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==Early life and career== ==Early life and career==

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Joni Ernst
Joni Ernst.
Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 12th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 2011
Preceded byKim Reynolds
Personal details
Born (1970-07-01) July 1, 1970 (age 54)
Red Oak, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseGail Ernst
Alma materIowa State University
Columbus State University
Websitehttp://www.joniforiowa.com

Joni Ernst (born July 1, 1970, Red Oak, Iowa) is a member of the Iowa Senate and a lieutenant colonel in the Iowa Army National Guard. She is a Republican candidate for the United States Senate in the 2014 election.

Early life and career

Before being elected to the state senate, Ernst was elected Montgomery County Auditor in 2004 and re-elected in 2008.

Ernst was elected to the Iowa Senate in a special election in 2011 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, and also serves on the Veteran Affairs, Appropriations, Rules & Administration and Human Resources Standing Committees. Ernst is also a member of the Administration & Regulation Budget Subcommittee.

During the 2013 legislative session, Ernst worked on legislation which reduced property taxes in Iowa. She has also received an A rating from the National Rifle Association for her support of gun-rights issues.

Ernst has served a combined 21 years in the United States Army Reserves and the Iowa Army National Guard. She spent 14 months mobilized and overseas in Kuwait from 2003-2004 as a company commander at the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Her unit was responsible for running logistical convoys in Kuwait and into southern Iraq. A Lieutenant Colonel, Ernst currently commands the largest battalion in the Iowa Army National Guard.

2014 U.S. Senate election

See also: United States Senate election in Iowa, 2014

In July 2013, Ernst announced that she would seek the Senate seat held by retiring Democratic Senator Tom Harkin. If elected, she would be the first woman from Iowa elected to the U.S. Senate.

Ernst received the endorsement of Iowa Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds in October 2013. She has also been endorsed by 23 current and former state legislators. In March the Ernst campaign was endorsed by Mitt Romney, a former Governor of Massachusetts and then by Sarah Palin, a former Governor of Alaska.

Personal life and Education

Born and raised in Montgomery County, Iowa, Ernst resides in Red Oak, Iowa with her husband of 21 years, Gail, a Command Sergeant Major in the Army Rangers (retired) and their three daughters.

Ernst is a member of the Montgomery County Republican Women, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2265 (Life Member), Montgomery County Court of Honor, Altrusa, PEO Chapter HB, National Rifle Association (Lifetime Member) and the Montgomery County Farm Bureau. She is a member of the Mamrelund Lutheran Church (ELCA) of Stanton, Iowa.

Ernst is a graduate of Iowa State University and earned a Master's in Public Administration from Columbus College.

Notes

  1. "Iowa GOP lawmaker Joni Ernst enters 2014 Senate race". omaha.com. July 10, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  2. ^ "The Iowa Legislature: Senator Joni Ernst". Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  3. ^ "Joni Ernst: Iowa Senate". Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  4. "Senator Joni Ernst (IA)". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  5. ^ ABOUT JONI, Joni Ernst for Iowa
  6. "Ernst, Payton speak at local GOP meeting". Newton Daily News. November 27, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2014. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  7. "Sirens sound across Iowa as Sarah Palin endorses Joni Ernst". The Des Moines Register. March 26, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  8. Hayley, Bruce (18 July 2013). "State Sen. Joni Ernst announces run for U.S. Senate in Cedar Rapids". The Gazette. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  9. Henderson, O. Kay (7 October 2013). "Lieutenant Governor Reynolds endorses Ernst in U.S. Senate race". Radio Iowa. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  10. Endorsement, Joni Ernst for Iowa
  11. Joseph, Cameron. Palin endorses Joni Ernst in Iowa Senate race, Politico, March 26, 2014.

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