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Joni Ernst

Previous profession
The biography lists military service and no other work outside public office.
Military service
U.S. Army Reserve, 1993 to 2001; Army National Guard, 1992 to 2015
First public office
2005Auditor, Montgomery County, 2005 to 2011
Years in public office
20of 34 years since 1992, the first year the biography gives for any work

Confirmed from the official recordSource: Congressional Directory for the 119th Congress (2025-2026), February 20, 2026. We saved our copy on October 8, 2026.

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The saved record holds 187 recorded votes by Joni Ernst, from 2015 to 2026.

158 Yes · 27 No · 2 Did not vote
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118th Congress, 2023 and 2024

RRepublicanSenate · Iowa · January 3, 2021 to January 3, 2027

18 Yes · 1 No on 19 laws of this Congress.

Public Law 118-158 · Senate vote on December 21, 2024American Relief Act, 2025
Yes
Public Law 118-273 · Senate vote on December 21, 2024Social Security Fairness Act of 2023
No
Public Law 118-272 · Senate vote on December 18, 2024Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024
Yes
Public Law 118-83 · Senate vote on September 25, 2024Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
Yes
S. 870 · Senate vote on June 18, 2024Public Law 118-67
Yes
Public Law 118-63 · Senate vote on May 9, 2024FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024
Yes
H.R. 815 · Senate vote on April 23, 2024Public Law 118-50
Yes
Public Law 118-49 · Senate vote on April 19, 2024Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act
Yes
Public Law 118-47 · Senate vote on March 23, 2024Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
Yes
Public Law 118-42 · Senate vote on March 8, 2024Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
Yes
Public Law 118-40 · Senate vote on February 29, 2024Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024
Yes
Public Law 118-35 · Senate vote on January 18, 2024Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024
Yes
Public Law 118-31 · Senate vote on December 13, 2023National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
Yes
Public Law 118-22 · Senate vote on November 15, 2023Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024
Yes
Public Law 118-15 · Senate vote on September 30, 2023Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act
Yes
Public Law 118-5 · Senate vote on June 1, 2023Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
Yes
H.J.Res. 7 · Senate vote on March 29, 2023Public Law 118-3
Yes
H.J.Res. 26 · Senate vote on March 8, 2023Public Law 118-1
Yes

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Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.

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