Ernst Retirement Opens Senate Path for Rep. Hinson, Speaker Grassley

In a decision that had been expected for weeks, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, sent signals she will soon announce she isn’t seeking re-election next year.

This means three-term Rep. Ashley Hinson will likely run for the open Senate seat. A former TV anchor and stalwart supporter of President Donald Trump, Hinson, 42, has long made no secret of her desire to run for the Senate in 2028, which is when veteran GOP incumbent Chuck Grassley is expected to retire at age 95.

But with Ernst becoming the first Republican senator from the Hawkeye State to voluntarily retire since Bourke B. Hickenlooper in 1968, Hinson is almost certain to make her move in 2026.

Ernst Retirement Opens Senate Path for Rep. Hinson, Speaker Grassley

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