Iowa Gov.-elect Rob Sand emphasizes need for Iowa government to work together

Iowa Gov.-elect Rob Sand, emphasized Friday that his priorities, and those of Iowa lawmakers, will need to be the product of collaboration now that Republicans’ trifecta majority has been divided. “We don’t elect a dictator, right? We don’t elect a king or a queen,” Sand said during the taping of “Iowa Press” on Iowa PBS. “We elect a governor, and what that governor does is dependent in part on what the Legislature does.” Sand, a Democrat who is currently serving as Iowa state auditor, won against Republican candidate Zach Lahn in the Tuesday election. While results haven’t been certified, Lahn conceded Tuesday night and Gov. Kim Reynolds and Sand are initiating the transition of the position. In his first interview since the election, Sand spoke about his priorities, including putting restrictions on data centers and cutting the state deficit in half.

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