Washington, DC (RI) — With Republicans holding the majority in the U.S. Senate, Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is again serving as Senate President Pro Tem — making the 91-year-old senator third in the line of succession to become the nation’s commander-in-chief.
Grassley says he understands his responsibilities if something drastic were to happen.
Grassley emphasizes it’s highly unlikely he’d wind up as president.
The title of Senate President Pro Tem goes to the longest-serving senator from the party that has a majority of seats in the Senate. Grassley’s been in the role before, in 2019 and 2020.
Before heading to Washington, Grassley served in the Iowa Legislature. He was first elected to the Iowa House in 1958 and served 16 years. He won election the U.S. House in 1974 and served for six years, and has been a U.S. Senator since 1981.
