Pat Grassley
Patrick Grassley (born May 26, 1983) is the Iowa State Representative from the 50th District. He has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since January 2007. He is the grandson of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley. Iowa House of Representatives. Elections. In 2006, Grassley decided to run for Iowa's 17th house district, at the age of 22. He defeated Alek Wipperman 57%-43%. In 2008, Grassley won re-election to a second term, defeating Democrat Cayla Baresel 66%-34%. In 2010, he won re-election to a third term unopposed. 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. Fellow Republican State Representative Annette Sweeney also decided to run in the newly redrawn 50th district. He defeated Sweeney 61%-39%, and won a fourth term in the general election unopposed. Political future. Grassley is the grandson of Chuck Grassley, who has represented Iowa in the United States Senate since 1981. There was speculation that Pat was being groomed to succeed his grandfather upon retirement. In 2013, Senator 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." In 2019, Grassley was elected the Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives. Speculation that Pat would succeed his grandfather grew even more in 2021 after it was expected that Chuck Grassley would retire from the Senate in 2022. Instead, Senator Grassley announced his campaign for reelection and was endorsed by Pat. Electoral history. <nowiki>*</nowiki>incumbent Personal life. 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, Grundy County, Iowa. Pat has two younger sisters. He graduated from Dike-New Hartford High School in 2002 and from Hawkeye Community College in 2004. Pat farms the family farm with his father and grandfather. He is a member of the Farm Bureau. Pat and his wife Amanda married in 2005. She is a registered nurse. They are the parents of two daughters, Indee and Reagan, and one son, Chancellor.