Joni Ernst — GovTally

Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

Banking & Finance 1 Economy & Taxes 1 Government Operations & Budget 1 Labor & Employment 1

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)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Robert Cekada to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives	Yea	Apr 27, 2026	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SCONRES 33 — A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the…	Yea	Apr 23, 2026	Concurrent Resolution Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Schiff Amdt. No. 5333	Nay	Apr 23, 2026	Amendment Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Wyden Amdt. No. 5336	Nay	Apr 23, 2026	Amendment Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Padilla Amdt. No. 4855	Nay	Apr 23, 2026	Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Sanders Amdt. No. 5159	Nay	Apr 23, 2026	Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Merkley Amdt. No. 5235	Nay	Apr 23, 2026	Amendment Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Paul Amdt. No. 5378	Nay	Apr 23, 2026	Amendment Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Markey Amdt. No. 5001	Nay	Apr 23, 2026	Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Hawley Amdt. No. 4794	Yea	Apr 23, 2026	Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Kennedy Amdt. No. 5414	Yea	Apr 23, 2026	Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Alsobrooks Amdt. No. 5294	Nay	Apr 22, 2026	Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Hickenlooper Amdt. No. 4956	Nay	Apr 22, 2026	Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Hirono Amdt. No. 4884	Nay	Apr 22, 2026	Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Graham Amdt. No. 5281	Yea	Apr 22, 2026	Amendment Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Ossoff Amdt. No. 4897	Nay	Apr 22, 2026	Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Lujan Amdt. No. 4798	Nay	Apr 22, 2026	Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Schumer Amdt. No. 4799	Nay	Apr 22, 2026	Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 114 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that…	Nay	Apr 22, 2026	Motion to Discharge Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SCONRES 33 — A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the…	Yea	Apr 21, 2026	Motion to Proceed Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Andrew B. Davis, of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas	Yea	Apr 20, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Andrew B. Davis to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas	Yea	Apr 16, 2026	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HJRES 140 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land…	Yea	Apr 16, 2026	Joint Resolution Passed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HJRES 140 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land…	Yea	Apr 15, 2026	Motion to Proceed Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HJRES 140 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land…	Yea	Apr 15, 2026	Motion to Table Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD

Campaign funding

1,030 recorded contributions totalling $3,515,748. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 421 of 1030 classified so far.

Funding type	Contributions	Total	Share
Corporate PAC	175	$2,006,006	57%
Big donor	216	$751,572	21%
Super PAC	30	$20,441	1%
Unclassified	609	$737,729	21%

Largest contributions

Amount	Donor	To committee	Type	Date	Source
$74,721	WINRED	JONI FOR IOWA	Corporate PAC	Oct 21, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$40,908	WINRED	JONI FOR IOWA	Corporate PAC	Oct 15, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$35,445	WINRED	JONI FOR IOWA	Corporate PAC	Dec 30, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$34,970	NORPAC- EARMARKS	JONI FOR IOWA	Corporate PAC	Mar 26, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$33,199	TEAM JONI	JONI FOR IOWA	Corporate PAC	Jun 30, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$32,950	WINRED	JONI FOR IOWA	Corporate PAC	Nov 4, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$31,999	WINRED	JONI FOR IOWA	Corporate PAC	Oct 7, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$30,671	WINRED	JONI FOR IOWA	Corporate PAC	Nov 12, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$30,606	TEAM JONI	JONI FOR IOWA	Corporate PAC	Sep 28, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$26,949	WINRED	JONI FOR IOWA	Corporate PAC	Oct 28, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$24,759	WINRED	JONI FOR IOWA	Corporate PAC	Sep 30, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$23,990	TEAM JONI	JONI FOR IOWA	Corporate PAC	Sep 28, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$22,766	WINRED	JONI FOR IOWA	Corporate PAC	Feb 27, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$22,099	WINRED	JONI FOR IOWA	Corporate PAC	Nov 20, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$21,878	WINRED	JONI FOR IOWA	Corporate PAC	Nov 21, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)

Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.