Rob Sand

His campaign website says Iowa's private school voucher program takes resources from public schools, and his accountability plan calls for income limits so the money goes to families who need it most, annual audits of the program and limits on tuition increases.^4,5

1. Make them available to every family
2. Offer them only to some students, such as those from low-income families or with disabilities
3. No public money for private school or homeschooling costs

His campaign website says Iowa needs universal all-day pre-K, which it says could be paid for by no longer covering private school tuition for the wealthiest families.^4,6

His campaign website says he would legalize adult-use cannabis for people 21 and older and regulate it like alcohol, with limits on THC content, packaging and advertising and no public consumption.^4,7

1. Keep recreational use against the law
2. Reduce penalties for having small amounts, without legal sales
3. Let each state decide, with no federal penalties where a state allows it
4. Make it legal for adults to buy and use

His campaign website says he supports mandatory prison time for anyone convicted of stealing more than $10,000 in taxpayer money.⁵

1. Reduce or end mandatory minimums for nonviolent drug crimes
2. Keep current mandatory minimums
3. Add or raise mandatory minimums, for example for selling fentanyl

His campaign website says data centers should cover 100% of their own costs, including any increase in utility costs and infrastructure upgrades, and that he would end their tax breaks and require public hearings before new ones are built.⁸

1. Encourage new data centers with tax breaks and faster approvals
2. Require data centers to pay the full cost of the power plants and lines they need
3. Pause or limit new data centers

His campaign website says he supports banning social media accounts for children under 16 and requiring parental consent for 16- and 17-year-olds, and names Utah's 2025 app store law, which requires age checks and parental consent for users under 18, as one way to do it.⁹

1. Bar children under a set age, such as 16, from having social media accounts, with age checks
2. Require safer designs and settings for minors, and parental consent for younger users
3. Leave it to parents, with no new government requirements on apps

His campaign website says Iowa should use whatever technology reaches homes fastest, whether fiber, satellite or wireless, to expand high-speed internet, and his health plan calls for helping people pay for satellite internet rather than laying more fiber.^10,11

His campaign website says he supports raising Iowa's minimum wage from $7.25 to $12 an hour.¹⁰

His campaign website says he would work with the legislature to make it easier to build more homes and more types of homes, such as duplexes, quadplexes and accessory dwelling units, and to simplify permitting and inspections.^6,10

His campaign website says Iowa's down payment assistance for first-time buyers should be interest-free.⁶

His campaign website says out-of-state interests are buying up Iowa farmland and housing, and that he would tax out-of-state landowners at a higher rate and ban hedge funds and LLCs from buying up too much Iowa land.¹⁰

His campaign website says he would tax out-of-state landowners at a higher rate, and his health plan calls for a per-acre property tax credit for farms that use approved nutrient plans.^10,11

His campaign website says he supports banning stock trading by members of Congress and other elected officials, and would call for Iowa to do the same for state officials.⁵

1. Ban members and their spouses and dependent children from owning or trading individual stocks
2. Ban members themselves from trading individual stocks
3. No ban; keep the reporting rules, with stronger penalties for late reports