DES MOINES, IOWA (January 16, 2025) — In an e-mail to grassroots supporters earlier today, State Auditor Rob Sand announced record fundraising in 2024, with more than $8.4 million raised and 28,000 grassroots donations. As Auditor Sand continues to hold powerful government officials accountable, despite them changing the law to make it easier to hide waste, fraud, and abuse, Iowans are stepping up to support his work.
In an e-mail to supporters, Auditor Sand wrote:
"These numbers shatter previous records. We’re making Iowa history here, and I can’t wait for everyone — supporters, the media, and the partisan insiders watching — to get a load of how powerful this anti-partisan grassroots team can be when we work together.
"So many of you contributed, Iowa’s formatting system for drafting campaign finance reports literally couldn’t handle our report. We had to break it down and resubmit it in smaller chunks.
"I built an anti-partisan team that included people who donated to my opponent’s campaign, and together we took on powerful government insiders and fought for transparency and accountability so much that they passed a law to cut our ability to find waste, fraud, and abuse — and you’ve stepped up to make sure we can continue to be heard. Thanks to supporters like you, we’ve been able to get voters the facts and keep them apprised of the good and bad in government."
Campaign finance reports are due Tuesday, January 21, covering all donations received during 2024.
