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Statewide Iowa (RI) — Rob Sand, the Democratic Party’s candidate for governor, has picked a western Iowa farmer as his running mate.
Iowa nominees for governor and lieutenant governor run together as a team, just like the president and vice president. Sand has chosen Dave Muhlbauer, a Crawford County supervisor who raises cattle and hogs on a farm near Manilla, as his running mate.
In a prepared statement, Muhlbauer says their campaign is about public service, not politics. He says it’s something he learned from his dad and grandpa, who were both state legislators.
During a Friday appearance on “Iowa Press” on Iowa PBS, Sand said wanted a running mate he could trust.
Muhlbauer has described himself as an old-school farming-labor Democrat. He launched a U.S. Senate campaign five years ago but ended it in the fall of 2021 after a close relative died in a farm accident.
Sand will ask delegates to the Iowa Democratic Party’s state convention this Saturday to officially nominate Muhlbauer for lieutenant governor.
Republican nominee for governor Zach Lahn has not yet announced his choice for a running mate.
