Last week, Iowa House Republicans chose Representative Pat Grassley of New Hartford to take over as Speaker of the House next year. He will succeed Speaker Linda Upmeyer, who stepped down as Speaker and says she will not run for re-election next year.  Iowa Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg says he looks forward to working with Speaker-Select Grassley.

“Representative Grassley, I believe, will do an outstanding job.  He’s somebody who also has a passion for rural Iowa, just as Governor Reynolds and I do and I look forward to working with him.”

Gregg spoke last week after touring Tassel Ridge Winery outside Oskaloosa.