Joni Ernst
Details
- Party Affiliation
- Republican
- In Office Since
- Jan 1, 2015
- Organization
- United States Federal Government
Federal Roster & Campaign Finance
- Bioguide ID
- E000295
- Chamber
- US Senate
- State
- IA
- Total Receipts (2026)
- $2,002,592
- Total Disbursements
- $2,307,957
- Cash on Hand
- $1,934,478
- Coverage End Date
- Jun 30, 2026
Meetings
No relevant meetings found.
Election History
No election history found.
Recent Votes
| Bill | Chamber | Roll call | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stop Insider Trading Act | house | — | Yea |
| Ratepayer Protection Act | house | — | Yea |
| Protect College Sports Act of 2026 HBCU Sports Media and Connectivity Program | senate | — | Yea |
| Protect College Sports Act of 2026 HBCU Sports Media and Connectivity Program | senate | — | Nay |
| Protect College Sports Act of 2026 HBCU Sports Media and Connectivity Program | senate | — | Nay |
Bill title and chamber are the only bill details held for these votes; see Bills for the fuller record. “Roll call” is the upstream roll-call identifier, not a date no vote date is recorded in this dataset.
Biography
Joni Kay Ernst (née Culver; born July 1, 1970) is an American politician and retired military officer serving since 2015 as the junior United States senator from Iowa. She is a member of the Republican Party. After graduating from Iowa State University, Ernst joined the United States Army Reserve. She served in the Iowa Army National Guard from 1993 to 2015, retiring as a lieutenant colonel. During the Iraq War, she served as commanding officer of the 1168th Transportation Company in Kuwait and later commanded the 185th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion at Camp Dodge. Ernst served in the Iowa State Senate from 2011 to 2014 and as auditor of Montgomery County from January 2005 to January 5, 2011. She was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2014 and reelected in 2020. As chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee from 2023 to 2025, Ernst was the fourth-ranking Republican in the Senate. During her Senate tenure, she has called for reforms to Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. During the Trump administration, she expressed concern about Trump's trade war with China, and as a war hawk, criticized some of his foreign policy. While supporting both of Trump's nominees for EPA administrator, she expressed concern over their commitment to the Renewable Fuel Standard. On September 2, 2025, Ernst announced that she would not seek reelection in 2026.
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