Greg Brower | |
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Member of the Nevada Senate from the 15th district |
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In office 2011 – February 20, 2016 |
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Appointed by | Washoe County Commission 2011, elected 2012 |
Preceded by | Bill Raggio |
Succeeded by | Heidi Gansert |
United States Attorney for the District of Nevada | |
In office January 7, 2008 – October 10, 2009 |
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Nominated by | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Steven Myhre (Acting) |
Succeeded by | Daniel G. Bogden |
Member of the Nevada Assembly from the Washoe County 37th district |
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In office 1998–2004 |
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Preceded by | Peter G. Ernaut |
Succeeded by | Sharron Angle |
Personal details | |
Born |
South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
February 8, 1964
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Loren Brower |
Children | Hayley Brower Kaitlin Brower |
Residence | Reno, Nevada, U.S. |
Alma mater |
University of California, Berkeley George Washington University Law School |
Profession | Lawyer |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Website | Greg Brower |
Military service | |
Service/branch | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1987–1993 |
Rank | Lieutenant |
Gregory Allen "Greg" Brower (born February 8, 1964) is an American attorney in private practice, former state senator in the Nevada Senate, former United States Attorney in the state of Nevada and a former member of the Nevada Assembly. He is a member of the Republican Party.
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 law 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 1987-1993. He was a commissioned officer with the rank of Lieutenant.
Brower lives in Reno, Nevada, with his wife Loren. They have two daughters, Hayley and Kaitlin.
Brower served as the United States Attorney for the District of Nevada, Nevada's chief federal prosecutor, from 2008-2009.
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.