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When Chuck Grassley was first elected to public office, Dwight Eisenhower was president and Alaska and Hawaii were brand new states. After more than 40 years in the Senate — following stints in the Iowa Legislature and three terms in the U.S. House — Grassley is now seeking another six years in office. He is 88 and would be 95 at the end of his term if reelected. Still, Grassley faces nothing ...
Chuck Grassley questions Supreme Court justice nominee Amy Coney Barrett during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing in Hart Senate Office Building on October 13, 2020, in Washington, D.C..

When Chuck Grassley was first elected to public office, Dwight Eisenhower was president and Alaska and Hawaii were brand new states.

After more than 40 years in the Senate — following stints in the Iowa Legislature and three terms in the U.S. House — Grassley is now seeking another six years in office. He is 88 and would be 95 at the end of his term if reelected.

Still, Grassley faces nothing like , even though the Iowa Republican is only three months younger than the California Democrat. He

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