As Chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee since 2023, after having been vice chair of the Senate Republican Conference since 2019, Ernst is the fourth-ranking Republican in the Senate. After graduating from Iowa State University, …

WASHINGTON – The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Deadline Act, which U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) cosponsored, has become law. This legislation requires the …

2 days ago · WASHINGTON – Today, at the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship hearing on the nomination of former Senator Kelly Loeffler to serve as the Small Business Administration (SBA) administrator, Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) highlighted how Loeffler’s track record as a successful business leader provides the exact experience needed to reform the bloated agency and restore its ...

Dec 13, 2024 · Republican Sen. Joni Ernst faces some intraparty unrest in her home state, Iowa, as she weighs whether to support President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth,...

Jan 14, 2025 · “After four years of weakness in the White House, Americans deserve a strong Secretary of Defense,” said Senator Joni Ernst. “Our next commander in chief selected Pete Hegseth to serve in this role, and after our conversations, hearing from Iowans, and doing my job as a United States Senator, I will support President Trump’s pick for ...

Jan 15, 2025 · Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa, who had been seen as a key Republican skeptic of Pete Hegseth’s nomination to lead the Defense Department, said she will support him after his performance at...

Jan 22, 2025 · Joni Ernst (b. 1970) is an American politician who was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2014 and began her first term representing Iowa in that body the following year. She was the first female combat veteran to serve in the Senate and the first woman to represent Iowa in Congress.

Ernst, Joni. Daughter of the Heartland: My Ode to the Country that Raised Me. New York: Threshold Editions, 2020.

3 days ago · Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa, who is anti-abortion rights, told CNN that Kennedy needs to do more to assuage her concerns given his past comments supporting access to the procedure.

Dec 10, 2024 · Joni Ernst’s reversal on Pete Hegseth shows the GOP Senate won’t check Trump. At first the Iowa senator seemed skeptical, but after a few threats from MAGA-land, she’s become more positive on...