Sen. Joni Ernst, Husband Divorcing

Posted August 27, 2018 at 8:59pm

Sen. Joni Ernst announced Monday that she and her husband, Gail Ernst, are “in the process of divorcing.”

The Iowa Republican said in a statement that the two “remain committed to their children and family and ask for respect for their privacy during this difficult time.”

The couple have been married since 1992. Ernst was first elected to the Senate in 2014 after serving in the Iowa Senate.

She was first woman elected to Congress from Iowa and the Senate’s first female combat veteran.

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