Pat Grassley
Pat Grassley | |
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Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 50th district | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office January 14, 2013 | |
Preceded by | David A. Tjepkes |
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 17th district | |
In office January 3, 2007 – January 14, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Bill Dix |
Succeeded by | Matt Windschitl |
Personal details | |
Born | 5/26/1983 Cedar Falls, Iowa |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Amanda |
Residence | New Hartford, Iowa |
Alma mater | Hawkeye Community College |
Occupation | Farmer |
Religion | Methodist |
Website | Grassley's website |
Patrick "Pat" Grassley (born 26 May 1983) is the Iowa State Representative from the 17th District. He has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2006.
Early life, education, and agriculture career
Pat was born on May 26, 1983, in Cedar Falls, Iowa. He was raised in Grundy County, 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. He graduated from Hawkeye Community College in 2004. He is currently working on his degree at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls.
While going to school, he continues to farm with his father and grandfather.[1] They raise 1,700 acres of row crops. They buy 10-day-old Holstein bull calves. He is a member of the Farm Bureau.[2][3]
Iowa House of Representatives
Elections
In 2006, Grassley decided to run for Iowa's 17th house district, at the age of 22.[4] He defeated Alek Wipperman 57%-43%.[5][6] In 2008, Grassley won re-election to a second term, defeating Democrat Cayla Baresel 66%-34%.[7] In 2010, he won re-election to a third term unopposed.[8]
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.[9] Fellow Republican State Representative Annette Sweeney also decided to run in the newly redrawn 50th district. He defeated Sweeney 61%-39%.[10] In November, he won re-election to a fourth term unopposed.[11][12]
Committee assignments
- Agriculture (Chair)
- Commerce
- State Government
- Ways and Means
- Agriculture and Natural Resources Approprations subcommittee[13]
Political future
Pat is the grandson of Chuck Grassley, the longtime United States Senator from Iowa since 1981. There has been speculation that Pat is being groomed to succeed his grandfather in 2016 or whenever he decides to retire. In 2013, Senator Grassley stated “He and I have never had that discussion and he’s never told me that he wanted to run for the United States Senate.” [14][15]
Personal life
Pat and his wife, Amanda, were married in 2005. She is a medical secretary and transcriptionist. They have a daughter named Indee (b. 2007) and a daughter named Reagan (b. 2009). They attend the New Hartford Methodist Church.[16]
Electoral history
*incumbent
</tr"></tr"></tr"></tr"></tr"></tr"></tr"></tr">Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
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Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2006 [17] District 17 | Republican | Pat Grassley | Republican | unopposed | |||
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2006 [18] District 17 Turnout: 11,798 | Republican hold | Pat Grassley* | Republican | 6,553 | 55.54% | ||
Alek Wipperman | Democratic | 5,039 | 42.71% | ||||
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2008 [19] District 17 | Republican | Pat Grassley* | Republican | unopposed | |||
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2008 [20] District 17 Turnout: 15,286 | Republican hold | Pat Grassley* | Republican | 9,836 | 64.35% | ||
Cayla Baresel | Democratic | 5,102 | 33.38% | ||||
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2010 [21] District 17 | Republican | Pat Grassley* | Republican | unopposed | |||
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2010 [22] District 17 | Republican hold | Pat Grassley* | Republican | unopposed | |||
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012 [23] District 50 Turnout: 4,117 | Republican | Pat Grassley* | Republican | 2,506 | 60.87% | ||
Annette Sweeney | Republican | 1,588 | 38.57% | ||||
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012 [24] District 50 | Republican (newly redistricted) | Pat Grassley* | Republican | unopposed |
References
- ↑ http://www.iowahouserepublicans.com/members/pat-grassley/biography
- ↑ http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/56852/patrick-grassley#.UQWS1Gfhe4c
- ↑ http://www.agrinews.com/grassley/putting/experience/to/work/as/new/ag/committee/chair/story-5120.html
- ↑ http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CR&z=CRGB&p_theme=cr&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10B543FE154AD610&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM
- ↑ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=292198
- ↑ http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/GenOffResults.pdf
- ↑ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=440158
- ↑ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=674676
- ↑ http://www.patgrassley.com/district-50.html
- ↑ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=745173
- ↑ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=761469
- ↑ http://electionresults.sos.iowa.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=HOU&map=DIST&lValue=100&gValue=001
- ↑ http://www.iowahouserepublicans.com/members/pat-grassley/committees
- ↑ http://www.voiceofmuscatine.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2510&Itemid=1
- ↑ http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/grassley-defers-on-re-election-plans-expects-harkin-to-seek/article_0882e686-5c36-11e2-99ed-0019bb2963f4.html
- ↑ http://www.patgrassley.com/about-pat-grassley.html
- ↑ "Official Results Report, 2006 Primary Election held Tuesday, June 6th 2006" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 58. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
- ↑ "Official Results Report, General Election held Tuesday, November 7th 2006" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2006-11-21. p. 27. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
- ↑ "2008 Primary Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2008-06-19. p. 108. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
- ↑ "2008 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 38. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
- ↑ "2010 Official Primary Results Report" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-07-01. p. 235. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
- ↑ "2010 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-11-24. p. 16. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
- ↑ "2012 Official Primary Results Report" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 160. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
- ↑ "2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 96. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
External links
- Representative Pat Grassley official Iowa General Assembly site
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Profile at Iowa House Republicans
Iowa House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by Bill Dix |
17th District 2006 – 2013 |
Succeeded by Matt Windschitl |
Preceded by Dave Tjepkes |
50th District 2013 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |