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Pat Grassley
Official portrait, 2019
Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 13, 2020
Preceded byLinda Upmeyer
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 8, 2007
Preceded byBill Dix
Constituency17th district (2007-2013)
50th district (2013–2023)
57th district (2023-present)
Personal details
Born (1983-05-26) May 26, 1983 (age 42)
Cedar Falls, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Amanda Boheman
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(m. 2005; div. 2022)​
Children3
RelativesChuck Grassley (grandfather)
EducationHawkeye Community College
WebsiteState House website

Patrick Lynn Grassley[1] (born May 26, 1983) is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he is the grandson of Iowa United States Senator Chuck Grassley. He has served as the Iowa State Representative for its 57th District since 2023, having previously served the state's 17th (2007–2013) and 50th (2013–2023) districts in the Iowa House of Representatives.[2][3] He was elected Speaker of the state's House in 2020.

Iowa House of Representatives

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Elections

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In 2006, Grassley ran for a seat in the Iowa House of Representatives.[4] He defeated Alek Wipperman, 57% to 43%.[5][6] In 2008, Grassley won re-election to a second term, defeating Democrat Cayla Baresel, 66% to 34%.[7] In 2010, he won re-election to a third term unopposed.[8]

In 2012, after redistricting, he decided to run in the newly redrawn 50th district, which included a southern portion of Butler County, a northern portion of Hardin County, and all of Grundy County.[9][better source needed] Fellow Republican State Representative Annette Sweeney also decided to run in the district. Grassley defeated Sweeney 61% to 39%,[10] and won a fourth term in the general election unopposed.[11]

In 2022, after redistricting, he decided to run in the newly redrawn 57th district.[12]

Grassley won with large margins in the 2014,[13] 2016,[14] 2018,[15] 2020,[16] 2022,[12] 2024 elections.[17] In every election he received at least 55% of the vote.

Tenure

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In January 2020, Grassley was elected as Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives.[18] He had previously chaired the budget-writing committee.[19]

Political future

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In 2014, there was speculation that Grassley was being groomed to succeed his grandfather, U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley, upon his retirement.[20] In 2013 however, Chuck 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."[21]

Electoral history

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2006 Iowa 17th District House Primary Election Results[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Pat Grassley 2,499 99.72%
Scattering 7 0.28%
Turnout 2,506 100%
2006 Iowa 17th District House General Election Results[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Pat Grassley 6,553 55.54%
Democratic Alex Wipperman 5,039 42.71%
Overvotes, Undervotes and Scattering 206 1.75%
Turnout 11,798 100%
2008 Iowa 17th District House Primary Election Results[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Pat Grassley 1,532 91.90%
Under Vote and Scattering 135 8.10%
Turnout 1,667 100%
2008 Iowa 17th District House General Election Results[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Pat Grassley 9,836 64.34%
Democratic Cayla Baresel 5,102 33.37%
Overvotes, Undervotes and Scattering 348 2.29%
Turnout 15,286 100%
2010 Iowa 17th District House Primary Election Results[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Pat Grassley 2,890 87.89%
Under Vote and Scattering 398 12.11%
Turnout 3,288 100%
2010 Iowa 17th District House General Election Results[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Pat Grassley 9,066 75.97%
Write ins 196 1.65%
Undervotes 2,671 22.38%
Turnout 11,933 100%
2012 Iowa 50th District House Primary Election Results[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Patrick Grassley 2,506 60.86%
Democratic Annette Sweeney 1,588 38.59%
Write in, Under Vote and Over Votes 23 0.55%
Turnout 4,117 100%
2012 Iowa 50th District House General Election Results[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Patrick Grassley 12,187 75.03%
Write ins 290 1.79%
Undervotes and Overvotes 3,765 23.18%
Turnout 16,242 100%
2014 Iowa 50th District House Primary Election Results[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Pat Grassley 2,161 85.14%
Write ins 25 1.00%
Undervotes and Overvotes 352 13.86%
Turnout 2,538 100%
2014 Iowa 50th District House General Election Results[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Pat Grassley 8,931 71.80%
Democratic Doris Fritz 3,164 25.41%
Write ins 24 0.19%
Undervotes and Overvotes 332 2.6%
Turnout 12,451 100%
2016 Iowa 50th District House Primary Election Results[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Pat Grassley 904 88.88%
Write ins 13 1.27%
Undervotes and Overvotes 100 9.85%
Turnout 1,017 100%
2016 Iowa 50th District House General Election Results[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Pat Grassley 11,493 72.22%
Democratic Doris Fritz 3,901 24.51%
Write ins 18 0.12%
Undervotes and Overvotes 501 3.15%
Turnout 15,913 100%
2018 Iowa 50th District House Primary Election Results[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Pat Grassley 1,789 86.97%
Write ins 10 0.49%
Undervotes and Overvotes 258 12.54%
Turnout 2,057 100%
2018 Iowa 50th District House General Election Results[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Pat Grassley 8,763 65.83%
Democratic Dennis J. Evans 4,346 32.65%
Write ins 5 0.03%
Undervotes and Overvotes 197 1.49%
Turnout 13,311 100%
2020 Iowa 50th District House Primary Election Results[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Pat Grassley 2,970 94.50%
Write ins 13 0.41%
Undervotes and Overvotes 160 5.09%
Turnout 3,143 100%
2020 Iowa 50th District House General Election Results[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Pat Grassley 11,683 69.18%
Democratic Dennis J. Evans 4,733 28.01%
Write ins 20 0.11%
Undervotes and Overvotes 456 2.70%
Turnout 16,892 100%
2022 Iowa 57th District House Primary Election Results[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Pat Grassley 2,241 89.92%
Write ins 27 1.10%
Undervotes and Overvotes 224 8.98%
Turnout 2,492 100%
2022 Iowa 50th District House General Election Results[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Pat Grassley 8,895 63.57%
Democratic Carissa Froyum 4,895 34.98%
Write ins 14 0.10%
Undervotes and Overvotes 188 1.34%
Turnout 13,992 100%
2024 Iowa 50th District House Primary Election Results[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Pat Grassley 604 90.70%
Write ins 15 2.25%
Undervotes and Overvotes 47 7.05%
Turnout 666 100%
2024 Iowa 57th District House General Election Results[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Pat Grassley 10,869 58.78%
Democratic Shawn Ellerbroek 7,180 38.82%
Write ins 18 0.09%
Undervotes and Overvotes 425 2.30%
Turnout 18,492 100%

Personal life

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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, Iowa. Grassley has two younger sisters,[citation needed] and is the grandson of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley.[36]

He graduated from Dike-New Hartford High School in 2002[37] and received an associate of arts degree in agribusiness from Hawkeye Community College in 2004.[38] He has taken courses toward a bachelor's degree at the University of Northern Iowa, where he unsuccessfully ran for student body president.[39]

He works on the family farm with his father and grandfather,[19] and is a member of the Farm Bureau.[40][3]

Grassley and his wife Amanda married in 2005.[41] According to court records, they were divorced in 2022.[1] The Grassleys have two daughters and a son.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Grassley". Iowa Courts Online. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  2. ^ "Rep. Pat Grassley". CongressWeb.com.
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  4. ^ Spannagel, Brian (February 5, 2006). "Grassley Grandson Enters Political Arena". WCFCourier.com. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  5. ^ "Our Campaigns – IA State House 017 Race – Nov 07, 2006". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  6. ^ "2006 Iowa General Election Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 14, 2006. Retrieved December 14, 2006.
  7. ^ "Our Campaigns – IA State House 017 Race – Nov 04, 2008". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  8. ^ "Our Campaigns – IA State House 017 Race – Nov 02, 2010". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  9. ^ "District 50 :: Pat Grassley For Iowa State House". December 2, 2012. Archived from the original on December 2, 2012.
  10. ^ "Our Campaigns – IA State House 050 – R Primary Race – Jun 05, 2012". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  11. ^ "Our Campaigns – IA State House 050 Race – Nov 06, 2012". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  12. ^ a b c "2022 General Election" (PDF). November 2022. p. 164. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  13. ^ a b "2014 General Election" (PDF). November 2014. p. 140. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  14. ^ a b "2016 General Election" (PDF). November 2016. p. 140. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  15. ^ a b "2018 General Election" (PDF). November 2018. p. 138. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  16. ^ a b "2020 General Election" (PDF). November 2020. p. 112. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  17. ^ a b "2024 General Election" (PDF). November 2024. p. 111. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  18. ^ Sostaric, Katarina (January 13, 2020). "Pat Grassley Elected Speaker Of Iowa House". IowaPublicRadio.org. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  19. ^ a b Gruber-Miller, Stephen (October 7, 2019). "Iowa Republicans select Rep. Pat Grassley to be new House Speaker when Legislature returns in January". DesMoinesRegister.com. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  20. ^ Cheney, Kyle (December 29, 2014). "16 in '16: The new battle for the Senate". Politico. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  21. ^ Lynch, James (January 11, 2013). "Grassley defers on re-election plans; expects Harkin to seek sixth term". WCFCourier.com.
  22. ^ "2006 Primary Election" (PDF). June 6, 2006. p. 58. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  23. ^ "2006 Primary Election" (PDF). November 7, 2006. p. 58. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  24. ^ "2008 Primary Election" (PDF). June 3, 2008. p. 298. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  25. ^ "2008 General Election" (PDF). November 7, 2008. p. 58. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  26. ^ "2010 Primary Election" (PDF). June 8, 2010. p. 235. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  27. ^ "2010 General Election" (PDF). November 2, 2010. p. 59. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  28. ^ "2012 Primary Election" (PDF). June 2012. p. 160. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  29. ^ "2012 General Election" (PDF). November 2010. p. 96. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  30. ^ "2014 Primary Election" (PDF). June 2014. p. 140. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  31. ^ "2016 Primary Election" (PDF). June 2016. p. 166. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  32. ^ "2018 Primary Election" (PDF). June 2018. p. 310. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  33. ^ "2018 Primary Election" (PDF). June 2020. p. 194. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  34. ^ "2022 Primary Election" (PDF). June 2022. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  35. ^ "2024 Primary Election" (PDF). June 2024. p. 287. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  36. ^ Price, Dave (February 14, 2021). "'I Think He's Running for Reelection,' Chuck Grassley's Grandson/Iowa House Speaker Says". WHO13.com. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  37. ^ Spannagel, Brian (February 5, 2006). "Grassley grandson enters political arena". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Waterloo, IA.
  38. ^ Offner, Jim (November 2013). "Pat Grassley: A New Generation Blazes a Trail of Young Leadership". Cedar Valley Business Monthly. Waterloo, IA: The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. 16 – via ISUU.com.
  39. ^ Reinitz, Jeff (October 13, 2019). "Editorial: Pat Grassley: Young leader now master of the House". wcfcourier.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  40. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart.
  41. ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Patrick Grassley". www.ourcampaigns.com.
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