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Rob Sand on Government Reform

 

 


Fight to end corruption & put public service over politics

After we uncovered a record amount of misspent tax dollars in my first term as State Auditor, government insiders passed a bill allowing state agencies to hide key documents from the Auditor's Office, making it harder to uncover waste, fraud, and abuse of tax dollars. You can't imagine a clearer line drawn between who is working for Iowans and who is working for insiders than that. No matter who becomes Iowa's next State Auditor, Republican or Democrat, the full powers of Iowa's taxpayer watchdog should be restored to best protect Iowa's tax dollars. Iowans deserve transparency and accountability, especially when it comes to how their money is being spent. I'll fight to end the corruption and put public service over politics.
Source: Ballotpedia on 2026 Iowa Gubernatorial race , Sep 26, 2026

Primary elections should be open to any registered voter

State Auditor Rob Sand--a Democrat who's running for governor--says Iowa's Primary Elections should be open to any registered voter, not just to those who are registered as Democrats or Republicans. "The idea that right now in the state of Iowa a third of our state are registered independents whose tax dollars pay for elections that they are not allowed to vote in is unAmerican," Sand said.
Source: Radio Iowa's O. Kay Henderson on 2026 Iowa Governor race , Jun 25, 2025

Repeal law withholding information from state auditor

While Iowans are struggling with higher costs, the state's economy is 49th in the country, and "our state revenue has collapsed," Republicans passed a law to allow state agencies to withhold materials from his staff. "That's where their priorities are," he said. "It makes no sense, and I think it's the kind of stuff that people are sick of." If elected, he would ask the legislature to repeal that 2023 law, which he has repeatedly characterized as "the most pro-corruption bill in Iowa history."
Source: Bleeding Heartland "Primary" on 2026 Iowa Gubernatorial race , Jun 9, 2025

Other governors on Government Reform: Rob Sand on other issues:
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Brad Sherman (IA)
Deidre DeJear
Kim Reynolds
Randy Feenstra
Ras Smith
Zach Lahn
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Ashley Hinson
Bob Krause
Chuck Grassley
J.D. Scholten
Jim Carlin
Joni Ernst
Josh Turek
Michael Franken
Theresa Greenfield
Zach Wahls

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