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| Joni Ernst | |
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| Member of the Iowa Senate from the 12th district | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2011 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1970-07-01) July 1, 1970 (age 54) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Occupation | Legislator |
| Website | Official Website |
Joni Ernst is a Republican politician, legislator and veteran from the state of Iowa. She was elected to the Iowa Senate in 2010 and re-elected in 2012. She represents District 12, which serves the southwest part of the state. In the Iowa Senate, Ernst is a ranking member of the Education Standing Committee, serves on the Veteran Affairs, Appropriations, Rules & Administration Committees and is also a member of the Administration & Regulation Budget Subcommittee.
During the 2013 legislative session, Senator Ernst cofounded the Iowa Prayer Caucus, a bi-partisan caucus devoted to protecting the religious liberties of Iowans.
Before being elected to the state senate, Ernst was elected the Montgomery County Auditor in 2004 and re-elected in 2008. Ernst has served a combined 21 years in the US Army Reserves and the Iowa Army National Guard. She spent 14 months mobilized and overseas in Kuwait in 2003-2004, at the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Born and raised in Montgomery, Senator Ernst resides in Red Oak, Iowa with her husband of 21 years, Gail, and their daughter. Ernst is a graduate of Iowa State University and earned a Master's in Public Administration from Columbus College.
Notes
- ^ "The Iowa Legislature: Senator Joni Ernst". Retrieved 2013-05-06.
- ^ "Joni Ernst: Iowa Senate". Retrieved 2011-03-03.
- "Senator Joni Ernst (IA)". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
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