Joni Ernst
Republican | Iowa
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Joni Ernst
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Senator
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Iowa State University, Ames, BS, 1992
Columbus College, Columbus, MPA, 1995
WORK & MILITARY
Iowa Army National Guard, Lt. Col., 22
AFFILIATIONS
Mamrelund Lutheran Church, Sunday school and confirmation teacher, PEO
Member, Altrusa, Member
Montgomery County Memorial Court of Honor, Member, VFW, Post 2265
Quartermaster, Iowa Federation of Republican Women, Member
Montgomery County GOP Central Committee, Co-Chair, Iowa Prayer Caucus
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
IowaState Senate, District 12, 2011- Present
Montgomery County Auditor, 2005-2011
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
Previous Races
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2015-16
100%, 100%†
2015
100%
2015-16
83%
2013
82%
2016
50%, 74%†
2015
70%, 70%†
2015-16
63%, 63%†
2015
50%
2015-16
|100%, 100%†
2015
|100%
2015-16
|83%
2013
|82%
2016
|50%, 74%†
2015
|70%, 70%†
2015-16
|63%, 63%†
2015
|50%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2015
21%, 21%†
2015-16
7%
2015-16
0%
2015
0%, 0%†
2015
0%
2015-16
|7%
2015-16
|0%
2015
|0%, 0%†
2015
|0%
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (3)
Senate Conservatives Fund
She PAC
Susan B. Anthony List
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)
Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds
Gov. Mitt Romney
Gov. Sarah Palin
Susan B Anthony List
Voices of Conservative Women PAC
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (9)
Club for Growth
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
Maggie's List
Reclaim America PAC
Republican Women's Organizations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (111)
21st Century Majority Fund
60 Plus Association
Alamo PAC
Allen West Guardian Fund
American Crossroads
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (2)
American Wind Energy Association
United Transportation Union
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
1. Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity.
Strongly Agree
2. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
3. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Strongly Agree
4. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
5. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
Strongly Agree
6. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
7. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Strongly Disagree
9. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
10. Governments should pay to develop wind and solar energy solutions when these are not economically feasible.
No Answer
11. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
12. The founders established pure democracy in the Constitution because they believed that it is the best form of government to ensure the safety and equitable treatment of all citizens.
Strongly Disagree
13. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
14. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Inherent desire for freedom and personal responsibility.
15. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
1. Affordable Care Act- A clearly egregious overreach of federal government. 2. Economy- We must eliminate rules and regulations which inhibit a strong free-market economy, and get spending under control. 3. Defense/Military- As a veteran, I understand the importance a strong national defense, and taking care of those soldiers who have laid their lives on the line for our freedom.
16. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Yes, in the case of life of the mother.
17. Based on the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, please arrange the following entities, starting with the highest source of authority, and continue the list in descending order of authority, skipping any that do not apply: Academia, Congress, Constitution, God, Industry, Media, Professional Sports, Supreme Court, Voters.
1. God 2. Constitution 3. Voters 4. Congress and Supreme Court
18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian. I have grown up in the Lutheran faith, worship in the church I grew up in, and continue to teach Sunday school in that very church. My faith and beliefs continue to define who I am today as a mother, wife, soldier, state senator and community leader.
