Official portrait of Joni Ernst
U.S. Senate

Joni Ernst

U.S. Senator from Iowa

Party
Republican
In office since
January 6, 2015
Current term ends
January 3, 2027
Next election
November 2026
2026 election

Not an active 2026 candidate in FEC filings

This seat is on the November 3, 2026 ballot, but FEC records do not list Ernst as an active candidate who has raised money this cycle. Members who are retiring, or whose campaigns have not reported to the FEC, don’t appear in these records.

Committee assignments4
  • Senate Committee on Small Business and EntrepreneurshipChairman
  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
    • Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology
    • Rural Development, Energy, and CreditChairman
    • Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety
  • Senate Committee on Armed Services
    • Personnel
    • Emerging Threats and CapabilitiesChairman
    • Cybersecurity
  • Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
    • Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census
    • Border Management, Federal Workforce, and Regulatory Affairs
Contact
Washington office
260 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510

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Sources. Office, committee and contact records from the public congress-legislators dataset; portrait from the Government Publishing Office; 2026 fundraising totals from the Federal Election Commission. Updated September 24, 2026.

More on Ernst: Congress.gov · FEC filings · Ballotpedia · Wikipedia · GovTrack