He's trying to buy an election, just like he bought the auditors race. Rob Sand outspent his opponent in the auditor's race 30-to-1...$1.9 million to $47,000. He's trying to buy another seat, but Iowa is not for sale. That's my whole point—Iowa is not for…
Meantly / Midterms 2026 / IA Governor / Zach Lahn
Midterms 2026 · IA Governor
Zach Lahn
Across 22 statements tracked since 1 Oct 2026, Zach Lahn's most frequent rhetorical moves are absolutes and us vs. them.
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Hostility this week 0.8 / 10, in line with their usual.
Latest statements
I have an Iowa first message about putting our kids first, keeping them in the state family farms, public education. making it number one in the nation again, stopping the cancer crisis. As people hear this message that I’ve been bringing from the beginning,…
This is truly a tragedy. There is nothing more important than family and Rob is a family man. We join all Iowans in praying for Rob, Christine, and their whole family. Our hearts are with them.
If you want to see what’s happening, just look at the rate at which teachers are leaving the profession in year one, two, or three. It’s just unacceptable. They want to help the next generation. So through innovative practices, we could actually create school…
I do agree on the idea of removing all tax breaks for data centers. I’ve been very loud on this. I’ve probably been one of the people that’s been hardest on data centers in the state. We have to stop giving things away. This is something that I don’t believe…
If Republicans show up, we will win. The numbers are in our favor.
You know, I think Rob's a hard worker. I think you travel all over the state. You really set the pace on a lot of these things. And I would, probably, if I knew you better, probably also say that I could admire you as a father, too. I'm sure you're very…
From the very beginning, my campaign has been about how do we put farmers first in this. You know, my family has been involved in agriculture for a 130 years in this state. I got in because of these issues. Because I’m watching what’s happening on the ground…
A fight that says we should have safe communities, a high-trust society, good schools, churches that are working in the community to make people’s lives better. Not just the government all the time, but bringing this down to the local level.
If you listen to my campaign very much, you'll hear me talk mostly about public schools. Parents see the opportunity for their kids, and they want to use that as a way to get a better education for their kids. When we talk about education in the state, I want…
I'm not a career politician. I've never ran for office. I want Iowa to be the best place to raise a family, to start a business, to pass something down to the next generation. He pulled me to the back. Never met him before. We just met, and he asked me a…
I have a blended family, and some of my children are based out of Wichita. When it comes to the idea of a cancer vaccine.. that doesn’t exist. These are therapies..
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