Grandy became a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa’s 6th district in 1987 and served until 1993. He then served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa’s 5th district from 1993 to 1995. In 1994 Grandy lost the election for Governor of Iowa by 4 percentage points to incumbent Terry Branstad. From 1995 to 2000 Grandy served as President and CEO of Goodwill Industries International. He hosted The Grandy & Andy Morning Show from 2003 to 2010 with Andy Parks in Washington D.C. He has been a Senior Fellow for National Security Affairs and returned to the stage in a production of Sleuth in New Jersey in 2013. He has also hosted the morning drive time radio show The Grandy Group in Washington, D.C.