Joni Ernst | |
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Member of the Iowa Senate from the 48th district |
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Incumbent | |
Assumed office 2011 |
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Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Occupation | Legislator |
Religion | Christian |
Website | Official Website |
Joni Ernst is a Republican politician and legislator from the state of Iowa. She was elected to the Iowa Senate in 2010. She represents District 48, which serves the southwest part of the state.[1][2][3]
Before being elected to the state senate, Ernst served for six years as the Montgomery County Auditor. Ernst is serving her 18th year 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.[1][2]