FILE - In this March 17, 2021 file photo, Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during a news conference, in Johnston, a suburb of Des Moines, Iowa. Iowa's Democratic auditor accused the state's Republican governor of violating a 2018 state law that prohibits statewide elected officials from using public funds for self promotion. Auditor Rob Sand argued Thursday, June 3 that Reynolds broke the law by making ads promoting coronavirus public safety measures. (Olivia Sun/The Des Moines Register via AP, File)

FILE - In this Dec. 19, 2019, file photo, Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand speaks in Des Moines, Iowa. Sand accused the state's Republican governor of violating a 2018 state law that prohibits statewide elected officials from using public funds for self promotion. Sand argued Thursday, June 3, 2021, that Gov. Kim Reynolds broke the law by making ads promoting coronavirus public safety measures.(Brian Powers/The Des Moines Register via AP, File)