She was reelected in 2020, defeating Democratic nominee Theresa Greenfield by 6.6 points. Ernst was elected vice chair of the Senate Republican Conference in November 2018. Having been strongly critical of President Barack Obama, she has been characterized as a reliable ally of President Donald Trump, and was thought to be a possible running mate in his 2016 campaign. Ernst ran for the United States Senate in 2014 and won, succeeding longtime Democratic Senator Tom Harkin and becoming the first Republican to win that seat since 1978. She represented District 12, in southwestern Iowa. In 2011, Ernst was elected to the Iowa State Senate in a special election and reelected in 2012.
In 2004, Ernst was elected Montgomery County Auditor. Ernst also holds a Master of Public Administration from Columbus State University. During the Iraq War, she served as the commanding officer of the 185th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion at Camp Dodge, the Iowa Army National Guard's largest battalion. She served in the Iowa Army National Guard from 1993 to 2015, retiring as a lieutenant colonel. A member of the Republican Party, she previously served in the Iowa State Senate from 2011 to 2014 and as auditor of Montgomery County from 2004 to 2008.Īfter graduating from Iowa State University, Ernst joined the United States Army Reserve. Joni Kay Ernst (née Culver born July 1, 1970) is an American former military officer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Iowa since 2015.
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