U.S. Senator · R Republican
Joni Ernst
Iowa
Joni Ernst is a Republican U.S. Senator from Iowa. She has served in the Senate since January 2015. She sits on the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Armed Services, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committees and is Chairman of Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Her seat is next on the ballot in November 2026.
Biography assembled from Congress.gov and congress-legislators records: office, service dates, leadership and committee assignments. Nothing else is inferred.
Committees
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Subcommittees: Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology · Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety · Rural Development, Energy, and Credit
Senate Committee on Armed Services
Subcommittees: Cybersecurity · Emerging Threats and Capabilities · Personnel
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Subcommittees: Border Management, Federal Workforce, and Regulatory Affairs · Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census
Senate Committee on Small Business and EntrepreneurshipChairman
Legislation sponsored
taught corpusNone of the taught corpus bills are sponsored by Joni Ernst. See every bill they sponsored on Congress.gov.
In the news
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