MAYA MARCHEL HOFF Lee-Gazette Des Moines Bureau

URBANDALE - Republican Iowa Lt. Gov. Chris Cournoyer said a key reason she decided to run for state auditor in next year's election was that she believes current Democratic State Auditor Rob Sand has "politicized the position."

Speaking at a Westside Conservative Club meeting Wednesday morning at the Machine Shed restaurant in Urbandale, Cournoyer explained her frustration with Sand during his time serving as state auditor.

“He (Sand) goes around the state and takes selfies of himself eating breakfast pizza, and he's bashing some of the policies that have been implemented by the governor and the Republican-led Legislature,” Cournoyer said. “You can't bash something and be negative against it and then make me think that you're going to have

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