Breaking Records, Bringing People Together: Rob Sand Shatters Iowa Record with 24,756 Petition Signatures

DES MOINES, IA – Yesterday, candidate for governor Rob Sand hand-delivered eight banker’s boxes filled with 24,756 petition signatures to the Secretary of State’s office, surrounded by family members and supporters. This was a new record in Iowa, and was  more than seven times the minimum required and surpassed the state’s previous gubernatorial campaign record by nearly 9,000 signatures. 

After submitting a historic haul of petition signatures to the Secretary of State’s office, Rob headed to Twisted Vine Brewery in Des Moines for a live interview with the Pints and Diplomacy Podcast. During the event, Rob talked about the heart of the campaign: bringing Iowans together to build a state that’s not redder or bluer, but better and truer. Rob also reflected on what it meant to qualify for the ballot with support from Iowans from across the state and political spectrum — including more than one in five signatures from a Republican or “no-party” voter.