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Senator Joni Ernst has dedicated her life to Iowa and her country, having served in the military for over 23 years and now in the United States Senate. In November 2014, Joni was elected as the first woman to serve in federal elected office from the State of Iowa and also became the first female combat veteran elected to serve in the United States Senate.

Mark Harkins joined the Government Affairs Institute at Georgetown University as a Senior Fellow in July 2013, having guest lectured numerous times for more than a decade, serving on Capitol Hill for 17 years.

General Hoyer assumed the duties as The Adjutant General, West Virginia, on February 1, 2011, and he provides command guidance and vision to the West Virginia Army and Air National Guard of more than 6,000 Citizen Soldiers and Airmen. He provides supervision of the day to day operations and management of the readiness, fiscal, personnel, equipment and real property resources of the agency.

Congressman Steven M. Palazzo is proud to serve the people of South Mississippi's 4th Congressional District. As a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, current member of the Mississippi National Guard, and former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, Congressman Palazzo has a record of service that began long before he was first sworn into office on January 5, 2011.