Chuck Grassley, 93, Says He Won't Resign Despite Iowa's Democratic Sweep

HuffPost · Curtis M. Wong · 2026-11-05 18:14 UTC

The Iowa Republican was first elected to the Senate in 1980, and has said he plans to wait until 2027 before deciding on a ninth term.

The oldest sitting member of Congress is brushing aside calls to retire following the Republican Party’s historic drubbing in Tuesday’s midterm elections.

A spokesperson for Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) told the Washington Examiner in a statement Wednesday that the 93-year-old “is not resigning,” despite some GOP voters’ hopes he would do so to allow the state’s outgoing Republican governor, Kim Reynolds, to choose his replacement.

“He remains committed to delivering for the people of Iowa, who overwhelmingly elected him to a six-year term in 2022,” the spokesperson said.

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