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As Iowa Cancer Rates Rise, New Ad Links Democrat to Water Pollution

Virginia Grace McKinnon

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Democrat nominee for governor in the state with the second-highest cancer incidence rate in the nation is being tied to part of the problem.

In a new campaign ad, Iowa Republican gubernatorial nominee Zach Lahn links his Democrat opponent, Rob Sand, to Iowa water pollution. The ad also criticizes Sand for benefitting from taxpayer funds and owing his family’s agriculture company after millions were given to his campaign.

“With Iowa Cancer rates skyrocketing, Rob Sand’s biggest donor got caught polluting your drinking water,” the ad from Lahn’s campaign opens, referencing Lauridsen Group Inc., a family-owned business connected to the candidate.

Iowa is experiencing a cancer crisis, and Iowa’s polluted water is directly correlated with it. The Iowa Cancer Registry’s 2026 Cancer in Iowa report projects 21,700 new cancer diagnoses and 6,400 cancer deaths in Iowa in 2026. The registry found that national cancer rates are decreasing while Iowa’s rate is........

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