Chuck Grassley

Conservative

Republican

Senator

Iowa

Current Position: Senator from Iowa

Running For: N/A

Policy Positions

For repealing the estate tax; argues it is potentially ruinous for farmers and small business owners

For ethanol subsidies and wind energy tax incentives; authored federal wind energy tax credit and supports biofuel programs

Against abortion rights; considers himself pro-life, voted for constitutional amendment to allow states to ban abortion, co-sponsored Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, and approved overturning Roe v. Wade
Against same-sex marriage initially but changed position in 2022 to support it; however voted against the Respect for Marriage Act citing religious liberty concerns
Against Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday; voted against establishing it in 1983 citing economic concerns

Against the Gulf War; was one of only two Republican senators to vote against joining the international coalition to force Iraq out of Kuwait in 1991

Against gun control measures; opposed Manchin-Toomey amendment and instead proposed alternative legislation focused on mental health and prosecution of gun violence
For supporting law enforcement; wrote three bills to support police, opposes efforts to defund police, and backs the blue
Against cannabis legalization; opposed bipartisan bill to move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule II in 2015
Against creating independent commission to investigate January 6 Capitol attack; voted against it in May 2021