The Truer Better Agenda: Rob Sand Launches “Accountability for All” Plan to Help Fix Broken Political System and Prioritize Public Service

DES MOINES, IA – Today, candidate for governor Rob Sand is rolling out the “Truer Better Agenda,” a series of plans aimed at tackling some of Iowa’s toughest challenges and improving Iowans’ lives. The first plank, “Accountability for All,” is a set of common-sense proposals to restore transparency, integrity, and accountability to Iowa government. The plan focuses on making sure public officials are serving Iowans — not themselves or special interest groups — and works to restore the broken foundation after a decade of one-party rule that has left Iowa with the worst economy in the country, public schools in the middle of the pack, and the number one growth rate for cancer.

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“Since launching my campaign for governor, I’ve been traveling the state, hearing directly from Iowa families about what keeps them up at night. Everywhere I go, Iowans tell me the same thing: our political system is broken. I couldn’t agree more. That’s why I’m launching a series of proposals to help improve Iowans’ lives and get to work solving some of our state’s toughest challenges,” said candidate for governor Rob Sand. “But we can’t solve any of our problems on a broken foundation. My ‘Accountability for All’ plan will work to repair that broken foundation by holding corrupt officials accountable, restoring fairness, transparency, and accountability in our state government, and getting us back to public service as it should be.”

Rob’s “Accountability for All” plan includes:

• Banning stock trading so politicians can’t use insider information to benefit and enrich themselves.

• Requiring mandatory prison sentences for taxpayer abusers and thieves.

• Restoring the full powers of the Auditor’s Office.

• Strengthening whistleblower protections.

• Making the Public Innovations and Efficiencies (PIE) program mandatory across government agencies.

• Implementing rules and transparency for the private school voucher program.

• Establishing requirements for elected officials so we can get back to public service, not protecting the careers of insiders, including:

  • Enforcing term limits.

  • Enforcing age limits.

  • Requiring elected officials to take cognitive tests.

  • Requiring elected officials to take a civics test.

• Giving independent voters an equal voice in our democracy and end the two-choice system.

The last decade of one-party control and insider politics has eroded trust and made life worse in nearly every corner of Iowa. Rob’s goal is clear: hold officials accountable, bring back transparency, and make sure every decision, every dollar, and every policy puts Iowa families first.

Read more about Rob’s “Accountability for All” plan HERE and learn more about him and his campaign at RobSand.com.