Agriculture
RECORD11/15
Rob claims
He'll clean up Iowa's water and hold powerful corporations accountable.
Fact
Sand's campaigns have received $13 million in financial support from the Lauridsen family, whose wealth is tied to major agricultural and chemical business. Sand presents himself as the candidate who will take on powerful agricultural interests but is essentially owned by one of Iowa's largest agricultural chemical companies, while also using its fleet of private jets and attending their conferences at no charge.
Bottom line
Rob Sand wants to lecture Iowa farmers and businesses about accountability, but he's married to the industry doing the damage.
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