Greg Brower

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American politician (born 1964)

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Field	Value
name	Greg Brower
image	Greg Brower Photo.jpg
state_senate	Nevada
district	15th
term_start	January 2011
term_end	February 20, 2016
predecessor	Bill Raggio
successor	Jesse Haw
office1	United States Attorney for the District of Nevada
president1	George W. Bush
Barack Obama
term_start1	January 7, 2008
term_end1	October 10, 2009
predecessor1	Steven Myhre (Acting)
successor1	Daniel Bogden
office2	Inspector General of the Government Publishing Office
president2	George W. Bush
term_start2	October 3, 2004
term_end2	October 1, 2006
predecessor2	Marc Nichols
successor2	Anthony Ogden
state_assembly3	Nevada
district3	Washoe County's 37th
term_start3	November 1998
term_end3	October 2004
predecessor3	Peter Ernaut
successor3	Sharron Angle
birth_name	Gregory Allen Brower
birth_date
birth_place	South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
party	Republican
spouse	Loren Brower
children	2
education	University of California, Berkeley (BA)
George Washington University (JD)
website
allegiance	United States
branch	United States Navy
serviceyears	1987–1993
rank	Lieutenant
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Early life, education and early career

Brower was born on February 8, 1964, in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and moved to Nevada at a young age. He graduated from Bonanza High School in Las Vegas in 1982, and he attended the University of California, Berkeley—where he received his bachelor's degree in political economy in 1986. Brower later received a J.D. degree from George Washington University in 1992.

Following college, Brower served as a surface warfare officer on a warship in the Pacific Fleet and in the Pentagon in the United States Navy during active and reserve duty from 1987 to 1993. He was a commissioned officer with the rank of Lieutenant.

United States Attorney for the District of Nevada

Brower served as the United States Attorney for the District of Nevada, Nevada's chief federal prosecutor, from 2008 to 2009.

He was nominated to the U.S. Attorney post by President George W. Bush on November 15, 2007, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 13, 2007.

Immediately prior to his nomination, Brower worked as a lawyer in the Bush administration from 2003 to 2007. He first worked in the U.S. Justice Department, and then served as Inspector General and general counsel for the Government Printing Office.

As U.S. Attorney, Brower oversaw a team of nearly 50 federal prosecutors in Nevada. During his tenure, he oversaw the prosecution of 1,100 people charged with violating federal criminal laws and secured a 90% conviction rate. Brower also oversaw 700 civil cases as U.S. Attorney, and he won 90% of the cases.

He left office on October 10, 2009, following the nomination and confirmation of Daniel Bogden to replace him by President Barack Obama.

In 2017, Brower was cited for misconduct from his time as a federal prosecutor in Nevada by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The decision found that a former female prosecutor was a victim of sex discrimination during the time Brower headed the U.S. attorney's office.

Nevada Legislature

In 1998, Brower was elected to the Nevada Assembly and served two terms. Brower represented Nevada Senate District 15, previously called Washoe County District 3, in the Nevada Senate, a position he was appointed to by the Washoe County Commission following the resignation of Sen. Bill Raggio in January 2011.

77th Regular Session - 2011

Senate Committee on Judiciary
Senate Committee on Revenue and Economic Development

Opposition to President Donald Trump

In 2020, Brower, along with over 130 other former Republican national security officials, signed a statement that asserted that President Trump was unfit to serve another term, and "To that end, we are firmly convinced that it is in the best interest of our nation that Vice President Joe Biden be elected as the next President of the United States, and we will vote for him."

In October 2020, Brower signed a letter, along with 19 other Republican-appointed former U.S. Attorneys, calling President Donald Trump "a threat to the rule of law in our country" and endorsing Joe Biden.

Brower, along with more than 100 Republican former national security officials, signed a letter in November that stated that the delay of the presidential transition imperiled the security of the nation. The 9/11 Commission finding that the shortened transition to the administration of George W. Bush during the disputed 2000 presidential election "hampered the new administration in identifying, recruiting, clearing, and obtaining Senate confirmation of key appointees” was mentioned in the statement.

Electoral history

References

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(July 13, 2017). "Ex-Las Vegas prosecutor, key player in Russia probe, cited for sex discrimination".
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(October 27, 2020). "Former U.S. attorneys — all Republicans — back Biden, saying Trump threatens 'the rule of law'". Washington Post.
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(January 18, 2002). "2011-Washoe County Commissioners to Interview 12 Candidates Today for State Senate District 3 Vacancy". [[Nevada Secretary of State]].
Whaley, Sean. (January 18, 2011). "Washoe County Commission Picks Former State Lawmaker Brower To Fill Raggio's Senate Seat". Nevada News Bureau.
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