What the money shows
Joni Ernst has an estimated net worth of $790,000. The 2026 campaign raised $1.6M. Outside groups had $15,476 spent against Joni Ernst and $10,220 spent for Joni Ernst. Joni Ernst sits on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit and Emerging Threats and Capabilities.
Sources: House disclosures · Senate disclosures · FEC
Bills weighed against funded sectors
Each pan counts bills. Excluded bills are shown beside the scale when the vote or bill direction is unclear.
Other
$212K in corporate money from other · 0 roll calls · 0 bills
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
Ideological / Leadership
$60K in corporate money from ideological / leadership · 0 roll calls · 0 bills
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
Banking & Financial
$59K in corporate money from banking · 13 roll calls · 9 bills
Energy & Utilities
$39K in corporate money from energy · 2 roll calls · 1 bills
Agriculture
$10K in corporate money from agriculture · 0 roll calls · 0 bills
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
Defense & Aerospace
$10K in corporate money from defense · 1 roll calls · 1 bills
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
Tech & Telecom
$7K in corporate money from tech · 8 roll calls · 2 bills
Health & Pharma
$6K in corporate money from health · 0 roll calls · 0 bills
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
Real Estate & Construction
$5K in corporate money from real estate · 0 roll calls · 0 bills
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
Net worth over time
Estimated from financial disclosures. The band shows the disclosed range; the line is the midpoint estimate.
† Includes one or more open-ended top brackets (over $50M). The high end is a floor, so the true figure may be higher.
Term history
- SenatorIAR2021 – 2027 · 6 yrs
- SenatorIAR2015 – 2021 · 6 yrs
If they'd just invested 20%
A disciplined-saver benchmark: 20% of each year's government salary, invested at an assumed 10%/yr return — versus actual disclosed net worth.
Hypothetical, not actual savings — see methodology.
Senator Joni Ernst, IA
Born July 1, 1970.
Iowa · Senate
General election 2026-11-03. Money figures are FEC filings for the 2026 cycle.
Joni Ernst ranks No. 4 in money raised.
Republican Ashley Arenholz leads the field with about $7.5M raised.
Joshua Turek reports 93% of campaign money from individuals.
The incumbent, Joni Ernst, ranks No. 4 in the money.
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Ashley Arenholz R · challenger AA | vs |  Joshua Turek D · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $7.5M | Raised | $6.3M |
| $6.7M | Cash on hand | $2.4M |
| 29% | From PACs | 6% |
| 70% | From individuals | 93% |
| Too few to rank | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| No | Incumbent | No |
Recorded votes
31 votes · 25 Yea · 6 Nay. "Sector money" is this member's corporate and union money from the sector each bill touches. Receipts, not a claim about the vote. Money-linked votes first.
Who else Iowa sends to Congress
2 senators and 4 of 4 House seats filled. Counting this seat.
- Chuck GrassleySenatorR
- Mariannette Miller-MeeksDistrict 1R
- Ashley HinsonDistrict 2R
- Zachary NunnDistrict 3R
- Randy FeenstraDistrict 4R
Seat counts come from the 2020 census apportionment. A seat shows as open when no current member holds it. Source
Joni Ernst · sources
Only sources that fed this profile are listed here.
| Source | What it gave this page | Last fetched |
|---|---|---|
| @unitedstates congress-legislators github.com | Roster, terms, identifiers, official site link | 2026-07-30 |
| Wikidata www.wikidata.org | Education, career before office, family ties | 2026-07-30 |
| The member's official site | Where to reach them. We link out rather than republishing office addresses and phone numbers. | - |