Articles Tagged: Rob Sand

Also in the notebook, President Donald Trump endorsed Iowa GOP U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn for Congress

State Auditor Rob Sand, the only Democrat to hold statewide elected office in Iowa, announced Monday he is running for Iowa governor in 2026.

Gov. Kim Reynolds, who appointed Cournoyer last year to the role, said in a statement she is “proud to endorse” Cournoyer’s campaign, calling her “a true fiscal conservative with a strong record of improving government efficiencies and accountability.”

Cournoyer, who has been lieutenant governor since December, was among a group of Iowa Republicans expected to be mulling whether to run to replace Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, who earlier this month announced she will not seek another term.

Three Republican state lawmakers and Iowa’s Republican secretary of agriculture say they are considering — or at least have not ruled out — running for governor after Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Friday she will not seek another term.

Reynolds, 65, has been governor since 2017, when Gov. Terry Branstad stepped down after being named U.S. ambassador to China by President Donald Trump.

Tune in for details on a tenuous legal partnership between the Iowa Attorney General’s Office and Iowa Auditor’s Office. Plus, Congresswoman Ashley Hinson pledges to hold town halls.

Iowa Auditor Rob Sand’s office requested information related to the state’s taxpayer-funded private school financial assistance program; state agencies said the request exceeded the scope of the audit and a new audit is needed

The auditor’s investigation identified $436,180 worth of improper and unsupported disbursements, including $324,586 in payments that were routed to an administrator personally.

This week on the podcast, we talk about 2024 fundraising numbers for Iowa politicians and the upcoming special election for the Iowa Legislature. Plus, get your weekly dose of Iowa Legislature updates.

Campaign fundraising for state candidates who were not on the ballot in 2024 were due Tuesday.

Also, the state workforce agency announced details on new health care worker grants that Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds highlighted in her Condition of the State address

Flags have been flying half-staff in remembrance of former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away last month

Also, State Auditor Rob Sand endorses Rita Hart’s re-election as Iowa Democratic Party chair

Iowa leaders praised former President Jimmy Carter as a dedicated public servant and global humanitarian who used the Iowa caucuses in 1976 to propel the little-known peanut farmer turned Georgia governor to the White House — putting both him and Iowa in the national spotlight.