Campaign fundraising from April through June in Iowa’s 2026 U.S. Senate election was competitive between some of the top candidates, according to new federal campaign reports filed Tuesday. But Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst holds a hefty financial advantage over all challengers — should she choose to run for re-election.
Articles Tagged: Joni Ernst
Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
Campaigns & Elections Jul. 9, 2025 7:23 am87d ago
A handful of Iowa Republican lawmakers have announced they are backing U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra's run for governor.
Erin Murphy, Maya Marchel Hoff, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
Federal Government Jul. 4, 2025 7:32 am92d ago
President Donald Trump in Iowa on Thursday promised to keep the state a central part of the nation’s 250th birthday celebration, celebrated Congressional approval of his sweeping tax and spending legislation, and snuck in a few of his greatest campaign-style rally hits.
Government & Politics Jul. 2, 2025 9:27 am94d ago
State and local leaders gathered Tuesday to celebrate the grand reopening of a wind turbine factory in West Branch, just hours after U.S. Senate Republicans passed Trump’s “one big beautiful bill” that would roll back federal green energy tax credits that spurred the company to restart production that had been idled since 2013.
Federal Government Jul. 1, 2025 6:33 pm95d ago
Following the U.S. Senate’s passage of President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the Iowa Hospital Association says it is ‘deeply concerned’ with the impact Medicaid spending reductions will have on Iowa hospitals
Government & Politics Jun. 30, 2025 7:58 am96d ago
National bus tour rolls through Cedar Rapids to rally opposition to Trump’s tax breaks and spending cuts package
Photos and Videos Jun. 25, 2025 4:48 pm101d ago
Nearly 100 protesters registered their opposition to the “one big beautiful” reconciliation bill with representatives in U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst’s Cedar Rapids office on Wednesday.
Campaigns & Elections Jun. 26, 2025 8:04 am100d ago
Also in the notebook, Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst names the charity that will benefit from her Roast and Ride fundraiser
Government & Politics Jun. 23, 2025 8:13 am103d ago
Plans by Senate Republicans to scale back a Medicaid provider tax that states like Iowa use to fund their Medicaid program could deal a greater financial blow to rural hospitals, state and national hospital groups warn.
Government & Politics Jun. 18, 2025 4:19 pm108d ago
Iowa U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson said legislative efforts are being considered to sever Iran's financial pathways to nuclear weapons development and financial support of terrorism across the region. A sanctions package may be developed to support President Donald Trump’s pressure strategies against Iran, Hinson told reporters Wednesday.
State Government Jun. 16, 2025 9:39 am110d ago
Also in the Capitol Notebook, Iowa nonprofits have sent a letter to Sens. Ernst and Grassley warning of harmful provisions in Trump’s tax bill
Campaigns & Elections Jun. 16, 2025 9:55 am110d ago
Iowa Republican and former state lawmaker Jim Carlin criticized U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst's voting record, calling her a “phony” politician during a campaign launch event Thursday in Cedar Rapids.
Campaigns & Elections Jun. 11, 2025 3:33 pm115d ago
The 33-year-old state senator from Coralville is the 3rd Democrat to announce in Iowa’s 2026 U.S. Senate election
By Cami Koons, - Iowa Capital Dispatch
Federal Government Jun. 8, 2025 4:45 am118d ago
Clean energy advocates say Iowa stands to lose jobs, manufacturing facilities, renewable energy project expansions and face more expensive utility bills if Congress passes the budget reconciliation bill as is.
Campaigns & Elections Jun. 9, 2025 8:08 am117d ago
Iowa Republican and former state lawmaker Jim Carlin announced Friday he is once again running for the U.S. Senate, this time seeking to challenge incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst in the 2026 Iowa GOP primary.