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("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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DAVENPORT, Iowa — Iowa Democratic candidate Rob Sand attacked Republican Zach Lahn multiple times regarding his residency, alleging during the gubernatorial debate that Lahn is not a full-time Iowa resident despite seeking the governorship in the 2026 elections next month.
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Lahn → attack → elections
The first debate between Sand, the current Iowa auditor, and Lahn, a regenerative farmer, was held at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa, roughly a week before early voting begins on Oct. 14.
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voting → hold → Oct.
To start, the debate focused on practical matters facing the state.
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debate → start → state
But the topic of Lahn’s residency came to the fore after Sand referred to him as a “Kansan” during multiple heated exchanges, referencing the Republican’s home in Wichita and his votes in recent elections in Kansas.
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Sand → come → Kansas
“This is about the fact that you’re not an Iowan,” Sand said to Lahn.
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Sand → ’re → Lahn
“There are 3.1 million people who live here, and they need to have a full-time Iowan.”
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they → be → Iowan
Sand addressed Lahn’s residency status with members of the press following the debate, saying the people of Iowa need a governor who lives solely in the state.
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who → address → state
“Whatever his obligations are in Kansas — it doesn’t matter what they are — the fact is that he has obligations in Kansas,” Sand said after the debate.
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Sand → matter → debate
“The point is that 3.1 million people won’t have a full-time governor.”
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people → have → governor
Lahn denounced the allegations, calling it the “central lie of Rob Sand’s campaign.”
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Lahn → denounce → campaign
“He’s attacking me based on my family and my children,” Lahn said.
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Lahn → attack → family
The couple each have children from their previous marriages, in addition to a 2 year old from their marriage.
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couple → have → marriage
Lahn, a pilot, frequently flies back and forth between Iowa and Kansas to support his blended family.
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Lahn → fly → family
The Koch Foundation is based in Wichita.
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Foundation → base → Wichita
The moderators asked Lahn about a statement he made in May that, if elected to the governorship, he and his family would be in Iowa “as much as humanly possible.”
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he → ask → Iowa
Lahn defended the statement by saying he was referring to his children.
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he → defend → children
“I will spend whatever effort necessary to defend my children from people who’d like to exploit them, like you,” Lahn said, referring to Sand.
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Lahn → spend → Sand
“And my promise to the voters of Iowa is I will also defend your children from people who would like to exploit them, like Rob.”
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who → defend → Rob
Following the debate, Sand said Lahn’s mention of his children was “pretty bizarre.”
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mention → follow → children
“He wants to make it sound like something it’s not because he knows that being a part-time resident of a state that you’re trying to be the governor in is going to make more people say, ‘Well I don’t know why you’re applying for this job,’” Sand said.
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Sand → want → job
For his part, Lahn sought to portray Sand as too far left for Iowa, referring to him as “liberal” multiple times.
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Lahn → seek → liberal
He also called Sand a “COVID Karen” and said he was “in lockstep with Anthony Fauci” during the COVID-19 pandemic, referring to Sand’s support of mRNA vaccine mandates.
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he → call → mandates
“Rob Sand is radically liberal, and he’s not talking to people about where he really stands on things,” Lahn told the press following the debate.
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Lahn → talk → debate
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