Iowa’s Chuck Grassley recovering from surgery

89-year-old senator fractured hip

Jan. 11, 2023 6:08 pm

Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley (right) stands with his grandfather, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, during the Pledge of Allegiance on Monday, the opening day of the Iowa Legislature in Des Moines. The 89-year-old Grassley reported Wednesday he is recovering from surgery for a hip fracture. (Charlie Neibergall/Associated Press)

Iowa Republican U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley tweeted Wednesday that surgery was successful in repairing a fracture in his hip and that he was on his way to a full recovery a day after his office announced the injury.

Twitter

His office did not explain how the 89-year-old senator injured his hip, the extent of the surgery or when he will return to work. A spokesman said his office would provide additional information as it becomes available.

Grassley was elected in November and sworn in to his eighth term in the Senate on Jan. 3, becoming the longest-serving member of the U.S. Senate. He appeared Monday at the opening day of the 2023 session of the Iowa Legislature, where his grandson is speaker of the Iowa House.

When Grassley announced his run for re-election, he did so with a Twitter video highlighting his daily 4 a.m., 2-mile run.

Comments: (319) 398-8499; tom.barton@thegazette.com