Iowa U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst is serving her second, six-year term representing Iowa in the U.S. Senate and is up for re-election in 2026. She has not formally launched a re-election campaign, but her announcement Wednesday of a campaign manager sends a clear signal that the Republican incumbent is building an operation to run for a third term.
Articles Tagged: Joni Ernst
Campaigns & Elections Jun. 4, 2025 9:41 am122d ago
In other campaign news, Congressman and gubernatorial candidate Randy Feenstra said his campaign has raised more than $3.2 million.
By Jared McNett, - Sioux City Journal
Government & Politics Jun. 2, 2025 5:06 pm124d ago
Iowa Rep. J.D. Scholten said he decided to make his candidacy official after U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst drew national criticism for a comment she made at a town hall in Parkersburg last week. “... I've been thinking about it for a while, but that's when I just said: This is unacceptable and you've gotta jump in," Scholten said of his decision.
Government & Politics Jun. 2, 2025 7:29 am124d ago
In the video posted on her Instagram, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst speaks directly to the camera while apparently walking through a cemetery. She says, “I made an incorrect assumption that everyone in the auditorium understood that yes, we are all going to perish from this Earth.”
On Iowa Politics Aug. 25, 2025 4:53 pm40d ago
Politics reporters across the state talk through this week in Iowa Politics, including recent town halls and the big, beautiful bill.
Maya Marchel Hoff, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
National Politics May. 30, 2025 4:51 pm127d ago
Iowa U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst was being criticized Friday after a comment she made earlier in the day during a town hall meeting in Parkersburg. While answering a question about proposed cuts to Medicaid, a member of the audience yelled “people will die.” Ernst responded, “Well, we all are going to die.”
State Government May. 29, 2025 7:17 am128d ago
Iowa Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst will host a town hall meeting Friday in Butler County, according to a news release posted on her office website this week. The town hall meeting, which is open to the public, is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. Friday at Aplington-Parkersburg High School in Parkersburg.
Campaigns & Elections May. 28, 2025 5:00 am129d ago
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst is serving her second, six-year term representing Iowa in the U.S. Senate. She is up for re-election in 2026, and has not yet officially said whether she plans to seek another term.
Government & Politics May. 27, 2025 8:29 am130d ago
Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, of Marion, will hold back-to-back in-person town halls Wednesday in Elkader and Decorah.
Government & Politics May. 20, 2025 3:24 pm137d ago
Over 5,600 callers tuned into an hourlong tele-town hall held Monday evening, Hinson said.
Campaigns & Elections May. 19, 2025 10:32 am138d ago
Sage is the first Democratic challenger to formally launch a campaign to run for the seat now held by Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst in what is expected to be a competitive Democratic primary.
Campaigns & Elections Apr. 22, 2025 8:08 am165d ago
Also in the Campaign Almanac: Libertarian county attorney exploring run for Iowa U.S. Senate seat
Campaigns & Elections Apr. 16, 2025 5:46 pm171d ago
Nathan Sage, executive director of the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce, is the first Democratic challenger to formally launch a campaign to run for the seat in what is expected to be a competitive Democratic primary.
By Rachel George, - Council Bluffs Nonpareil
National Politics Mar. 24, 2025 11:56 am194d ago
The man accused of causing the 2016 drunk driving crash that killed Council Bluffs resident Sarah Root was extradited to the United States on Friday.
Business News Feb. 9, 2025 5:00 am237d ago
The Gazette’s Business Notes is a compendium of the week’s promotions, new hires, certifications, added business lines and business events, among other items, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and the rest of the Corridor.