Iowa Senator Joni Ernst has reportedly informed confidantes she plans to reveal next week that she won’t seek reelection in 2026.
Ernst’s announcement is scheduled for Thursday, the sources said. Ernst, 55, has served in the U.S. Senate since 2015.
CBS News senior White House reporter Jennifer Jacobs reported on X Friday, “Iowa’s Joni Ernst has told confidantes she plans to reveal next week that she won’t seek reelection in 2026,”
CBS News reports:
Ernst has been evasive about whether she would run for a third term in 2026, but in public remarks earlier this month, predicted continued GOP control of Iowa.
“Every day we get a new Democratic member of the House or Senate that decides to run for this Senate seat — bring it on,” she said at a meeting of the Westside Conservative Club. “Bring it on, folks. Because I tell you, at the end of the day, Iowa is going to be red.”
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