Biography:
— Senator and a Representative from Iowa.
— Born in New Hartford, Butler County, Iowa, September 17, 1933.
— Attended the public schools.
— Graduated, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls 1955.
— Received a graduate degree from the same university in 1956.
— Pursued graduate work, University of Iowa, Iowa City 1957-1958.
— Engaged in agriculture.
— Part-time university instructor.
— Member, Iowa house of representatives 1959-1974.
— Elected in 1974 as a Republican to the Ninety-fourth Congress.
— Reelected to the Ninety-fifth and Ninety-sixth Congresses (January 3, 1975-January 3, 1981).
— Was not a candidate in 1980 for reelection to the House of Representatives, but was elected to the Senate in 1980.
— Reelected in 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004, 2010, 2016, and again in 2022 for the term ending January 3, 2029.
— President pro tempore (January 3, 2019-January 20, 2021.
— January 3, 2025-).
— Chair, Special Committee on Aging (One Hundred Fifth and One Hundred Sixth Congresses), Committee on Finance (One Hundred Seventh Congress [January 20 to June 6, 2001], One Hundred Eighth, One Hundred Ninth, and One Hundred Sixteenth Congresses), Committee on the Judiciary (One Hundred Fourteenth, One Hundred Fifteenth, and One Hundred Nineteenth Congresses).