Grassley, Charles
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Charles Ernest Grassley (born September 17, 1933) is an American politician serving as the senior U.S. senator from Iowa, a seat he has held since 1981. Since 2025, he has been the president pro tempore of the United States Senate, a position he also held from 2019 to 2021. He is a member of the Republican Party. Grassley was first elected to public office in 1958, serving in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1959 to 1975. In 1974, he was elected to represent Iowa's 3rd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1980 and reelected in 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004, 2010, 2016, and 2022. During his four decades in the Senate, Grassley has chaired the Finance Committee, the Narcotics Control Caucus, the Judiciary Committee, and the Aging Committee. When Orrin Hatch retired in 2019, Grassley became the Senate's most senior Republican and its president pro tempore. When Patrick Leahy retired in 2023, Grassley became the dean of the Senate. Grassley is one of the longest-serving elected politicians in U.S. history, having consistently held elected office since 1959. At 92 years, 9 months and 24 days old, he is the oldest sitting United States senator, the longest-serving Republican in congressional history, and the sixth-longest-serving U.S. senator in history. He served as president pro tempore emeritus of the Senate from 2021 to 2025 before returning as president pro tempore.
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Core attributes
- Current office
- Senator
- Office level
- federal
- Canonical name
- Grassley, Charles
- First name
- Charles
- Last name
- Grassley
- Occupation
- —
- Education
- —
- Year of birth
- —
Races
- Iowa U.S. Senate — 2028 General Election 2028-11-07 REP C
- Iowa U.S. Senate — 2022 General Election 2022-11-08 REP C
Campaign finance
Money at a glance
2022 cycle
- Coverage
- 2021-01-01 to 2022-12-31
- Source
- Derived from itemized transactions
- Outside spending
- Outside spending details
- Total receipts
- $9,533,640.63
- Total disbursements
- $10,930,808.73
- Cash on hand
- Not available
- Net self-funded
- Not available
- Debts owed by the committee
- $0.00
Receipt components disclose $9,533,640.63 in total receipts for the 2022 cycle.
Sources: FEC candidate and committee summaries
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| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| Individual contributions | Dollars: $5,613,177.50;Share: 58.9%;Denominator: $9,533,640.63 |
| PAC/other committee contributions | Dollars: $2,300,871.59;Share: 24.1%;Denominator: $9,533,640.63 |
| Party committee contributions | Dollars: $51,200.00;Share: 0.5%;Denominator: $9,533,640.63 |
| Candidate funding | Dollars: $0.00;Share: 0%;Denominator: $9,533,640.63 |
| Transfers from other authorized committees | Dollars: $1,386,769.80;Share: 14.5%;Denominator: $9,533,640.63 |
| Other receipts | Dollars: $181,621.74;Share: 1.9%;Denominator: $9,533,640.63 |
Fundraising detail
Itemized totals do not match committee summary totals, so this view uses itemized-only contribution facts.
- Small-dollar share
- Small-dollar share unavailable
- Small-dollar amount
- Committee summary totals are not available yet.
- Coverage
- 2021-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Individual contribution totals
- 2022 cycle
- $2,516,638.00
- Itemized
- $2,516,638.00
- Unitemized
- $0.00
- Itemized transactions
- 16125 transactions
Only itemized individual contributions are included; unitemized totals are unavailable for this view.
Itemized individual contributions total $2,516,638.00 in the 2022 cycle.
Monthly contribution columns
Sources: FEC Schedule A itemized individual contributions
View chart data
| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| January 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| February 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| March 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| April 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| May 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| June 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| July 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| August 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| September 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| October 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| November 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| December 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| January 2022 | Dollars: $94,935.00;Transactions: 554;Coverage: Covered |
| February 2022 | Dollars: $216,682.00;Transactions: 729;Coverage: Covered |
| March 2022 | Dollars: $382,465.00;Transactions: 936;Coverage: Covered |
| April 2022 | Dollars: $91,922.00;Transactions: 523;Coverage: Covered |
| May 2022 | Dollars: $254,144.00;Transactions: 802;Coverage: Covered |
| June 2022 | Dollars: $195,520.00;Transactions: 901;Coverage: Covered |
| July 2022 | Dollars: $106,325.00;Transactions: 1,006;Coverage: Covered |
| August 2022 | Dollars: $222,870.00;Transactions: 1,501;Coverage: Covered |
| September 2022 | Dollars: $440,608.00;Transactions: 3,810;Coverage: Covered |
| October 2022 | Dollars: $364,972.00;Transactions: 3,769;Coverage: Covered |
| November 2022 | Dollars: $140,931.00;Transactions: 1,554;Coverage: Covered |
| December 2022 | Dollars: $5,264.00;Transactions: 40;Coverage: Covered |
Unitemized contributions are excluded from count and geography charts.
Itemized contribution-size buckets discloses $2,516,638.00 across 15,991 reported transactions in the 2022 cycle.
Sources: FEC Schedule A itemized individual contributions
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| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| $200 and under | Dollars: $489,609.00;Transactions: 13,785 |
| $200.01-$499.99 | Dollars: $223,667.00;Transactions: 831 |
| $500-$999.99 | Dollars: $331,077.00;Transactions: 638 |
| $1,000-$1,999.99 | Dollars: $497,005.00;Transactions: 461 |
| $2,000 and over | Dollars: $975,280.00;Transactions: 276 |
Reported rows exclude unitemized counts and do not equal unique donors.
District geography uses a Census 119th-Congress / 2020-ZCTA approximation.
- District share
- 48% in district
- District share basis
- $1,206,028.00 in district and $1,310,610.00 out of district.
Unknown is shown outside the classified geography denominator. Unknown is $0.00 with 0 reported transactions; classified denominator is $2,516,638.00.
Geography dollar share
Sources: FEC Schedule A itemized individual contributions
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| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| IA | Dollars: $1,206,028.00;Transactions: 4,435;Denominator: $2,516,638.00 |
| FL | Dollars: $131,257.00;Transactions: 1,610;Denominator: $2,516,638.00 |
| VA | Dollars: $117,316.00;Transactions: 539;Denominator: $2,516,638.00 |
| CA | Dollars: $107,385.00;Transactions: 1,603;Denominator: $2,516,638.00 |
| TX | Dollars: $95,926.00;Transactions: 1,559;Denominator: $2,516,638.00 |
| Other states | Dollars: $858,726.00;Transactions: 6,379;Denominator: $2,516,638.00 |
| Unknown | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Denominator: $2,516,638.00 |
Top reported contributor names
| Reported contributor name | Total | Transactions |
|---|---|---|
| CROOKHAM, JOE P | $11,600.00 | 2 transactions |
| BALL, ALLEN | $11,600.00 | 1 transaction |
| ERGEN, CHARLES | $11,600.00 | 1 transaction |
| MCANINCH, DOUGLAS D | $11,600.00 | 1 transaction |
| VANDERSLOOT, FRANK | $11,600.00 | 1 transaction |
| WELLS, CHERYL L | $11,600.00 | 1 transaction |
| HADLEY, LEONARD | $8,300.00 | 3 transactions |
| BOOTE, STEVE | $7,900.00 | 2 transactions |
| DENNER, KEITH | $7,900.00 | 2 transactions |
| YODER, MAHLON DAVID | $6,855.00 | 4 transactions |
Top reported employer names
Top employers aggregate raw employer names from itemized individual contributions only.
The raw ranking remains employer-name data; see Methodology for source-linking and evidence limitations.
| Employer | Total | Transactions |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified / not provided | $1,334,977.00 | 13170 transactions |
| HOMEMAKER | $38,164.00 | 52 transactions |
| DISH NETWORK | $19,900.00 | 4 transactions |
| MUSCO LIGHTING | $11,600.00 | 2 transactions |
| RELIANCE SYSTEMS | $11,600.00 | 2 transactions |
| BALL VENTURES | $11,600.00 | 1 transaction |
| MCANINCH CORPORATION | $11,600.00 | 1 transaction |
| MELALEUCA, INC | $11,600.00 | 1 transaction |
| SUMMIT AGRICULTURAL GROUP | $9,450.00 | 6 transactions |
| EAGLE CONST. TALON DEVELOPMENT | $7,900.00 | 2 transactions |
Industries among top reported employer names
Industries are assigned from reported employer names by the server. This rollup covers only eligible returned top-employer rows for the selected cycle.
| Industry | Total | Transactions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown / unclassified | $95,250.00 | 19 transactions |
Classified: $0.00 and 0 transactions out of $95,250.00 and 19 transactions among eligible top-employer rows.
Finance data loading
Source and freshness
Last pulled: 5 days ago (2026-08-25)
Data is current.
FEC Bulk Data (campaign_finance/federal/fec)
Source record ID: cn:2022:S0IA00028
View source recordFEC Bulk Data (campaign_finance/federal/fec)
Source record ID: cn:2026:S0IA00028
View source recordFEC Bulk Data (campaign_finance/federal/fec)
Source record ID: cn:2024:S0IA00028
View source recordUS Congress Legislators (unitedstates/congress-legislators) (campaign_finance/federal/congress)
Source record ID: senate:G000386
View source recordFEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)
Source record ID: fec_races:S0IA00028:2022
View source recordFEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)
Source record ID: fec_races:S0IA00028:2028
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Key metrics
- Identifiers
- 5
Identifiers
- bioguide_id
- G000386
- fec_candidate_id
- S0IA00028
- fec_candidate_ids
- S0IA00028
- govtrack_id
- 300048
- wikidata_id
- Q529294