Rob Sand
Liberal
Democrat
N/A
Iowa
Current Position: Auditor of Iowa
Running For: Governor
Policy Positions
Business & Labor
- Against giving immunity to chemical companies; supports allowing courts to hold chemical companies accountable for pesticide pollution
- For making manure management plans publicly accessible and transparent
Health Care
- For reversing Medicaid privatization through executive order
- For expanding telehealth services and requiring insurance coverage at same rate as in-person care
Education
- Against private school voucher program; supports implementing income limits, audits, and oversight for voucher spending
- For universal all-day pre-K funded by redirecting private school voucher money
Environment
- For expanding water quality monitoring and farmer-led water quality programs
Civil Rights
- Against culture war bills; would veto restrictions on surrogacy, contraception, and IVF
Voting Rights & Democracy
- For banning stock trading by elected officials and requiring financial disclosures including quarterly earnings reports
- For term limits: statewide officials limited to 3 terms, state legislators to 12 years maximum, 20 years total in any state office
- For age limits of 78 years for elected officials and judges
- For requiring cognitive tests and civics tests for elected officials
- For establishing a single public primary system with approval voting where up to 4 candidates advance to general election
Public Safety
- For mandatory prison sentences for taxpayer abusers who steal over $10,000 in taxpayer dollars
- For legalizing and regulating adult-use cannabis like alcohol with age restrictions and taxation
- For requiring radon testing warnings in home sales and expanding radon mitigation professionals