Chuck Grassley

== Personal life ==
Grassley and Barbara Ann Speicher married on August 22, 1954. They have five children: Lee, Wendy, Robin, Michele, and Jay.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://plaza.las.iastate.edu/directory/barbara-grassley/|title=Barbara Grassley|date=February 26, 2015|website=Iowa State University Plaza of Heroines|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826062601/https://plaza.las.iastate.edu/directory/barbara-grassley/|archive-date=August 26, 2019|url-status = live|access-date=August 26, 2019}}</ref> Grassley is a member of [[The Family (Christian political organization)|the Family]], the organization that organizes the [[National Prayer Breakfast]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/2009/07/21/c_street|title=Sex and power inside "the C Street House"|work=[[Salon (website)|Salon]]|first=Jeff|last=Sharlet|date=July 21, 2009|access-date=August 23, 2010|url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111090033/http://www.salon.com/2009/07/21/c_street/|archive-date=January 11, 2012}}</ref> His grandson, [[Pat Grassley]], is a member of the [[Iowa House of Representatives]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?personID=6277&ga=86|title=Representative Pat Grassley|work=Iowa Legislature|access-date=February 11, 2017|url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212091226/https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?personID=6277&ga=86|archive-date=February 12, 2017}}</ref> Grassley is also known for his widely reported, long-running "feud" with the [[History (American TV network)|History]] channel; he has consistently accused the network of featuring little actual history programming.<ref>{{cite web|last=Carter|first=Brandon|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/media/364097-grassley-renews-feud-with-history-channel-over-lack-of-history-programming/|title=Grassley renews feud with History Channel over lack of history programming|newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|date=December 9, 2017|access-date=January 4, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105180402/http://thehill.com/homenews/media/364097-grassley-renews-feud-with-history-channel-over-lack-of-history-programming|url-status=live}}</ref>

According to [[OpenSecrets]], Grassley's net worth was more than $7.5 million as of 2018.<ref name="net-worth">{{cite web |title=Chuck Grassley - Net Worth - Personal Finances |url=https://www.opensecrets.org/personal-finances/chuck-grassley/net-worth?cid=N00001758&year=2018 |website=OpenSecrets.org |access-date=15 November 2021}}</ref>

=== Awards ===
In 2003, Grassley's alma mater, the [[University of Northern Iowa]], selected him for ''honoris causa'' membership in [[Omicron Delta Kappa]], the National Leadership Honor Society. In 2009, the [[National Center for Health Research]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.center4research.org/news-events/previous-foremother-awards|title=Previous Foremothers and Health Policy Heroes|publisher=National Research Center for Women & Families|year=2010|access-date=August 23, 2010|url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717021314/http://www.center4research.org/news-events/previous-foremother-awards/|archive-date=July 17, 2012}}</ref> gave Grassley the Health Policy Hero award for his 2004 oversight of legislative reforms and accountability of the [[Food and Drug Administration (United States)|United States Food and Drug Administration]] (FDA).<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://grassley.senate.gov/news/Article.cfm?customel_dataPageID_1502=20654|title=Grassley recognized for work to increase accountability in health care system|website=grassley.senate.gov|date=May 8, 2009|url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007141224/http://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/Article.cfm?customel_dataPageID_1502=20654|archive-date=October 7, 2009}}</ref> In 2010, [[The Hill (newspaper)|''The Hill'']] named Grassley and [[Max Baucus]] the hardest-working members of Congress.<ref>{{cite web|last=Victoria|first=Lauren|url=https://thehill.com/capital-living/162923-the-25-hardest-working-lawmakers/|title=The 25 hardest working lawmakers|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|date=June 9, 2010|access-date=August 23, 2010|url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616091806/http://thehill.com/capital-living/102101-the-25-hardest-working-members-of-congress|archive-date=June 16, 2010}}</ref>