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Brenna Bird
Brenna Bird (née Findley) is an American lawyer and politician from Iowa. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, she is the incumbant Iowa Attorney General. Bird grew up on a farm near Dexter, Iowa. She earned her bachelor's degree from Drake University and her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Chicago Law School in 2001. She served as counsel to Governor of Iowa, Governor Terry Branstad and became county attorney for Guthrie County, Iowa in 2018. In 2019, a jury ruled that Branstad and Bird had discriminated against an employee because of his sexual orientation, and awarded him $1.5 million. Bird ran for Attorney General of Iowa in the 2010 elections and lost to incumbent Tom Miller (politician), Tom Miller by 11 percent. She considered running for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2014 elections, but opted against running. She ran against Miller in the 2022 Iowa Attorney General election. She narrowly defeated Miller, who had s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attorney General Of Iowa
The Attorney General of Iowa is the chief legal officer of the State of Iowa, United States. The office was created February 9, 1853. The Office of the Attorney General is housed in the Lucas State Office Building in Des Moines; the attorney general also has a room in the Iowa State Capitol to prepare legislation. As stated in Iowa law, the powers and duties of the office include: Representing the departments and agencies of state government; taking action for citizens in consumer protection and other areas; enforcing the state's environmental protection laws; playing a central role in the criminal justice system; and providing assistance and advocacy for the victims of crime. The attorney general also issues legal opinions on questions of law submitted by elected or appointed state officials and defends all tort claim actions against the state. Iowa is unique in that its attorney general belongs to the judicial branch of government; in 48 of the other 50 states, the attorney g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |