Rob Sand
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I'm clear about the fact that I'm a Democrat because I have to pick one or the other. I think I think. uh that if i win then maybe that helps other people figure out what's effective out there but i'm not doing it i want to be a public servant to the whole state of iowa i don't want to be a leader for a political party in in in my time at the state auditor's office we had
I'm clear about the fact that I'm a Democrat because I have to pick one or the other. I think I think. uh that if i win then maybe that helps other people figure out what's effective out there but i'm not doing it i want to be a public servant to the whole state of iowa i don't want to be a leader for a political party in in in my time at the state auditor's office we had
I'm clear about the fact that I'm a Democrat because I have to pick one or the other. I think I think. uh that if i win then maybe that helps other people figure out what's effective out there but i'm not doing it i want to be a public servant to the whole state of iowa i don't want to be a leader for a political party in in in my time at the state auditor's office we had
Democrats, independents and Republicans always in senior leadership. I actually appointed people to the most senior positions in the office who had made campaign contributions to my opponent from 2018. I think it's important to do that because. Do you plan on doing that if you win this time? I would absolutely do that if I win.
Democrats, independents and Republicans always in senior leadership. I actually appointed people to the most senior positions in the office who had made campaign contributions to my opponent from 2018. I think it's important to do that because. Do you plan on doing that if you win this time? I would absolutely do that if I win.
Democrats, independents and Republicans always in senior leadership. I actually appointed people to the most senior positions in the office who had made campaign contributions to my opponent from 2018. I think it's important to do that because. Do you plan on doing that if you win this time? I would absolutely do that if I win.
Yeah, I would want to have a bipartisan cabinet 100 percent or a tripartite. I'd like to have some independents.
Yeah, I would want to have a bipartisan cabinet 100 percent or a tripartite. I'd like to have some independents.
Yeah, I would want to have a bipartisan cabinet 100 percent or a tripartite. I'd like to have some independents.
It's a lot easier to find. You know, you've got a bigger circle to cast from if you just say a voter or a supporter or a registered Republican. But if I found someone who was a donor who also was well qualified to do the work, that wouldn't stop me. It hasn't stopped me in the past.
It's a lot easier to find. You know, you've got a bigger circle to cast from if you just say a voter or a supporter or a registered Republican. But if I found someone who was a donor who also was well qualified to do the work, that wouldn't stop me. It hasn't stopped me in the past.
It's a lot easier to find. You know, you've got a bigger circle to cast from if you just say a voter or a supporter or a registered Republican. But if I found someone who was a donor who also was well qualified to do the work, that wouldn't stop me. It hasn't stopped me in the past.
It's that and it's rising costs, which is obviously an issue that's driven mostly by national politics and international politics. But yeah, education is way up there. And the bottom line on that to me is just the complete lack of accountability for how those vouchers, how that money gets spent. The money is required.
It's that and it's rising costs, which is obviously an issue that's driven mostly by national politics and international politics. But yeah, education is way up there. And the bottom line on that to me is just the complete lack of accountability for how those vouchers, how that money gets spent. The money is required.
It's that and it's rising costs, which is obviously an issue that's driven mostly by national politics and international politics. But yeah, education is way up there. And the bottom line on that to me is just the complete lack of accountability for how those vouchers, how that money gets spent. The money is required.
So this was $100 million last year and the Reynolds administration didn't let us audit the controls of the program. Again, they use that new law just as we predicted they would to literally hide our ability to see what was going on with money. But even Chuck, if the program is working the way it's supposed to, All of that money, the whole $100 million, has to first go to tuition.
So this was $100 million last year and the Reynolds administration didn't let us audit the controls of the program. Again, they use that new law just as we predicted they would to literally hide our ability to see what was going on with money. But even Chuck, if the program is working the way it's supposed to, All of that money, the whole $100 million, has to first go to tuition.
So this was $100 million last year and the Reynolds administration didn't let us audit the controls of the program. Again, they use that new law just as we predicted they would to literally hide our ability to see what was going on with money. But even Chuck, if the program is working the way it's supposed to, All of that money, the whole $100 million, has to first go to tuition.
Once it's paid as tuition, there's only one thing on God's green earth that can't be done with the money with private schools. They can't pay a rebate to parents whose kids are going there. But that's it. Any other way they want to use the money... Totally legal. And we're not allowed to audit it. So I don't even know how we would find out. That to me is insane.
Once it's paid as tuition, there's only one thing on God's green earth that can't be done with the money with private schools. They can't pay a rebate to parents whose kids are going there. But that's it. Any other way they want to use the money... Totally legal. And we're not allowed to audit it. So I don't even know how we would find out. That to me is insane.