Rob Sand
Rob Sand | |
|---|---|
 Sand in 2026 | |
| 33rd Auditor of Iowa | |
| Assumed office January 2, 2019 | |
| Governor | Kim Reynolds |
| Preceded by | Mary Mosiman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Howard Sand August 12, 1982 Decorah, Iowa, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Christine Lauridsen (m. 2012) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Brown University (BA) University of Iowa (JD) |
| Website | Campaign website |
Robert Howard Sand (born August 12, 1982) 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 from 2010 to 2017. In 2018, he ran for state auditor, defeating Republican incumbent Mary Mosiman. After 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, and faces businessman and farmer Zach Lahn.