Robert Howard Sand is an American lawyer and politician who has served since 2019 as the 33rd State Auditor of Iowa. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the Assistant Attorney General of Iowa fro
Sand in 2026
Sand speaking at his campaign rally in Clay County, Iowa, September 2025
The 2022 Iowa State Auditor election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Iowa Auditor of State, concurrently with an election to the U.S. Senate, governor, U.S. House of Representatives, and ot
Rob Sand
…considering a run for governor of Iowa in 2022, Sand opted to run for reelection and was the only Democrat elected to a statewide office in Iowa in 2022. In May 2025, he announced his candidacy in the 2026 Iowa gubernatorial election. He is the Democratic Party's nominee after no other Democrats qualified…