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{{Infobox Officeholder
|name         = Joni Ernst
|image                =Joni Ernst - Official Portrait - 84th GA.jpg
|state_senate = Iowa
|district     = 12th
|term_start   = January 2011
|term_end     = 
|predecessor  = [[Kim Reynolds]]
|successor    = 
|birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1970|7|1}}
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In the Iowa Senate, Ernst is a ranking member of the Education Standing Committee, and also serves on the Veteran Affairs, Appropriations, Rules & Administration and Human Resources Standing Committees. Ernst is also a member of the Administration & Regulation Budget Subcommittee.

During the 2013 legislative session, Ernst 
helped driveworked on legislation which reduced property taxes in Iowa.<ref>{{cite news |date=November 27, 2013 |url=http://www.newtondailynews.com/2013/11/26/ernst-payton-speak-at-local-gop-meeting/a8bhvwe/ |title=Ernst, Payton speak at local GOP meeting |publisher=New Daily News |accessdate=2014-04-10}}</ref>   She has also received an A rating from the [[National Rifle Association]] for her support of gun-rights issues.<ref>{{cite news |date=March 26, 2014 |url=http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20140326/NEWS09/303260074/Sarah-Palin-endorses-Joni-Ernst-in-Iowa-U-S-Senate-race |title=Sirens sound across Iowa as Sarah Palin endorses Joni Ernst |publisher=The Des Moines Register |accessdate=2014-04-16}}</ref>

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[[Category:People from Montgomery County, Iowa]]
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[[Category:United States Army reservists]]
[[Category:Women in the United States Army]]
[[Category:Women state legislators in Iowa]]
[[Category:Iowa State University alumni]]
[[Category:Columbus State University alumni]]