Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) has decided not to run for a third term in the Senate , ending more than a decade in Washington and setting off a scramble for her seat in 2026 .

In a video announcement , Ernst called serving Iowans “the privilege of a lifetime,” citing her upbringing on a farm in southwestern Iowa, her two decades in the Army Reserve and Iowa National Guard, and her years in public office.

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“From growing up and working on my family’s farm in rural southwest Iowa to more than two decades of leadership in the U.S. Army Reserves

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