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Sand, Muhlbauer Hold First Campaign Event as Iowa Dem Gubernatorial Ticket
Dave Muhlbauer, a farmer and county supervisor, joins Sand as the ticket emphasizes rural roots and ties to local government.
- On Wednesday, June 10, 2026, Iowa Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand and running mate Crawford County Supervisor Dave Muhlbauer held their first public campaign event in Manning, addressing voters and reporters.
- Muhlbauer, a fifth-generation farmer, brings deep public service roots; his father, Dan Muhlbauer, represented Manilla from 2011 to 2014, and grandfather Louis Muhlbauer served in the Iowa legislature from 1983 to 1992.
- Sand praised Muhlbauer as someone "deeply rooted in Iowa" who understands rural challenges, particularly the struggle to maintain rural hospitals and public schools facing closure.
- The Democratic ticket will become official at the Iowa Democratic Party's state convention on Saturday, where Muhlbauer will be formally nominated as the party's lieutenant governor candidate.
- Positioning themselves against Republican-led state control, Sand and Muhlbauer aim to address rural challenges including family farm foreclosures and declining public services across Iowa.
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Western Iowa farmer picked as Democrat Rob Sand’s running mate for Iowa governor
Dave Muhlbauer, a farmer and Western Iowa county government official, is Iowa Democratic candidate for governor Rob Sand’s running mate and lieutenant governor nominee, Sand’s campaign announced Monday.
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Sand and running mate Muhlbauer at first public appearance
Democratic candidate for governor Rob Sand and his running mate Dave Muhlbauer made their first public appearance together last night. Sand said he picked Muhlbauer partly because of his consistency. “There’s a lot of people in doing this stuff that are slippery and maybe a lot of stuff changes depending on what direction the wind’s blowing,” […]
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