'''Chuck Grassley''', born September 17, 1933 (age {{age|1933|9|17}}), is a [[United States Senator]] from [[Iowa]]. He is a member of the [[Republican Party]] and throughout the current Congress has voted with a majority of his Republican colleagues eight-three percent of the time.<Ref> http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/g000386/</ref>He was elected as a Representative in 1974 January 3, 1981 when he was elected United States Senator. <ref>http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000386</reF> He is the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee and is influential in [[health care]] negotiations. Grassley received his graduate degree from the University of Northern Iowa. | '''Chuck Grassley''', born September 17, 1933 (age {{age|1933|9|17}}), is a [[United States Senator]] from [[Iowa]]. He is a member of the [[Republican Party]] and throughout the current Congress has voted with a majority of his Republican colleagues eight-three percent of the time.<Ref> http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/g000386/</ref>He was elected as a Representative in 1974 January 3, 1981 when he was elected United States Senator. <ref>http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000386</reF> He is the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee and is influential in [[health care]] negotiations. Grassley received his graduate degree from the University of Northern Iowa. |