Ernst, Joni

Ernst, Joni is a Republican Senator representing Iowa. They serve on 4 committees, including Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Senate Committee on Armed Services and Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

They have raised $96K in campaign contributions, with most of it from individual donors. The biggest industry source is lawyers & lobbyists, contributing $9K. Organizations spend $794.2 million lobbying on topics their committees oversee. The biggest areas are defense and agriculture. This reflects the lobbying ecosystem around their committee work, not money paid to them directly.

They vote in most roll calls, participating in 90% of roll calls. They frequently work across the aisle, with 47% of their co-sponsored bills involving members of the other party.

12 former staff members from their office now work as lobbyists. Combined, they represent $21.0 million in lobbying activity. Outside groups (like Super PACs) have spent money on their races: $20K spent supporting them. This spending is independent of their campaign.

Overall, they have a typical financial footprint for a senator. The biggest factors are former staff becoming lobbyists and campaign contributions.