Rob Sand Spends Three Days on the Road in Northwest Iowa as Part of His 100 Town Hall Tour

DES MOINES, IA – This week, Rob Sand continued traveling across Iowa as part of his 100 Town Hall Tour, making 14 stops in three days across Northern and Northwest Iowa. Rob visited Winnebago, Kossuth, Emmet, Dickinson, Osceola, Lyon, Sioux, Plymouth, Cherokee, O’Brien, Clay, Buena Vista, Pocahontas, and Palo Alto counties to hear directly from Iowans about some of their toughest challenges and share his vision to improve Iowans lives.

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KCAU: Rob Sand answers residents’ questions about his run for Governor

The room was packed at the visitors’ center, as folks wanted to hear from the current auditor about why he wants to become governor of Iowa

KTIV: Iowa governor candidate Rob Sand visits Buena Vista County

Dozens of Buena Vista County residents were in attendance for Sand’s visit to the County seat. Rob Sand spoke with the crowd and fielded questions from the audience about his stances on issues facing the state of Iowa.

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Dickinson County News: “Sand promotes ‘balance’ at Okoboji town hall”

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand opened his Okoboji town hall Monday night by asking Republicans and independents in the crowd to raise their hands, then led the audience in singing “America the Beautiful.” He did this to prove a point — that the people work better together than fighting amongst themselves.
“There are a lot of powerful people in both parties that do not want us to talk to each other,” Sand told the crowd at Okoboji Brewing Company. “It is harder to control us when we actually have an exchange where we realize that we have more in common than we do that we differ on.”
Sand also criticized the legislature for gutting his auditor’s office powers after he uncovered record amounts of misspent taxpayer money.
Sand’s anti-partisan message seems designed for voters frustrated with both parties. “Politicians talk about making a place redder or bluer,” he said. “Public servants talk about making it better and truer.”
The town hall format allowed Sand to showcase policy knowledge and demonstrate his willingness to engage with critics.

N’West Iowa Review: Sand promises a different type of campaign

Iowa gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand promised to be a different kind of politician during a campaign stop in Le Mars Tuesday, July 1.
Sand, the Iowa State Auditor, told a packed crowd of about 80 citizens at the Le Mars Visitor’s Center that he does not like party labels.
“It was refreshing. He talked about things in a way where it wasn’t about Democrats versus Republicans but insiders versus outsiders. People who divide us against each other to enrich their friends versus all the rest of us.”

Globe Gazette: Sand says he’s ready to heal Iowa’s political divides as governor

Referencing his Christian faith several times, Democratic State Auditor Rob Sand on Monday made the case that he is the gubernatorial candidate to heal divides in Iowa’s broken political system.
His remarks were made at the Forest City YMCA during a stop on his 100 Town Hall Tour of Iowa. Sand said this tour is “the beginning of a really important conversation” with the state facing a political crossroads. He advocated building a culture of kindness rather than corrosion, adding that people should be willing to talk freely across party lines.
Sand employed a show-of-hands polling method of town hall attendees’ political affiliations before delving into his remarks. It indicated that, perhaps, there are fewer political divisions at his than others’ campaign events. Some Republicans and Independents joined with Democrats in raising their hands to confess personal political landscapes. Sand then cited a Walt Whitman quote that reads: “Be respectful and kind. Be curious, not judgmental.”

Radio Iowa: Sand, candidate for governor, to campaign in northwest Iowa

State Auditor and Democratic candidate for governor Rob Sand will be making 14 campaign stops in northwest Iowa this week.
Sand launched a 100 town hall tour of the state last week. He asked the first two crowds in central Iowa to sing “America the Beautiful” together. Sand told Radio Iowa it’s a unifying exercise at a time when politics seems “unhealthy.” “I think people mostly have that impression of politics in general,” Sand said. “It’s a lot of yelling on both sides.”

Le Mars Sentinel: Sand promises a different type of campaign

Iowa gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand promised to be a different kind of politician during a campaign stop in Le Mars Tuesday, July 1.
After leading the group in a chorus of “America the Beautiful” the Decorah, Iowa native introduced himself to the voters explaining that he only registered as a Democrat in order to be able to vote in the state’s primary.
“We would get better public policy if we had a better political culture. We need to have a culture that moves us more towards kindness and cooperation rather than corrosiveness.”
“It was refreshing. He talked about things in a way where it wasn’t about Democrats versus Republicans but insiders versus outsiders. People who divide us against each other to enrich their friends versus all the rest of us.”

Algona Radio: Sand Seeking Support from All Iowans

Sand addressed a standing-room-only crowd at the Algona Public Library, where he laid out his vision of state government, a vision he says would be better with more options for the voters.
Sand, the only Democrat to hold a statewide office in Iowa, took questions from the audience for the majority of his visit, one of which asked how he could rebuild trust that the public may have lost in elected officials.

Northwest Iowa Now: Rob Sand Brings Town Hall to Spencer

Still over a year away from electing a new governor, but candidate Rob Sand is visiting every county in the state right now, listening to Iowan’s concerns. On Wednesday July 2, he started the day in Spencer at the Clay County Fair Event Center addressing a mixed group of Republicans, Democrats and Independents, and he says those two “clubs” need to be done away with.