Greg Brower
Greg Brower (b. February 8, 1964) is a former Republican member of the Nevada State Senate, representing District 15 from January 2011 to February 20, 2016. He resigned to take a job with the U.S. Department of Justice as deputy council for the FBI.[1]
Biography
Brower earned his A.B. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1986 and his J.D. from George Washington University in 1992. His professional experience includes working as an attorney at Jones Vargas.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Brower served on the following committees:
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| • Judiciary, Chair |
| • Legislative Operations and Elections |
| • Revenue and Economic Development, Vice-Chair |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Brower served on the following committees:
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| • Judiciary |
| • Revenue and Economic Development |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Brower served on the following committees:
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| • Education |
| • Health and Human Services |
Campaign themes
2012
Brower's website highlighted the following issues:[2]
Economic Development
I strongly support efforts to recruit quality businesses to Nevada with the goal of creating good-paying jobs and diversifying our economy.
Fiscal Responsibility
As a state legislator, I have consistently supported balanced budgets without new taxes.
Education Reform
Since my first term in the State Assembly, I have fought for meaningful reforms to our public education system, supporting merit pay for teachers, common-sense improvements to personnel policies, and increased autonomy and flexibility for our local school districts.
Consumer Protection
During the 2001 Legislative Session, I introduced the first "Do Not Call List" legislation in Nevada, aimed at stopping abusive telemarketing practices.
Immigration Enforcement
During the 2011 Legislative Session, I led the fight to require contractors to adopt the federal E-Verify system to ensure that all workers on state public works projects are legally eligible to work in the United States.
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2012
- See also: Nevada State Senate elections, 2012
Brower won election in the 2012 election for Nevada State Senate, District 15. Brower ran unopposed in the June 12 primary election and defeated Sheila Leslie (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[3] [4][5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Greg Brower Incumbent |
50.2% | 29,352 | |
| Democratic | Sheila Leslie | 49.8% | 29,086 | |
| Total Votes | 58,438 | |||
Redistricting
Due to redistricting, many Nevada districts saw dramatic shifts in their boundary lines. As a result, Brower's Washoe District 3 moved from a 3-point Democratic voter registration advantage to a 0.9-point lead towards Republicans. Because of the new Republican voter registration advantage in District 3, Republicans plan to make a strong move for the district in 2012.[7] Brower announced on November 14, 2011 that he would seek re-election to District 3.[8]
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2016
In 2016, the Nevada State Legislature did not hold a regular session.
2015
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In 2015, the Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 2 through June 1.
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2014
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In 2014, the Nevada State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2013
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In 2013, the 77th Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 4 through June 4.[9]
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2012
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In 2012, the Nevada State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2011
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In 2011, the 76th Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 7 through June 7.[9]
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Nevada Policy Research Institute
The Nevada Policy Research Institute, a Nevada-based conservative-libertarian think tank, releases a "Legislative Report Card" evaluating members of the Nevada State Legislature on "each lawmaker's voting record on legislation impacting the degree of economic freedom and education reform." Bills determined by the Institute to be of greater significance are weighted accordingly. According to the Institute, "a legislator with a score above 50 is considered to be an ally of economic liberty."[10]
2011
Bower received a score of 88.63 percent in the 2011 report card, ranking 2nd out of all 63 Nevada State Legislature members.[10] Brower's score was tied with Michael Roberson. Senator Don Gustavson received a higher score of 89.1. Brower's score was followed by senators Elizabeth Halseth (88.15), and James Settelmeyer (87.68).[11]
Endorsements
Presidential preference
2012
Greg Brower endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[12]
Personal
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Brower and his wife, Loren, have two children.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Greg + Brower+ Nevada + Senate"
See also
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions via OpenSecrets
Footnotes
- ↑ Reno Gazette-Journal, "Reno Sen. Greg Brower resigns seat effective Feb. 20," accessed February 9, 2016
- ↑ Brower for Nevada, "Issues," accessed October 19, 2012
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2012 Primary candidates," accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ Clark County, "2012 Primary candidates," accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ Washoe County, "2012 General Election candidates," accessed May 5, 2014(Archived)
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Official Results of the 2012 Primary Election," accessed April 23, 2014
- ↑ www.rgj.com, "Redistricting means some Northern Nevada candidates might need more time and money for campaigns, be at odds with constituents," December 6, 2011
- ↑ www.lvrj.com, "Brower will seek to keep Nevada State Senate seat," November 14, 2011
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Nevada State Legislature, "Session Information," accessed July 3, 2014
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Nevada Policy Research Institute, "The 2011 Nevada Legislative Session Review & Report Card," accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ www.nevadanewsbureau.com Conservative Nevada Think Tank Grades Lawmakers On Taxes, Education Reform, June 28, 2011
- ↑ Mitt Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Support of Eight Nevada State Senators," November 16, 2011
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| Preceded by Bill Raggio (R) |
Nevada State Senate District 15 2011-2016 |
Succeeded by Jesse Haw (R) |
