RepublicanIowa · U.S. Senate

Joni K Ernst

FEC candidate S4IA00129 · 2025–2026 reporting period

Reported through Jun 30, 2026. Snapshot downloaded Sep 15, 2026.View 2024 cycle

BEYOND THE FUNDING TOTAL

Accountability record

Accountability coverage for Joni K Ernst. The same FEC matching rules apply to every candidate in the indexed financial snapshots. Records span years beyond the 2026 funding cycle. Campaign respondents and personal conduct are identified separately.

5,759 candidates checked · 7,669 FEC case titles scanned · retrieved Sep 15, 2026 · limited name matching

FEC enforcement records

3 linked case numbers · not a conduct score

FEC · PUBLISHED CASE RECORD

MUR 7732 · JONI FOR IOWA

Latest document
Sep 28, 2022

Campaign respondent: JONI FOR IOWA C00546788 ↗

Matched by complete committee name, verified against the case respondent list. The legal index itself does not supply candidate IDs.

Dismissed-Other

Respondents: Ernst, Joni; Hobbs, Cabell; Joni for Iowa

Joint action references: MUR 7672, MUR 7674, MUR 7732. These case numbers may describe the same proceeding and penalty.

These are the FEC’s disposition labels. Closing a file does not establish guilt; a “reason to believe” decision is a procedural threshold. Repeated amounts for the same respondent group are shown once. Amounts across case numbers can overlap and must not be added.

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Source retrieved Sep 15, 2026. This index does not review later litigation, reopening, or enforcement of the agreement.

FEC · PUBLISHED CASE RECORD

MUR 7672 · JONI FOR IOWA

Latest document
Sep 28, 2022

Campaign respondent: JONI FOR IOWA C00546788 ↗

Matched by complete committee name, verified against the case respondent list. The legal index itself does not supply candidate IDs.

Dismissed-Other

Respondents: Iowa Values - 501(c)(4); Hobbs, Cabell; Ernst, Joni; Jobs, Opportunity and New Ideas PAC; Joni for Iowa

Joint action references: MUR 7672, MUR 7674, MUR 7732. These case numbers may describe the same proceeding and penalty.

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Source retrieved Sep 15, 2026. This index does not review later litigation, reopening, or enforcement of the agreement.

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Reviewed investigations & context

Supplementary source review

Broader investigations and case narratives have not been reviewed for this candidate.

This is a coverage gap, not a finding about their conduct. The same source standards apply to every candidate.

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Reported receipts$2M

All incoming funds, including transfers

Reported spending$2.3M

Disbursements, including transfers

Cash on hand$1.9M

At the end of the reporting period

Debts owed$0

Outstanding reported obligations

WHERE CONTRIBUTIONS COME FROM

The funding mix

$1,634,621.94Total reported contributions

Individuals$997,371.9461.0%

Other political committees$637,25039.0%

The candidate$00.0%

Party committees$00.0%

Contributions exclude loans, transfers, and other receipts. Committee contributions include PACs and other political committees. See definitions ↗

BEYOND CONTRIBUTIONS

Loans, transfers & refunds

These categories help explain why total receipts differ from contributions.

Transfers from authorized committees: $362,932.04
Candidate loans: $0
Other loans: $0
Transfers to authorized committees: $0
Individual contribution refunds: $572,056.24
Committee contribution refunds: $407,000

Receipts and spending can include money moved between a candidate’s own committees. Refunds are listed separately; contributions above are gross reported amounts.

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Committee contribution records

The latest matching record from each of up to 12 committees, ordered by transaction date. Each amount is a single reported transaction, not that committee’s total giving. Filings may include amendments, memo entries, and negative adjustments.

Recent committee contribution records for Joni K Ernst
Reporting committee	Transaction date	Amount	Source
AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00251876 → C00546788 · Negative adjustment Filing note REFUND OF 2026 GENERAL ELECTION CONTRIBUTION	Jul 17, 2026	-$5,000	Filing
OORAH! POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00551853 → C00546788 · Negative adjustment	Jun 30, 2026	-$5,000	Filing
CHS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00149104 → C00546788 · Negative adjustment	Jun 1, 2026	-$1,000	Filing
CARDINAL HEALTH INC. PACC00332833 → C00546788 · Negative adjustment	Mar 30, 2026	-$1,500	Filing
FARMERS GROUP, INC., FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE, FIRE INSURANCE EXCHANGE AND TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AKA FARMERS INSURANCE PACC00135681 → C00546788 · Negative adjustment	Mar 4, 2026	-$2,500	Filing
META PLATFORMS, INC. PACC00502906 → C00546788 · Negative adjustment	Jan 28, 2026	-$2,500	Filing
EMPLOYEES OF DUPONT PAC - DUPONT DE NEMOURS, INC.C00171926 → C00546788 · Amended filing · Negative adjustment	Jan 21, 2026	-$1,000	Filing
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)C00004275 → C00546788 · Negative adjustment	Jan 21, 2026	-$500	Filing
NUTRIEN AG SOLUTIONS EMPLOYEE CITIZENSHIP FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('NUTRIEN CITIZENSHIP FUND PAC')C00385039 → C00546788 · Negative adjustment	Dec 31, 2025	-$1,000	Filing
MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC. PACC00430256 → C00546788 · Negative adjustment Filing note REFUND FROM 2026 GENERAL ELECTION DUE TO RETIREMENT	Dec 23, 2025	-$3,000	Filing
SIERRA NEVADA COMPANY, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00367995 → C00546788 · Negative adjustment	Dec 22, 2025	-$500	Filing
BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC. PAC (BOOZ ALLEN PAC)C00709816 → C00546788 · Amended filing · Negative adjustment	Dec 19, 2025	-$5,000	Filing

Source: FEC committee-to-candidate files, downloaded Sep 15, 2026. Reporting committee names come from the committee registry. These records exclude independent expenditures and do not reconcile to candidate-reported receipts. Selection methodology ↗

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RepublicanIowa · U.S. Senate

Joni K Ernst

FEC candidate S4IA00129 · 2025–2026 reporting period

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Reported through Jun 30, 2026. Snapshot downloaded Sep 15, 2026.View 2024 cycle

BEYOND THE FUNDING TOTAL

Accountability record

5,759 candidates checked · 7,669 FEC case titles scanned · retrieved Sep 15, 2026 · limited name matching

FEC enforcement records

3 linked case numbers · not a conduct score

FEC · PUBLISHED CASE RECORD

MUR 7732 · JONI FOR IOWA

Latest document
Sep 28, 2022

Campaign respondent: JONI FOR IOWA C00546788 ↗

Matched by complete committee name, verified against the case respondent list. The legal index itself does not supply candidate IDs.

Dismissed-Other

Respondents: Ernst, Joni; Hobbs, Cabell; Joni for Iowa

Joint action references: MUR 7672, MUR 7674, MUR 7732. These case numbers may describe the same proceeding and penalty.

Read the decision and source documents

All documents and Commission votes ↗

Source retrieved Sep 15, 2026. This index does not review later litigation, reopening, or enforcement of the agreement.

FEC · PUBLISHED CASE RECORD

MUR 7672 · JONI FOR IOWA

Latest document
Sep 28, 2022

Campaign respondent: JONI FOR IOWA C00546788 ↗

Matched by complete committee name, verified against the case respondent list. The legal index itself does not supply candidate IDs.

Dismissed-Other

Respondents: Iowa Values - 501(c)(4); Hobbs, Cabell; Ernst, Joni; Jobs, Opportunity and New Ideas PAC; Joni for Iowa

Joint action references: MUR 7672, MUR 7674, MUR 7732. These case numbers may describe the same proceeding and penalty.

Read the decision and source documents

All documents and Commission votes ↗

Source retrieved Sep 15, 2026. This index does not review later litigation, reopening, or enforcement of the agreement.

Read all 3 linked FEC case numbers ↗

Reviewed investigations & context

Supplementary source review

Broader investigations and case narratives have not been reviewed for this candidate.

This is a coverage gap, not a finding about their conduct. The same source standards apply to every candidate.

Browse investigations & findings Sources, review scope & corrections

Reported receipts$2M

All incoming funds, including transfers

Reported spending$2.3M

Disbursements, including transfers

Cash on hand$1.9M

At the end of the reporting period

Debts owed$0

Outstanding reported obligations

WHERE CONTRIBUTIONS COME FROM

The funding mix

$1,634,621.94Total reported contributions

Individuals$997,371.9461.0%

Other political committees$637,25039.0%

The candidate$00.0%

Party committees$00.0%

Contributions exclude loans, transfers, and other receipts. Committee contributions include PACs and other political committees. See definitions ↗

BEYOND CONTRIBUTIONS

Loans, transfers & refunds

These categories help explain why total receipts differ from contributions.

Transfers from authorized committees: $362,932.04
Candidate loans: $0
Other loans: $0
Transfers to authorized committees: $0
Individual contribution refunds: $572,056.24
Committee contribution refunds: $407,000

Receipts and spending can include money moved between a candidate’s own committees. Refunds are listed separately; contributions above are gross reported amounts.

FOLLOW THE PAPER TRAIL

Committee contribution records

Recent committee contribution records for Joni K Ernst
Reporting committee	Transaction date	Amount	Source
AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00251876 → C00546788 · Negative adjustment Filing note REFUND OF 2026 GENERAL ELECTION CONTRIBUTION	Jul 17, 2026	-$5,000	Filing
OORAH! POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00551853 → C00546788 · Negative adjustment	Jun 30, 2026	-$5,000	Filing
CHS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00149104 → C00546788 · Negative adjustment	Jun 1, 2026	-$1,000	Filing
CARDINAL HEALTH INC. PACC00332833 → C00546788 · Negative adjustment	Mar 30, 2026	-$1,500	Filing
FARMERS GROUP, INC., FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE, FIRE INSURANCE EXCHANGE AND TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AKA FARMERS INSURANCE PACC00135681 → C00546788 · Negative adjustment	Mar 4, 2026	-$2,500	Filing
META PLATFORMS, INC. PACC00502906 → C00546788 · Negative adjustment	Jan 28, 2026	-$2,500	Filing
EMPLOYEES OF DUPONT PAC - DUPONT DE NEMOURS, INC.C00171926 → C00546788 · Amended filing · Negative adjustment	Jan 21, 2026	-$1,000	Filing
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)C00004275 → C00546788 · Negative adjustment	Jan 21, 2026	-$500	Filing
NUTRIEN AG SOLUTIONS EMPLOYEE CITIZENSHIP FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('NUTRIEN CITIZENSHIP FUND PAC')C00385039 → C00546788 · Negative adjustment	Dec 31, 2025	-$1,000	Filing
MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC. PACC00430256 → C00546788 · Negative adjustment Filing note REFUND FROM 2026 GENERAL ELECTION DUE TO RETIREMENT	Dec 23, 2025	-$3,000	Filing
SIERRA NEVADA COMPANY, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00367995 → C00546788 · Negative adjustment	Dec 22, 2025	-$500	Filing
BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC. PAC (BOOZ ALLEN PAC)C00709816 → C00546788 · Amended filing · Negative adjustment	Dec 19, 2025	-$5,000	Filing

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