Joni Ernst

U.S. Senator from Iowa (R)

In office since: January 1, 2015
State: Iowa
Ideology score: 0.54

Voting record

Joni Ernst has 66 recorded votes in this dataset: 53 yes, 13 no, 0 not voting.

Recent votes

Yes On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 5271 August 8, 2026 · 52–46
Yes On the Nomination PN1078 August 8, 2026 · 50–49
Yes On the Cloture Motion PN1078 August 8, 2026 · 50–49
Yes On Passage of the Bill H.R. 6500 August 8, 2026 · 90–6
No On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 6747 to S.Amdt. 6732 to H.R. 6500 (No short title on file) August 8, 2026 · 61–32
Yes On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 6732 to H.R. 6500 (No short title on file) August 7, 2026 · 91–6
Yes On the Nomination PN961-1 and PN937-5 and PN901-1 and PN730-38 and PN962-3 and PN931-6 and PN1022-25 and PN806-5 and PN1022-10 and PN1012 and PN931-5 and PN931-4 and PN937-2 and PN1022-22 and PN962-1 and PN961-4 and PN901-3 and PN806-7 and PN730-23 and PN1022-7 and PN1022-6 and PN961-3 and PN937-9 and PN937-8 and PN937-7 and PN1022-34 and PN1022-31 and PN1022-15 and PN1022-9 and PN1022-8 and PN1022-3 and PN961-9 and PN931-2 and PN1093-2 and PN1093-1 and PN1011 and PN961-2 and PN930-8 and PN930-6 and PN930-5 and PN930-1 and PN901-12 and PN901-2 and PN850 and PN787-2 and PN730-18 and PN730-2 and PN933 and PN852-3 and PN806-2 and PN961-7 and PN901-7 and PN901-6 and PN792 and PN786-10 and PN931-3 and PN730-59 and PN786-5 and PN937-1 and PN901-11 and PN859-5 and PN730-36 and PN901-5 and PN859-2 and PN859-1 and PN901-10 and PN852-11 and PN852-9 and PN859-6 and PN852-6 and PN852-5 and PN852-2 and PN806-9 and PN730-11 August 7, 2026 · 51–47
Yes On Passage of the Bill H.R. 5334 August 7, 2026 · 86–11
No On the Amendment S.Amdt. 6715 to S.Amdt. 6711 to H.R. 5334 (No short title on file) August 7, 2026 · 32–64
No On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 187 August 5, 2026 · 48–50

Bills sponsored

S. 4505 Awaiting a floor vote

A bill to require the United States Postal Service to designate ZIP Codes for certain communities.

Last action August 6, 2026

S. 5294 In committee

Keeping China Off the Rails Act of 2026

Last action August 6, 2026

S. 5314 In committee

No Cash for Cohabitating Kins of Crooks Act

Last action August 6, 2026

Bills cosponsored

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Campaign finance

2026 cycle, as reported to the Federal Election Commission.

Total raised: $2.0 million
Total spent: $2.3 million
Cash on hand: $1.9 million

Contribution size breakdown

Under $200 (unitemized)$566,387
$200 – $499$8,471
$500 – $999$48,556
$1,000 – $1,999$153,521
$2,000 and up$632,660

Aggregate size bands only. We do not publish individual donor names, addresses, employers, or occupations, even where the FEC makes them public. Source filing.

Ideology score

0.54

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Last updated September 9, 2026.

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