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Joni Ernst
U.S. Senator (Class 2), IA
Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senator (Class 2), IA current
Iowa |
Republican | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2027 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 2), IA
Iowa |
Republican | Jan 6, 2015 | Jan 3, 2021 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Iowa
United States |
Republican | Jan 6, 2015 | Jan 3, 2021 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Rural Development, Energy, and Credit — Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Armed Services unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Armed Services — Cybersecurity unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Armed Services — Emerging Threats and Capabilities — Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Armed Services — Personnel unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs — Border Management, Federal Workforce, and Regulatory Affairs unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs — Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship — Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. 0.536, social dim. -0.027. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (840 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-6 | Jan 8, 2026 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-6 US-GOV-PD |
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SJRES 98
A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or…
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On the Motion to Discharge | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-5 | Jan 8, 2026 | Motion to Discharge Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-5 US-GOV-PD |
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SJRES 86
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United…
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On the Motion to Proceed | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-4 | Jan 7, 2026 | Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-4 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-3 | Jan 6, 2026 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-3 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-2 | Jan 6, 2026 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-2 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-1 | Jan 5, 2026 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-1 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-659 | Dec 18, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-659 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-658 | Dec 18, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-658 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-657 | Dec 18, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-657 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-656 | Dec 18, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-656 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-655 | Dec 18, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-655 US-GOV-PD |
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SJRES 82
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United…
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On the Joint Resolution | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-654 | Dec 18, 2025 | Joint Resolution Defeated | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-654 US-GOV-PD |
| On the Motion to Proceed | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-641 | Dec 10, 2025 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-641 US-GOV-PD | |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-653 | Dec 17, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-653 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-652 | Dec 17, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-652 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Not voting | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-651 | Dec 17, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-651 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Not voting | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-650 | Dec 17, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-650 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Not voting | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-649 | Dec 17, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-649 US-GOV-PD |
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S 1071
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
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On the Motion | Not voting | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-648 | Dec 17, 2025 | Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-648 US-GOV-PD |
| On the Cloture Motion | Not voting | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-647 | Dec 15, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-647 US-GOV-PD | |
| On the Motion to Proceed | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-646 | Dec 11, 2025 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-646 US-GOV-PD | |
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SRES 532
An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain…
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On the Resolution | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-645 | Dec 11, 2025 | Resolution Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-645 US-GOV-PD |
| On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-642 | Dec 10, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-642 US-GOV-PD | |
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S 3385
Lower Health Care Costs Act
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On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-644 | Dec 11, 2025 | Cloture Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-644 US-GOV-PD |
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S 3386
Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-643 | Dec 11, 2025 | Cloture Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-643 US-GOV-PD |
Campaign finance
2024 · Itemized receipts loaded
Period Jul 21, 2022–Dec 31, 2024 · verified Jun 21, 2026 · 11:20 AM · coverage: itemized partial · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
| Gross receipts loaded | Refunds/reversals loaded | Net receipts loaded |
|---|---|---|
| $3,495,307 | $0 | $3,495,307 |
Largest itemized receipts
| Cycle | Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Coverage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $74,721 | WINRED | JONI FOR IOWA | Corporate PAC | Oct 21, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $40,908 | WINRED | JONI FOR IOWA | Corporate PAC | Oct 15, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $35,445 | WINRED | JONI FOR IOWA | Corporate PAC | Dec 30, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $34,970 | NORPAC- EARMARKS | JONI FOR IOWA | Corporate PAC | Mar 26, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $33,199 | TEAM JONI | JONI FOR IOWA | Corporate PAC | Jun 30, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $32,950 | WINRED | JONI FOR IOWA | Corporate PAC | Nov 4, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $31,999 | WINRED | JONI FOR IOWA | Corporate PAC | Oct 7, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $30,671 | WINRED | JONI FOR IOWA | Corporate PAC | Nov 12, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $30,606 | TEAM JONI | JONI FOR IOWA | Corporate PAC | Sep 28, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $26,949 | WINRED | JONI FOR IOWA | Corporate PAC | Oct 28, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $24,759 | WINRED | JONI FOR IOWA | Corporate PAC | Sep 30, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $23,990 | TEAM JONI | JONI FOR IOWA | Corporate PAC | Sep 28, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $22,766 | WINRED | JONI FOR IOWA | Corporate PAC | Feb 27, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $22,099 | WINRED | JONI FOR IOWA | Corporate PAC | Nov 20, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $21,878 | WINRED | JONI FOR IOWA | Corporate PAC | Nov 21, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
Largest loaded receipts, not a complete total. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
Outside spending
Independent expenditures are not campaign contributions and are shown separately by support or opposition.
| Cycle | Position | Itemized spending loaded | Period / as of | Coverage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Support | $20,441 (30 records) | Aug 29, 2024–Sep 19, 2024 · as of Sep 19, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
Sponsored legislation (5 as lead sponsor)
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S 3971
US · Jun 17, 2026
Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act
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S 4789
US · Jun 16, 2026
A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 36, United States Code, to designate February 1 of each year as "Blue Star Mothers Day".
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S 872
US · Jun 15, 2026
Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025
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S 4747
US · Jun 10, 2026
A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize pausing and segmenting payments, and for other purposes.
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S 4685
US · Jun 4, 2026
Ending Double Dealing Act of 2026
Social media
Recent posts
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