscatine.
  13. ^ Bureau, JAMES Q. LYNCH, Lee-Gazette Des Moines. "Grassley defers on re-election plans; expects Harkin to seek sixth term".
  14. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 13, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. ^ "Official Results Report, 2006 Primary Election held Tuesday, June 6th 2006" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 58. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  16. ^ "Official Results Report, General Election held Tuesday, November 7th 2006" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. November 21, 2006. p. 27. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  17. ^ "2008 Primary Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. June 19, 2008. p. 108. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  18. ^ "2008 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 38. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  19. ^ "2010 Official Primary Results Report" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. July 1, 2010. p. 235. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  20. ^ "2010 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. November 24, 2010. p. 16. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  21. ^ "2012 Official Primary Results Report" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 160. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  22. ^ "2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 96. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  23. ^ a b "Iowa House Republicans » Biography". www.iowahouserepublicans.com.
  24. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart.
  25. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 15, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  26. ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Patrick Grassley". www.ourcampaigns.com.

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from the 17th district
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