Iowa (RI) — Two Republicans, but so far no Democrats, are campaigning to replace State Auditor Rob Sand, who’s running for governor. Republican candidate Abigail Maas, who’s from South Amana, says for many years she’s considered being state auditor as her dream job.
Maas owns a flooring store and a horse boarding facility. She was elected to the Iowa County Board of Supervisors in 2020. She says every local government that collects and spends property taxes should be audited every year — and the state law that lets smaller cities and towns escape annual audits should be changed.
Maas says the 1600 townships in Iowa will get $46 million in property taxes this year — and all those townships should be audited yearly, too. Township trustees have responsibility in rural areas of the state for emergency services, cemetery maintenance, and resolving disputes over fence lines. Iowa Lieutenant Governor Chris Cournoyer, a Republican from LeClaire, is also running for state auditor. She announced her campaign in May.
