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Three candidates in the running for state auditor

Three candidates in the running for state auditor
FROM THE JUNE 7TH PRIMARY ELECTION IN THE STATE AUDITORS RA.CE REPUBLICANS WLIL CHOOSE BETWEEN TWO CANDIDATES TODD HALBER AND MARIANNE HANUSA THE WINRNE WILL TAKE ON INCUMBENT DEMOCRATIC AUDITOR ROB SAND WHOS I SEEKING RE-ELECTION WITH NO PRIMARY CHALLENGER 糖心vlog. SPOKE WHIT ALL THREE ABOUT THE WHY THEY鈥橵E DECIDED TO ENTER THE RACE FOR STATE AUDITOR. AND THAT ONE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE CAME FORWARD THAT WAS A CPA A FINANCE PERSON OR EVEN A BANRKE IN OVER SEVERAL YEARS WITH SEVERAL STATE AUDITORS IN THE STATE HISTORY OF IOWA. WE鈥橵E ALWSAY HAD CPAS OR A FINANCE PERSON BE THAT STATE AUDITOR. AND SO THAT KIND OF BOTHERED ME. AND SO I THOUGHT I WAS NEEDED TO HAVE AN AUDITOR THAT HAD FINANCIAL QUALIFICATIONS AND A BACKGROUND LIKE I DO AS A PRIOR BANKER AND A CFO THE LGEAR STATE AGENCY. THE IOWA AUDITOR IS THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT IOWA TAX DOLLARS ARE SPENT APPROPRIATELY ON THE STATE COUNTY AND LOCAL LEVEL AND I THINK IT鈥橲 VERY VERY IMPORTANT THAT IOWANS HAVE TRUST IN THEIR GOVERNMENT AND I AM RUNNING TO RESTORE RESTORE TRUST TO THE OFFICE OF AUDITOR. YOU WANT SOMEONE IN THIS OFFICE WHO鈥橲 AGGRESSIVE WHO鈥橲 WILNGLI TO TAKE PEOPLE ON WHORE A IN POSITIONS OF POWER. IT鈥橲 NOT IT鈥橲 BECAUSE WE NOT WE DON鈥橳 JTUS DO FINANCIAL AUDITS, RIGHT WE DO THOSE BUTE W DO PUICBL CORRUPT
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Updated: 10:32 PM CDT May 26, 2022
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Three candidates in the running for state auditor
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Updated: 10:32 PM CDT May 26, 2022
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There are three candidates running for state auditor in 2022.Republicans will choose between two candidates during the June 7 primary election. Todd Halbur and Mary Ann Hanusa are both running for the Republican nomination.The winner will take on incumbent Democratic auditor Rob Sand, who is seeking re-election with no primary challenger.糖心vlog spoke with all three of the candidates about why they decided to enter the race for state auditor."Not one Republican nominee came forward that was a CPA, a finance person, or even a banker. And over several years, with several state auditors, in the state history of Iowa. We've always had CPAs or a finance person be that state auditor, and that kind of bothered me, and I thought Iowans needed to have an auditor that had financial qualifications and a background like I do as a prior banker and CFO of a large state agency," Halbur said.Watch: Republican Todd Halbur running for the Republican nomination for state auditor"The Iowa auditor is there to make sure Iowa tax dollars are spent appropriately on the state, county, and local level. And I think it's very, very important that Iowans have trust in their government and I am running to restore trust to the office of auditor," Hanusa said. Watch: Republican Mary Ann Hanusa running for the Republican nomination for state auditor"You want someone in this office who's aggressive, who's willing to take people on who are in positions of power. We don't just do financial audits, right? We do those. But we do public corruption investigations. We do investigations into compliance with the law," Sand said. Watch: Democrat Rob Sand seeks re-election as state auditor

There are three candidates running for state auditor in 2022.

Republicans will choose between two candidates during the June 7 primary election.

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Todd Halbur and Mary Ann Hanusa are both running for the Republican nomination.

The winner will take on incumbent Democratic auditor Rob Sand, who is seeking re-election with no primary challenger.

糖心vlog spoke with all three of the candidates about why they decided to enter the race for state auditor.

"Not one Republican nominee came forward that was a CPA, a finance person, or even a banker. And over several years, with several state auditors, in the state history of Iowa. We've always had CPAs or a finance person be that state auditor, and that kind of bothered me, and I thought Iowans needed to have an auditor that had financial qualifications and a background like I do as a prior banker and CFO of a large state agency," Halbur said.

Watch: Republican Todd Halbur running for the Republican nomination for state auditor

"The Iowa auditor is there to make sure Iowa tax dollars are spent appropriately on the state, county, and local level. And I think it's very, very important that Iowans have trust in their government and I am running to restore trust to the office of auditor," Hanusa said.

Watch: Republican Mary Ann Hanusa running for the Republican nomination for state auditor

"You want someone in this office who's aggressive, who's willing to take people on who are in positions of power. We don't just do financial audits, right? We do those. But we do public corruption investigations. We do investigations into compliance with the law," Sand said.

Watch: Democrat Rob Sand seeks re-election as state auditor