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👋🏻 Hey John, it’s Rob Sand. I’m Iowa’s State Auditor, a father, husband, skateboarder, bowhunter, and a proud Hawkeye.

AND NOW, I’m coming to you with an exciting announcement 🥁🥁🥁🥁:

I’m running to be the next governor of the great state of Iowa! 

This is going to be one of the most competitive elections in the country. And with the Reynolds agenda unpopular and every Republican in lockstep with it, we’ve got an opportunity to do something truly special.

Before I dive into the nitty-gritty details of why I believe I’m the best candidate to lead Iowa forward, I’d like to ask you:  Will you split a donation between my grassroots campaign and Blue Amp Action to become a Founding Donor today? I’d love to have you on board from the start, John.

Folks who know me know that I’m an open book, and that every chapter starts and ends with Iowa.

I was born and raised in the small town of Decorah, and I’m proud to be raising my family in the greatest state in the country. 

Before I was elected State Auditor (twice), I worked as an Assistant Attorney General, where I uncovered and prosecuted the largest lottery scandal in American history.

I’m currently the only statewide elected Democrat in Iowa, and I’m proud to also have the highest approval rating among all statewide officials.

Now, I’m running for governor because for too long, partisan insiders have pushed Iowa in the wrong direction: Our schools are underfunded, jobs and opportunities are leaving the state, and we’re not growing and innovating the way we should be.

I believe that together, we can take Iowa back and make our state a place where families thrive.

I won re-election in 2022 by just a shade under 3,000 votes, so I’m not afraid of a tough race. But even with the winds changing in Iowa, this is going to be an incredibly competitive election.

Recent special election results are proof that Iowans are eager for change and ready to listen. Iowa has had 3 specials this year, and they are the top 3 over-performances by a Democrat in the nation. 

As a team, we are playing to WIN. But I need your help, John, plain and simple. 

Grassroots fundraising is the name of the game, so we need support early to kickstart this campaign and build out our network of supporters throughout Iowa and beyond!

My team tells me we need to bring in 8,000 Founding Donors during the first week of the campaign to show supporters, opponents, and everyone in between that we’re ready to win! So, will you become a Founding Donor of my grassroots campaign by splitting a donation of $25 (or whatever you can) right now?

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About Blue Amp Action:

We cannot sugarcoat the current situation. Right-wing authoritarianism, defeated by a worldwide coalition during WWII, was only in hibernation. Over the past decade it has infected democratic societies--including ours. It is as simple as it is terrifying: What we do now will define the future of our country and world. 

We at Blue Amp Action are dedicated to liberal, open societies, where reason and science are applied to solve our problems; where civil rights--including voting rights!--are protected for all. We fight for these values every day. Speaking up on our platforms, raising the voices and the political prospects of liberal pols and pundits. 

And savvy grassroots activists like you know, just like we do, that we can’t stop watching the people we help elect: after the elections, we have to keep organizing support for the policies we like and pushing back against the ones we don’t.

When the public tunes out between elections and the only people our elected officials hear from are the paid lobbyists of wealthy corporations, our government stops being accountable to the needs of ordinary families.

Democracy never sleeps, and neither can we.

So we ask that you support our work, so we can continue to engage in this fight every moment of every day. So our kids grow up in democracy, not dystopia.

Thank you for your support for all we do!

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