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What they report · Where they serve · not the pond

Reported assets: At least $355,050 (range $355,050–$1,375,000); 2025 Senate financial disclosure, lowest value of each band, summed. Official report ↗
Median household income, Iowa: $75,059 (±$418); Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimate. Census table ↗

470% of the Iowa median

Median household income, Iowa $75,059

Joni Ernst, reported assets (low end) $355,050

The income bar shows the median as a share of the larger of the two figures, with a 3px minimum width so it stays visible. The assets bar has its own scale, from $1 at the left to $20 million at the right, and follows the low end of the range. It fills completely when the top of the range is over $20 million. Its color, and the color of the percentage above, runs from green on the left to red on the right.

Reported assets are what the disclosure form lists, in value bands, before debts and not counting a primary home. The median is one year's household income. They measure different things.

Context only. The income figure never moves the pond.

How they voted · the eight · not the pond

Latest roll call per issue, shown as the stance it supports. A NO counts as the other side. The line under each label is the exact vote.

ImmigrationStrictervoted YES on S. 5, the Laken Riley detention bill (Senate, 2025)AbortionPro-lifevoted YES on S. 6, the born-alive infant care bill (Senate, cloture to proceed, 2025)+3 earlier GunsStrictervoted YES on S. 2938, the Safer Communities gun bill (Senate, concur, 2022)Free speechNO VOTE YETNo vote on this issue yet TaxesLowervoted NO on H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act (Senate, 2022)+1 earlier EnergyFossil fuelsvoted YES on S. 1, the Keystone XL pipeline bill (Senate, 2015)Crime & policingYESvoted YES on S. 756, the First Step sentencing bill (Senate, concur, 2018)Parental rightsStrong parental rightsvoted YES on S.Amdt. 1852, the 529 K–12 savings amendment (Senate, 2017)

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About Joni Ernst

Age: 56 (born Jul 1, 1970)source
Born in: Red Oak, Iowasource
Years in office: U.S. Senate since Jan 6, 2015 · 11 years.source
Hobbies & fun facts: Rides a Harley-Davidson; she led her Roast and Ride motorcycle fundraiser on her 2009 Harley.Source: The Gazette (Cedar Rapids), 2015

Born Joni Kay Culver; Iowa State graduate. Army Reserve/Iowa Army National Guard 1993–2015, retired as a lieutenant colonel; commanded the 1168th Transportation Company in Kuwait during the Iraq War. Montgomery County auditor; Iowa state senator.

Last updated: Oct 19, 2026

For context only. These details never change the pond.

What they're running on

From their campaign site, in their own words. Not the pond.

No official platform found.

Also on the record — not in the pond

Votes and disclosures. A single vote here doesn't change the pond. A checked flip on any bill is listed in the Flips section.

Next election · not the pond

Nov 3, 2026 · IA Senate · General election · Not on the ballot

Federal general elections are the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Not the pond.

Government salary

$174,000

2026 pay for the office. Set by law. Not the pond.

Reported assets · not the pond

Joni Ernst · Reported assets, 2025 Senate disclosure (lower bound) · At least $355,050 (range $355,050–$1,375,000)

$0$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10M

Joni Ernst: 2025 Senate financial disclosure, lowest value of each band, summed (Official report ↗).

Reported assets. Not the pond.
Joni Ernst	At least $355,050 (range $355,050–$1,375,000)

Committee assignments · not the pond

Current committees and subcommittees. Shown so you can see it. Committees never move the pond.

Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Member
Subcommittee: Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology — Member
Subcommittee: Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety — Member
Subcommittee: Rural Development, Energy, and Credit — Chair
Senate Committee on Armed Services — Member
Subcommittee: Cybersecurity — Member
Subcommittee: Emerging Threats and Capabilities — Chair
Subcommittee: Personnel — Member
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs — Member
Subcommittee: Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census — Member
Subcommittee: Border Management, Federal Workforce, and Regulatory Affairs — Member
Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship — Chair

Source: unitedstates/congress-legislators, pulled Oct 20, 2026.

Funding — not the pond

FEC money track · 2024–2026 cycle · never part of the pond

Did they take money from PACs that funded both Democrats and Republicans? Money never moves the pond.

Campaign — they cashed it

$399,020 TAKE (dual-party PAC)

Took at least $1,000 from PACs that fund both parties.

Context. Not the pond. Taking the check is not a flip. Flipping after the check, and staying quiet, is.

Own it — Dual-party PAC

The office types a why in their own words after opening the mailbox link. It does not move the pond.

Largest dual-party PACs on this file.

NORPAC$37,970
UBS AMERICAS INC.$10,000
BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC. PAC (BOOZ ALLEN PAC)$10,000

Traditional PAC contributions to candidate committees only. A dual-party PAC gave at least $1,000 to both parties. AIPAC in this table is committee C00797670. Legal, disclosed, hard-capped. Super PACs and dark money are not in this number. Taking this money is common. The amount is the story. HippoCricket doesn't put this in the pond. FEC bulk committee-to-candidate (24K/24Z), cycles 2024+2026. Dual-party = PAC gave ≥$1,000 to Dems and ≥$1,000 to Republicans. AIPAC = C00797670 only. Download the PAC table.

Bills they sponsored · floor outcomes · not the pond

Bills and joint resolutions they sponsored since 2015 that passed or failed in a chamber. Sponsor only. Shown so you can see it. Bills never move the pond.

Sponsored 321 since 2015. 4 became law. 11 passed a chamber and did not become law. 0 failed a floor vote.

S. 766 (119th Congress) — Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2025
A bill to require an annual report of taxpayer-funded projects that are over budget and behind schedule.
Introduced Feb 27, 2025 · Became law Oct 7, 2026 (Public Law 119-120) · Official record ↗
S. 872 (119th Congress) — Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025
A bill to amend the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to ensure that other transaction agreements are reported to USAspending.gov, and for other purposes.
Introduced Mar 5, 2025 · Passed Senate Jun 10, 2026 · Official record ↗
S. 1199 (119th Congress) — SBA Fraud Enforcement Extension Act
A bill to extend the statute of limitations for fraud under certain pandemic programs, and for other purposes.
Introduced Mar 27, 2025 · Passed Senate Apr 29, 2026 · Official record ↗
S. 3971 (119th Congress) — Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act
A bill to extend the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes.
Introduced Mar 3, 2026 · Became law Apr 13, 2026 (Public Law 119-83) · Official record ↗
S. 1070 (119th Congress) — National STEM Week Act
A bill to establish a National STEM Week to promote American innovation and enhance STEM education pathways for all students, including those in rural, urban, and underserved communities.
Introduced Mar 14, 2025 · Passed Senate Feb 26, 2026 · Official record ↗
S. 1872 (119th Congress) — Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act
A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on the feasibility of manufacturing in the United States products for critical infrastructure sectors, and for other purposes.
Introduced May 22, 2025 · Passed Senate Nov 4, 2025 · Official record ↗
S. 1258 (118th Congress) — Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2023
A bill to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to submit to Congress an annual report on projects that are over budget and behind schedule, and for other purposes.
Introduced Apr 25, 2023 · Passed Senate Mar 23, 2024; Passed House Jul 22, 2024 · Official record ↗
S. 1872 (117th Congress) — United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
Introduced May 27, 2021 · Became law Jun 7, 2022 (Public Law 117-132) · Official record ↗
S. 544 (117th Congress) — A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate one week each year as "Buddy Check Week" for the purpose of outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans, and for other purposes.
Introduced Mar 2, 2021 · Passed Senate Oct 7, 2021 · Official record ↗
S. 123 (116th Congress) — Ensuring Quality Care for Our Veterans Act
Introduced Jan 15, 2019 · Passed Senate Jun 30, 2020 · Official record ↗

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS (Library of Congress actions), pulled Oct 20, 2026. Provisions passed inside other bills are not counted.

Where they stand on the eight

A sourced vote always wins. Nothing is guessed.

Immigration & Border SecuritySupportedNo flipStricter enforcement and border controls
AbortionSupportedNo flipPro-life / restricting abortion
Gun Rights & Second AmendmentSupportedNo flipMore restrictions
Free Speech & CensorshipNo sourced recordNo sourced record
Taxes, Spending & DebtSupportedNo flipLower taxes and tax cuts
Energy PolicySupportedNo flipExpanded domestic and fossil-fuel production
Crime & PolicingYeaNo flip
Parental Rights & School ChoiceSupportedNo flipVoted Yea. Would let 529 accounts cover K–12 tuition, not just college.

Votes with own party

91% of the time — 10 of 11 roll calls on this page went with the rest of the Republican caucus.

Fat Hippo is whether they stay themselves. This is whether they stay with the party. Doesn't touch the pond.

Why this pond: No flip on the file. Never changed. The landmark votes are shown below.

We show what they said and what they did. The verdict is yours.

Recorded flips

Explained

Unexplained

Stance timeline by issue

Flips first

Each line is a sourced position. One banner is one flip on a landmark issue. Flips on other bills are listed in the Flips section, and Recorded flips counts both.