16 Facts About Rob Sand

Robert Sand was born on August 12,1982 and is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the 33rd Iowa auditor of state since 2019.

Rob Sand is currently the only Democratic statewide officeholder in Iowa.

Rob Sand's mother, Leslie, worked as a physical therapist while his father, Kevin, was a doctor.

Rob Sand made his first political donation to Howard Dean's 2004 presidential campaign, but missed the Iowa caucus because he was modeling menswear in Milan.

Rob Sand graduated from Brown with a bachelor's degree in political science in 2005.

Rob Sand enrolled at the University of Iowa College of Law.

Rob Sand caucused for Barack Obama' presidential campaign in 2008.

In 2006, Rob Sand worked as an aide for State Representative Ed Fallon's campaign for governor of Iowa.

Rob Sand prosecuted an investment advisor for deceiving people to invest into the International Bank of Meekamui, an international Ponzi scheme emanating from Papua New Guinea.

Rob Sand was not opposed in the Democratic Party primary election.

Rob Sand became the second Democrat elected into that position in over a century.

Rob Sand did not endorse a candidate, though he did co-host a campaign event in Decorah with Cory Booker that he said did not constitute an endorsement.

Rob Sand alleged Reynolds broke Iowa's law against self-promotion by appearing in a taxpayer-funded video to promote wearing a mask.

In November 2021, Rob Sand said Reynolds improperly used nearly $450,000 in federal coronavirus relief funds to pay salaries for 21 staff members for three months in the last year.

Rob Sand has held multiple press conferences and town halls across Iowa in opposition to the bill, claiming it is targeting him as the only statewide Democrat remaining in Iowa.

Rob Sand wrote The Winning Ticket: Uncovering America's Biggest Lottery Scam, a book about the Hot Lotto scandal, with Reid Forgrave, a reporter for The Des Moines Register.