Rob Sand

Sand says Iowa’s privatized Medicaid system is harming access and payment for care, and he has called for better support for telehealth, more rural health care infrastructure, and expanded loan forgiveness to keep doctors in Iowa.

Sand’s campaign focuses on lowering costs, improving government efficiency, and growing the economy. He argues Iowa needs a new direction and says better oversight can reduce waste and make the state more attractive to workers and families.

Sand has not publicly detailed a specific climate or energy agenda in the sources reviewed. His campaign messaging has centered more on costs, accountability, and governance than on a formal energy platform.

Sand says reproductive freedom should be left to a woman, her doctor, her family, and her faith rather than the government. He has also said that as governor he would use whatever tools he has to protect Iowans’ reproductive rights.

Sand has not been found to have a public, candidate-specific immigration proposal in the sources reviewed. Available campaign materials focus on Iowa state issues such as education, health care, and costs.

Sand has not publicly laid out a detailed gun policy in the sources reviewed. Reporting on his campaign has focused on accountability, education, health care, and costs rather than firearms legislation.

Sand has not publicly detailed a foreign policy agenda in the sources reviewed. His campaign materials and interviews focus on Iowa state issues rather than international affairs.

Sand has emphasized independent oversight, public accountability, and a campaign message aimed at voters across party lines. In the sources reviewed, he has not released a detailed social-justice platform beyond those broader themes.

Sand says he wants to strengthen public education, including universal all-day pre-K, and he has criticized Iowa’s private school voucher program for diverting resources from public schools. He also says he would seek more oversight of voucher spending.

Sand has not publicly detailed a specific technology or artificial intelligence agenda in the sources reviewed. Available coverage of his campaign has focused on accountability, costs, and bipartisan governance.

Sand says Iowa should replace party primaries with a public primary open to all eligible voters, advance the top four candidates to the general election regardless of party, and use approval voting in the general election.

Sand has emphasized local accountability and local government involvement in fraud oversight, and he says he wants to reverse a 2023 law that he argues limits his office’s access to state information and court documents. He has also highlighted property-tax and cost issues in campaign messaging.