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{{Short description|American politician (1948–2013)}}
{{Infobox officeholder 
| image        = Rod Grams, Official Senate portrait.jpg
| jr/sr        = United States Senator
| state        = [[Minnesota]]
| term_start   = January 3, 1995
| term_end     = January 3, 2001
| predecessor  = [[David Durenberger]]
| successor    = [[Mark Dayton]]
| state2       = [[Minnesota]]
| district2    = {{ushr|MN|6|6th}}
| term_start2  = January 3, 1993
| term_end2    = January 3, 1995
| predecessor2 = [[Gerry Sikorski]]
| successor2   = [[Bill Luther]]
| birth_name   = Rodney Dwight Grams
| birth_date   = {{birth date|1948|2|4}}
| birth_place  = [[Princeton, Minnesota]], U.S.
| death_date   = {{death date and age|2013|10|8|1948|2|4}}
| death_place  = [[Crown, Minnesota]], U.S.
| nationality  = [[United States|American]]
| party        = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| spouse       = Christine Gunhus
| alma_mater   = [[Brown College (Minnesota)|Brown College]]<br>[[Anoka-Ramsey Community College]]<br>[[Carroll University]]
| signature    = Rod Grams signature.gif
}}

'''Rodney Dwight Grams''' (February 4, 1948 &ndash; October 8, 2013) was an American politician and television news anchor who served in both the [[United States House of Representatives]] and the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]]. A local news anchor, Grams became well known for working at [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul|Twin Cities]] station [[KMSP-TV]] from 1982 until 1991. He was a member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]].

Grams was born on a farm in [[Princeton, Minnesota]], and worked at several other news stations throughout the [[Upper Midwest|Midwest]] and [[Great Plains]] before serving as KMSP's senior news anchor. After retiring from television, he launched a successful bid for Congress in [[Minnesota's 6th congressional district]] against embattled [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] incumbent [[Gerry Sikorski]] in [[1992 United States House of Representatives elections|1992]]. He served one term, opting to run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Republican [[David Durenberger]] in 1994. He won the [[1994 United States Senate election in Minnesota|1994 Senate election]] and was defeated for reelection by [[Mark Dayton]] in [[2000 United States Senate election in Minnesota|2000]].

Grams sought election to his old Senate seat in [[2006 United States Senate election in Minnesota|2006]], but dropped out before the Republican primary. He also ran again for election to the House in [[Minnesota's 8th congressional district]] in [[2006 United States House of Representatives elections|2006]] as the Republican-endorsed candidate but lost to incumbent Democrat [[Jim Oberstar]].