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type: Person
title: "Joni Ernst"
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  current: true
election:
  next: 2026
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tags: [officeholder, federal, legislative, ia]
timestamp: "2026-07-04"
---

# Joni Ernst

Current U.S. Senate - IA (State of Iowa).

## Committees

- [Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry](/us/bodies/senate/committees/agriculture-nutrition-and-forestry.md)
- [Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry - Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology](/us/bodies/senate/committees/agriculture-nutrition-and-forestry/subcommittees/conservation-forestry-natural-resources-and-biotechnology.md)
- [Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry - Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety](/us/bodies/senate/committees/agriculture-nutrition-and-forestry/subcommittees/livestock-dairy-poultry-and-food-safety.md)
- [Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry - Rural Development, Energy, and Credit](/us/bodies/senate/committees/agriculture-nutrition-and-forestry/subcommittees/rural-development-energy-and-credit.md) — **chair**
- [Senate Committee on Armed Services](/us/bodies/senate/committees/armed-services.md)
- [Senate Committee on Armed Services - Cybersecurity](/us/bodies/senate/committees/armed-services/subcommittees/cybersecurity.md)
- [Senate Committee on Armed Services - Emerging Threats and Capabilities](/us/bodies/senate/committees/armed-services/subcommittees/emerging-threats-and-capabilities.md) — **chair**
- [Senate Committee on Armed Services - Personnel](/us/bodies/senate/committees/armed-services/subcommittees/personnel.md)
- [Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs](/us/bodies/senate/committees/homeland-security-and-governmental-affairs.md)
- [Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs - Border Management, Federal Workforce, and Regulatory Affairs](/us/bodies/senate/committees/homeland-security-and-governmental-affairs/subcommittees/border-management-federal-workforce-and-regulatory-affairs.md)
- [Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs - Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census](/us/bodies/senate/committees/homeland-security-and-governmental-affairs/subcommittees/disaster-management-district-of-columbia-and-census.md)
- [Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship](/us/bodies/senate/committees/small-business-and-entrepreneurship.md) — **chair**

## Sources

- tenure: Senate.gov XML 2026-06-20
- jurisdiction: Derived from governor jurisdiction
- roles: congress-legislators (unitedstates project)

Generated from the Atlas officeholders v3 export (2026-07-04).