President Donald Trump has endorsed Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) in her campaign for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), who announced she will not seek reelection.
In a post on Truth Social Saturday, Trump praised Hinson as a “winner” and “a wonderful person” who has “always delivered for Iowa.” He added that she would be “an outstanding senator” and offered his “complete and total endorsement.”
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The endorsement follows support from Senate Republican leaders a day earlier. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair Tim Scott (R-S.C.) both backed Hinson on Friday, describing her as a strong conservative and a reliable ally of the party.
Hinson, who was first elected to the U.S. House in 2020 after flipping a Democratic-held seat, formally launched her Senate bid shortly after Ernst announced her retirement. The open Iowa seat is expected to be a key contest in the 2026 cycle, with Republicans aiming to defend and potentially expand their Senate majority.
