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.

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: World’s Window of Black Hawk …

Jan 31, 2025 · WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) will be the top Republican on the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit in the 119 th Congress.

Jan 14, 2025 · WASHINGTON – Following nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s hearing today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement: “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 ...

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.

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,...

Dec 12, 2024 · Sen. Joni Ernst is facing an aggressive pressure campaign from President-elect Donald Trump’s allies, complete with threats of primary challengers.

Nov 13, 2024 · Iowa's U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst was defeated in her bid for the Senate Republican conference chair position Wednesday, losing out to Tom Cotton, the U.S. senator from Arkansas. As a result,...

Nov 14, 2024 · For the first time in six years, Iowa’s junior Senator Joni Ernst will not have a position on the leadership team of U.S. Senate Republicans. On November 13, members of the GOP caucus chose Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas over Ernst for Senate Republican Conference chair, the third-ranking leadership position.