Sen. Joni Ernst
District IA•(R)•U.S. Senate
Summary
Sen. Joni Ernst (R) has represented Iowa in the U.S. Senate for two terms. This session, Sen. Ernst has sponsored 99 bills, co-sponsored 203 bills, voted Yes 73 times, and No 72 times.
Record
Sen. Joni Ernst is the prime sponsor of 99 bills and a co-sponsor of 203 this session.
Bills
Committees
Sen. Joni Ernst sits on 4 committees and 8 subcommittees, and is Chair of Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Finance
Sen. Joni Ernst has raised $2M, spent $2.3M, and holds $1.9M on hand.
Raised | Spent | On hand | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025–2026 | $2M | $2.3M | $1.9M | ||
2023–2024 | $2.9M | $1.7M | $2.2M | ||
2021–2022 | $2M | $1.6M | $973.7K | ||
2019–2020 | $27.7M | $28.5M | $528.4K | ||
2017–2018 | $1.8M | $843.3K | $1.4M |
Lobbying
158 clients and 152 firms named 62 of the bills sponsored by Sen. Joni Ernst in 509 quarterly filings under the Lobbying Disclosure Act.
Registrants filing on those bills, and the bills they named most.
The bills most often named.
3 of the lobbyists named on those filings share a name with someone in the congressional record — a former member, or a name in the House staff directory. This is a name match, not a verified identity: we hold today’s House roster and no employment history at all, and the Senate publishes no staff directory, so the names are shown rather than only counted.
Votes
Sen. Joni Ernst has voted Yes on 73 bills and No on 72 this session.
Contact
Sen. Joni Ernst serves in Senate Class II and next stands for election in 2026.
- Contact form
- Senate Class II · next election 2026