( CNN ) Joni Ernst has spent less than a week in Washington , but she 's making it clear that she does n't intend to forget her roots : in this case , hogs and Harleys . Ernst 's political action committee , the Jobs , Opportunity and New Ideas or JONI PAC , has sent out a save-the-date for what is certain to become one of the premiere political events in Iowa this summer : `` Joni 's 1st Annual Roast and Ride . '' Given Ernst 's popularity , it 's hard to imagine any of the prospective GOP presidential candidates turning down an invitation to speak . The June event is a nod to her famed barnyard ad from last March highlighting her experience castrating hogs as young girl on an Iowa farm — skills , she said , that had prepared her to cut wasteful spending in Washington . Ernst 's biker-themed ad `` Shot '' also drew national attention in May , a month before the Iowa primary . She was filmed rolling up to a shooting range in black leather on a Harley-Davidson . `` She 's not your typical candidate , '' the narrator intones as Ernst takes off her helmet . `` Conservative Joni Ernst : mom , farm girl and a lieutenant colonel who carries more than just lipstick in her purse . '' As Ernst raises the gun and shoots at a target , the narrator continues : `` when she sets her sights on Obamacare , Joni 's going to unload . '' The `` Roast and Ride , '' which is still in the early stages of planning , is reminiscent of former Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin 's Steak Fry , which drew many Democratic presidential candidates to the Hawkeye state for speeches and ceremonial steak flipping over many years .
Joni Ernst to host a Harley-themed pork roast . June event could draw many 2016 presidential candidates .