Todd Halbur wants to be the voice of the Iowa taxpayer

The Republican candidate for Iowa auditor says he desires to be a watchdog and the voice of the Iowa taxpayer. Todd Halbur turned the occasion’s nominee by narrowly defeating former state Rep. Mary Ann Hanusa within the June major.

Chatting with a supporters sheltering from rainshowers on the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox on the Iowa State Truthful Saturday, Halbur laid out his three priorities as auditor.

“So the primary one is save the taxpayer cash by eliminating waste, fraud and abuse; the second is accountability to all Iowans and to all taxpayers; third is make some cash for the Iowa taxpayer by streamlining and making authorities environment friendly,” he stated.

Halbur stated he’d wish to see smaller cities – these with fewer than 2,000 folks and budgets underneath $1 million – audited extra usually than as soon as each eight years.

“What do you assume occurs in eight years?” Halbur requested. “That’s like taking your 8-year-old son or daughter, testing of their lives, and checking again in after they get their driver’s license. Assume how that’s going to go.”

Halbur would additionally wish to see Iowa’s Alcoholic Drinks Division now not have direct management over wholesale liquor within the state. He says that might lead to decrease costs for Iowans. Halbur has what he known as a whistleblower lawsuit pending towards the division following a 2018 dismissal.

Halbur is difficult Democratic incumbent Rob Sand, who spoke on the soapbox on Wednesday.