Rob Sand
Democratic · IA · Iowa Auditor of State
Rob Sand is the Democratic candidate for Governor of Iowa and the current Iowa Auditor of State. His campaign site says he is running for governor, and AP reported that Sand, Iowa's only Democratic statewide officeholder, announced his 2026 campaign for governor after serving as state auditor.
Track record
Anti-Corruption
· 5 records
Rob Sand's office won an Iowa Supreme Court ruling allowing the Auditor of State to be represented by his own general counsel in litigation stemming from nearly $2 million in City of Davenport settlement payments made without city council approval.
December 5, 2025For
Source: auditor.iowa.gov · researched July 7, 2026
Rob Sand released a report on the Judicial Branch misallocation of $26 million in court debt from fiscal years 2021 through 2024, attributing the misallocation to programming coding errors and identifying timeline and oversight issues.
December 17, 2024For
Source: auditor.iowa.gov · researched July 7, 2026
Rob Sand voted against using nearly $175,000 in taxpayer funds to settle open-records lawsuits against Governor Kim Reynolds and her administration and sent fellow State Appeal Board members a June 21, 2023 letter opposing the settlement structure.
June 21, 2023For
Source: auditor.iowa.gov · researched July 7, 2026
Rob Sand opposed the final version of Iowa Senate File 478, saying it would let state government hide documents from auditors, end judicial review of auditor-access disputes, and risk more than $12 billion in federal funding.
April 26, 2023For
Source: auditor.iowa.gov · researched July 7, 2026
As Iowa Auditor of State, Rob Sand released a March 1, 2022 report on the Office of Governor and repeated a recommendation that funds used for Governor staff salaries be returned to Iowa's Coronavirus Relief Fund after the Auditor's Office said supporting documentation had been denied or was insufficient.
March 1, 2022For
Source: auditor.iowa.gov · researched July 7, 2026
Government Efficiency
· 3 records
The Iowa Local Government Risk Pool credited Rob Sand with helping free up nearly $90 million over six years for Iowa public schools after his 2019 opinion allowed school districts to participate in a risk pool for energy-cost liabilities.
June 1, 2026For
Source: auditor.iowa.gov · researched July 7, 2026
Rob Sand released a report on the Judicial Branch misallocation of $26 million in court debt from fiscal years 2021 through 2024, attributing the misallocation to programming coding errors and identifying timeline and oversight issues.
December 17, 2024For
Source: auditor.iowa.gov · researched July 7, 2026
Rob Sand announced improved average efficiency scores in Iowa's Public Innovations and Efficiencies program, which he created in 2019, reporting that 488 Iowa government entities participated in 2022, including all 99 counties.
March 30, 2023For
Source: auditor.iowa.gov · researched July 7, 2026
Government Spending Reduction
· 2 records
Rob Sand voted against using nearly $175,000 in taxpayer funds to settle open-records lawsuits against Governor Kim Reynolds and her administration and sent fellow State Appeal Board members a June 21, 2023 letter opposing the settlement structure.
June 21, 2023For
Source: auditor.iowa.gov · researched July 7, 2026
As Iowa Auditor of State, Rob Sand released a March 1, 2022 report on the Office of Governor and repeated a recommendation that funds used for Governor staff salaries be returned to Iowa's Coronavirus Relief Fund after the Auditor's Office said supporting documentation had been denied or was insufficient.
March 1, 2022For
Source: auditor.iowa.gov · researched July 7, 2026
Public Education Quality
· 1 record
The Iowa Local Government Risk Pool credited Rob Sand with helping free up nearly $90 million over six years for Iowa public schools after his 2019 opinion allowed school districts to participate in a risk pool for energy-cost liabilities.
June 1, 2026For
Source: auditor.iowa.gov · researched July 7, 2026
Elections
- Governor · November 3, 2026 · Iowa
Profile last researched July 6, 2026.