RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: The Candy Kitchen of Muscatine County. Throughout the 119th Congress, Chair Ernst …

Joni Kay Ernst (née Culver; born July 1, 1970) [1] is an American politician and retired military officer serving since 2015 as the junior United States senator from Iowa. [2] A member of the Republican Party, she previously served in the Iowa State Senate from 2011 to 2014 and as auditor of Montgomery County from 2005 to 2011.

Apr 1, 2025 · U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, speaks with journalists after her annual Roast and Ride fundraiser Saturday, June 3, 2023, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa.

Apr 1, 2025 · Three Iowa Democratic lawmakers, state Sen. Zach Wahls, state Rep. J.D. Scholten and state Rep. Josh Turek, said Monday that they are all considering running for the U.S. Senate. Republican U.S....

Apr 17, 2025 · , Iowa — Republican incumbent Sen. Joni Ernst has her first Democratic challenger for 2026. Nathan Sage launched his bid for the U.S. Senate Wednesday on social media.

Jan 16, 2025 · More: Iowa's US Sen. Joni Ernst will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense Pressure campaign brewed as Joni Ernst weighed Pete Hegseth's comments on women in combat roles, sexual ...

Mar 19, 2025 · Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, was back in Iowa Wednesday advocating for STEM careers and opportunities. Ernst toured Kemin Industries' global headquarters in Des Moines and participated in...

Apr 16, 2025 · Last fall, Donald Trump won Iowa by 13 percentage points after he won it by 8 in 2020. Ernst, a two-term incumbent who is also a veteran, won her 2020 race by 6 points and her 2014 contest by 9.

Dec 6, 2024 · The pressure campaign against U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst is mounting — including from some Iowa Republicans — as she has so far refused to commit to supporting Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald...

Apr 1, 2025 · According to a report from The Des Moines Register on Tuesday, three Iowa Democratic lawmakers are weighing the possibility of challenging Joni Ernst for her U.S. Senate seat next year....