{"id":2448093,"date":"2025-06-16T20:35:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T00:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joni-ernst-teases-big-fall-reelection-announcement\/"},"modified":"2025-06-16T20:36:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T00:36:17","slug":"joni-ernst-teases-big-fall-reelection-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joni-ernst-teases-big-fall-reelection-announcement\/","title":{"rendered":"Joni Ernst teases \u2018big\u2019 fall reelection announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjoni-ernst-teases-big-fall-reelection-announcement%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2448093&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) has indicated that she will announce her reelection plans for a third term this fall, though she has already begun preparations by hiring a campaign manager. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-gripes-over-speaker-mike-johnsons-decision-to-punt-legislation-into-disastrous-2024\/\" title=\"House GOP unhappy with Speaker Mike Johnson&#039;s choice to delay legislation until &#039;disastrous&#039; 2024\">delay leaves<\/a> her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-gop-faces-murky-future-after-scandals-and-subversion\/\" title=\"Arizona GOP&#039;s future uncertain amidst scandals and subversion\">future uncertain amidst<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-lesko-reissues-call-for-special-counsel-to-probe-hunter-biden\/\" title=\"Rep. Lesko reissues call for special counsel to probe Hunter Biden\">growing list<\/a> of challengers,including at least one Republican and three Democrats who have recently declared their candidacies. Ernst mentioned that her substantial declaration could coincide with her annual Roast and Ride fundraiser, scheduled for October 11. the political landscape in Iowa remains competitive, with Democrats expected to heavily invest in the race to secure a Senate seat as Republicans aim to maintain their majority.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Joni Ernst teases &lsquo;big&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >fall reelection announcement<\/a> as challengers stack up<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2149700\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joni-ernst\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joni Ernst<\/a> (R-IA) will not announce her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reelection plans<\/a> until the fall, leaving a question mark over her political future even as she staffs up her campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Ernst hired a campaign manager earlier this month, the latest sign that she is preparing to vie for a third term in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Senate<\/a>, but the delay leaves room for months of speculation as a wave of candidates prepare to challenge her.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3443457\/hillary-scholten-cancels-town-hall-minnesota-shooting-list\/\">Hillary Scholten cancels town hall after being named on Minnesota shooting suspect&#8217;s &#8216;list&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3441314\/alex-padilla-fundraising-democrats-kristi-noem-encounter\/\">Democrats cash in on Alex Padilla&rsquo;s clash with federal agents<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3439974\/cheri-bustos-senate-denounces-daughter-in-law-awisi-illinois-run-succeed-dick-durbin\/\">Cheri Bustos denounces daughter-in-law&#8217;s Illinois Senate run to succeed Durbin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I will have my big announcement this fall,&rdquo; she told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> in a brief interview on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The timing of Ernst&rsquo;s announcement suggests she could use her annual Roast and Ride to launch her campaign, <a href=\"https:\/\/iowastatedaily.com\/14417\/news\/joni-ernst-announces-re-election-campaign-at-annual-roast-and-ride-event\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">as she did<\/a> in 2019 when running for a second term.<\/p>\n<p>The event, a hog roast and motorcycle-filled fundraiser that draws high-profile Republicans, is ordinarily held over the summer but is scheduled for Oct. 11 this year.<\/p>\n<p>So far, Ernst has at least one Republican challenger, though he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2022\/06\/07\/us\/elections\/results-iowa-us-senate.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">lost handily<\/a> to Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) in 2022. Two Democrats also announced campaigns this month after Ernst retorted, &ldquo;Well, we all are going to die,&rdquo; when dismissing planned Medicaid spending cuts in Republicans&rsquo; &ldquo;big, beautiful bill.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ernst has defended the bill as strengthening the program for the most vulnerable, issuing a sarcastic apology for her remark on social media.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3441925\/thune-sends-senators-sprinting-new-voting-stop-clock\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>THUNE SENDS SENATORS SPRINTING WITH NEW VOTING STOP CLOCK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the Democratic side of the aisle, three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hogan-and-alsobrooks-debate-over-when-to-debate-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Hogan and Alsobrooks debate over when to debate - Washington Examiner\">candidates &#038;mdash<\/a>; state Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3438064\/iowa-zach-wahls-launches-senate-challenge-joni-ernst\/\">Zach Wahls<\/a>; state Rep. J.D. Scholten, a former minor league baseball pitcher; and Marine Corps veteran Nathan Sage &mdash; have entered the race in recent weeks. Ernst would also face former state legislator Jim Carlin in the primary.<\/p>\n<p>Iowa is red, and Ernst won her last campaign by 6 points, though Democrats are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opensecrets.org\/races\/outside-spending?cycle=2020&amp;id=IAS2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">expected<\/a> to pour considerable resources into the race as Republicans defend their 53-seat Senate majority.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2149700\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2149700\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joni Ernst hints at a major reelection announcement this fall as challengers emerge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2651,"featured_media":2448094,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ap23291682593978-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7906,33027,8313],"class_list":["post-2448093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-announcement","tag-joni-ernst","tag-reelection"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ap23291682593978-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2651"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2448093"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448093\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2448097,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448093\/revisions\/2448097"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2448094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2448093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2448093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2448093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}