Joni Ernst a remarkable woman that worked and fought for the justice of the people. Her story would likely lead her to be mostly known for being an American veteran and politician serving as the junior United States Senator for Iowa since 2015. Ernst was a Republican and she served in the Iowa State Senate from 2011 to 2014. This was a huge step for her and future women in politics, it broke many barriers and put the history of a predominately male ran position to a pause. She served in the Iowa Army National Guard from 1993 to 2015, retiring as a lieutenant colonel which is a field-grade military officer rank, just above the rank of major and just below the rank of colonel. Ernst is the first woman to represent Iowa in Congress and the first female combat veteran elected to the United States Senate. She was elected vice-chair of the Senate Republican Conference in November 2018 and is still pushing forward in politics today. Joni Kay Ernst was born on July 1, 1970, in Red Oak, Iowa. She is currently at the age of 49 and is still active in politics. Ernst was born Joni Kay Culver but later married. Her mother and father Marilyn and Richard Culver raised her to be a very educated and motived young lady, she was valedictorian of her class at Stanton High School and she went on to earn a bachelor's degree in psychology from Iowa State University. She wasn’t finished with her education, she later went on to earn her final degree which was a Master of Public Administration degree from Columbus State University. A very motivated and inspired woman with limitless aspirations. While in college, she took part in an agricultural exchange to the Soviet Union. In 2018, as Trump imposed tariffs as part of his trade policy and other countries responded in kind, Ernst said she was willing to give the president some leeway but worried about the impact on farmers. In May 2019, amid a trade war between the United States and China, Ernst said she did not like tariffs but that the "president's way of negotiating ... brings people to the table." She said that Iowa farmers are "disappointed" but that they recognize "that China is the one that is forcing this. Ernst is still making an impact in politics and is continuing to do what she can to better society. Her story is very inspiring and she will continue to motivate many people.

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