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Rob Sand

Recent media appearances

Top articles

  1. KCCIRob Sand picks western Iowa county supervisor as running mateJun 8, 2026
  2. Radio IowaSand suggests Lahn should have run for governor in another stateJun 5, 2026

Overview

Rob Sand has been Iowa State Auditor since 2019 and was the Democratic nominee for governor in 2026. He says he holds 100 town halls a year. radioiowa.com

He named Crawford County Supervisor Dave Muhlbauer, a fifth-generation farmer, as his running mate and faced Republican Zach Lahn in the general election, including an October 6 debate hosted by KWQC at St. Ambrose University. kcci.com kcrg.com

Platform

  • Proposes universal all-day pre-K paid for by ending state funding for private school tuition that wealthier families would have paid anyway.robsand.com
  • Proposes reversing Iowa's Medicaid privatization by executive order.robsand.com
  • Proposes expanding remote work for state employees to revitalize small towns and rural communities.robsand.com
  • Says he supports open primaries that would advance the top three or four vote-getters to the general election.radioiowa.com