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Rob Sand Kicks Off 100 Town Hall Tour in Waukee and Ankeny

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Rob Sand for Iowa

6/26/2025

Rob Sand Kicks Off 100 Town Hall Tour in Waukee and Ankeny

WAUKEE, IA – Last night, candidate for governor Rob Sand kicked off his annual 100 Town Hall Tour with stops in Waukee at Prairiview School Theater Arts Center, and in Ankeny at Ankeny Centennial High School, sharing his vision to improve the state with hundreds of Iowans, and taking questions from members of the crowd.

Rob kicked off each town hall asking for a show of hands for the Republicans and Independents in the room, then led the crowd in singing “America, The Beautiful,” to bring Iowans together and get away from politics and back to public service. At each town hall, Rob introduced himself – a born and raised Iowan from Decorah whose career has been dedicated to helping the little guy and rooting out corruption – outlined his plans to improve Iowans’ lives, and took several questions from the crowd.

View photos from the event from the Des Moines Register below:

View more coverage of Rob’s town halls below.

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  • Des Moines Register: Iowa Auditor Rob Sand embarks on run for governor emphasizing differences with Democrats

    • Iowa Auditor Rob Sand kicked off a statewide town hall tour as he pursues the Democratic nomination for governor — all while putting front and center his differences with the Democratic Party.
    • “I promise you, you will never find a situation, if I am elected governor, where I’ve got six years to think about an issue, and then after six years decide, ‘You know, I don’t like what you’re doing on that,’ without ever having offered input on the bill in the first place,” Sand said. “That isn’t leadership. And governors are supposed to lead.”
    • Joan Pace, 73, and her husband, Larry Pace, 72, also described Sand as “down to earth.” “I think he was extremely knowledgeable on a lot of different questions that were asked,” Joan Pace said. “And he’s a listener,” her husband added. “I really liked that.”
    • “I thought it was neat the way he reached out to independents and Republicans,” Larson said. “I’m officially independent. And there are elements in each party that I like, and there are positions in each party that I don’t like. So I really appreciated that.”

  • The Courier: Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand kicks off 100 town hall tour for gubernatorial campaign

    • Iowa State Auditor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand rebuked party labels and fielded questions during a town hall on Wednesday at the Prairieview Theatre Arts Center.
    • After leading the crowd in singing “America the Beautiful,” Sand spent time introducing himself, highlighting his career in public office and told the audience how he enjoys fishing, hunting and attending church on Sunday.
    • Asked by an audience member how he would govern as a Democratic governor with a Republican-controlled state legislature, Sand said he would work with members from both parties to pass legislation and use his veto power if needed.

  • Iowa Capital Dispatch: Gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand emphasizes moderate stance at town hall

    • As Democrat Rob Sand held his first of 100 planned town halls on the campaign trail for Iowa governor Wednesday, he emphasized he wants to be a public servant who doesn’t abide by party interests — and shared policy positions where he differs from most Democrats.
    • At the event at the Theater Arts Center in Waukee, Sand started by asking how many people in the crowd were Republicans, independents, and people who voted against him in elections, asking the audience to clap. Many did. He then led the crowd to sing “America the Beautiful” with him before launching into his reasons for running for governor and answering questions from the crowd.
    • “Let’s talk about issues,” Sand said. “Let’s talk about integrity. Let’s talk about ideas. Let’s learn what the facts are by talking to all the different stakeholders involved, and then figure out what a good thing to do is that we can actually implement, and then talk about that.”

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