Nonagenarian CHUCK GRASSLEY -- senior Lawmaker-Committee chmn. from Iowa to the Senate in D.C. -- if he dies or is unable to vote / act in JUDICIARY cmte.? who then appoints his successor?

 IOWA LearField statewide Radio had a "what-if" set of questions for the 

93-year-old who may not have realized that his SEAT as a Senator (upon death or

incapability to talk/ move / direct his staff)

might be "in the hands" of a brand-new DEMOCRAT Governor for

the Hawkeye state (IOWA) --

radioiowa.com/2026/09/27/

grassley-says-if-he-dies-in-office-

he-doesnt-want-a-democrat-appointing

successor