IA-GOV: Dave Muhlbauer accepts Democrats' lieutenant governor nomination
Crawford County Supervisor Dave Muhlbauer was officially nominated and approved Saturday at the Iowa Democratic Party state convention as State Auditor Rob Sand’s running mate for the 2026 Iowa gubernatorial campaign.
Muhlbauer, a fifth-generation farmer, said Iowans are upset with the state’s direction, and that the state is “potentially looking” at a farm crisis, citing tariffs and a six-year high in farm bankruptcies. He called for “rotating the crops” — in other words, changing the state’s elected leadership — to address these issues.
“People are frustrated, they see who our current elected officials serve and it is powerful insiders and special interests and they feel left behind,” Muhlbauer said. “I am a real farmer and know a thing or two about rotating crops. Let me say this loud and clearly, it is time to rotate the crops here in Iowa.”
The IDP state convention was held at Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, with 423 people in attendance. The event featured speeches from Iowa Democrats running for statewide and federal office, including Muhlbauer, Sand, state Rep. Josh Turek, the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate and Taylor Wettach, a candidate for state auditor and lawyer from Muscatine.
https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/06/13/dave-muhlbauer-accepts-democrats-lieutenant-governor-nomination/