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Sam Brown (Nevada)
2025 - Present
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Sam Brown is an officeholder of the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs. He assumed office on July 29, 2025.
Brown (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Nevada. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
On January 9, 2025, Donald Trump (R) announced he would appoint Brown to serve as under-secretary for Memorial Affairs at the Department of Veterans Affairs in his second presidential administration.[1]
Biography
Brown earned a B.S. from the United States Military Academy at West Point and later a Masters in Business Administration from Southern Methodist University. Brown served in the U.S. Army and was deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan, in 2008, where he was wounded by an IED explosion. He received a Purple Heart and was medically retired from the Army as a captain in 2011. After retiring from the army, Brown and his wife started a small business providing critical services to veterans.[2]
Elections
2024
See also: United States Senate election in Nevada, 2024
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Nevada
Incumbent Jacky Rosen defeated Sam Brown, Janine Hansen, and Chris Cunningham in the general election for U.S. Senate Nevada on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jacky Rosen (D) | 47.9 | 701,105 |
 | Sam Brown (R) | 46.2 | 677,046 | |
 | Janine Hansen (Independent American Party) | 1.5 | 21,316 | |
 | Chris Cunningham (L)  | 1.4 | 20,881 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.0 | 44,380 | ||
| Total votes: 1,464,728 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Christopher Okubo (L)
- Chris Mazlo (No Political Party)
- Joseph Destin (No Political Party)
- Allen Rheinhart (No Political Party)
- Bradley Scott Wing (No Political Party)
- Ed Uehling (No Political Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Nevada
Incumbent Jacky Rosen defeated Troy Walker and Mike Schaefer in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Nevada on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jacky Rosen | 92.3 | 144,090 |
 | Troy Walker | 3.8 | 5,899 | |
 | Mike Schaefer | 2.3 | 3,521 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.7 | 2,677 | ||
| Total votes: 156,187 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Nevada
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Nevada on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sam Brown | 60.8 | 103,102 |
 | Jeff Gunter | 14.7 | 24,987 | |
 | Jim Marchant | 6.6 | 11,190 | |
 | Tony Grady | 5.6 | 9,565 | |
 | William Conrad | 3.6 | 6,038 | |
 | Stephanie Phillips | 2.3 | 3,828 | |
 | Garn Mabey | 1.1 | 1,818 | |
 | Ronda Kennedy | 1.1 | 1,786 | |
 | Barry Lindemann | 0.5 | 852 | |
 | Eddie Hamilton | 0.3 | 478 | |
| Vincent Geronimo Rego | 0.2 | 311 | ||
| Gary Marinch | 0.1 | 231 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.1 | 5,304 | ||
| Total votes: 169,490 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Heath Fulkerson (R)
- Cornell Clark (R)
- Shawn White (R)
Endorsements
Brown received the following endorsements.
- Gov. Joe Lombardo (R)
- Frmr. President Donald Trump (R)
Pledges
Brown signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: United States Senate election in Nevada, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Nevada
Incumbent Catherine Cortez Masto defeated Adam Laxalt, Barry Lindemann, Neil Scott, and Barry Rubinson in the general election for U.S. Senate Nevada on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Catherine Cortez Masto (D) | 48.8 | 498,316 |
 | Adam Laxalt (R) | 48.0 | 490,388 | |
| Barry Lindemann (Independent) | 0.8 | 8,075 | |
 | Neil Scott (L) | 0.6 | 6,422 | |
 | Barry Rubinson (Independent American Party) | 0.5 | 5,208 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 12,441 | ||
| Total votes: 1,020,850 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joseph Destin (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Nevada
Incumbent Catherine Cortez Masto defeated Corey Reid, Allen Rheinhart, and Stephanie Kasheta in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Nevada on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Catherine Cortez Masto | 90.9 | 159,694 |
 | Corey Reid | 2.6 | 4,491 | |
 | Allen Rheinhart | 2.2 | 3,852 | |
| Stephanie Kasheta | 2.0 | 3,487 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.4 | 4,216 | ||
| Total votes: 175,740 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Nevada
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Nevada on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Adam Laxalt | 55.9 | 127,757 |
| Sam Brown | 34.2 | 78,206 | |
 | Sharelle Mendenhall | 3.0 | 6,946 | |
| William Conrad | 1.5 | 3,440 | |
 | William Hockstedler | 1.2 | 2,836 | |
| Paul Rodriguez | 0.8 | 1,844 | ||
| Tyler Perkins | 0.4 | 850 | ||
 | Carlo Poliak | 0.1 | 332 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.7 | 6,277 | ||
| Total votes: 228,488 | |||
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2014
Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Incumbent Stefani Carter and Linda Koop defeated Adryana Boyne and Sam Brown in the Republican primary. Koop defeated Carter in the May 27 Republican runoff. George M. Clayton was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Koop defeated Clayton in the general election.[3][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Linda Koop |
62.5% | 20,394 | |
| Democratic | George Clayton | 37.5% | 12,243 | |
| Total Votes | 32,637 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Sam Brown did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Sam Brown did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Brown's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[6]
Smarter Government.
- Excerpt: "As conservatives, we must not waiver in our pursuit of a smaller, more efficient government that spends wisely and never takes a penny more than it needs. As our State Representative, I’ll lead for a smarter state government that puts the needs of taxpayers and families first."
Advocate For Better Schools.
- Excerpt: "The best way to improve Texas’ economy is by providing a better-educated workforce to attract new business and more jobs. That’s why we must work harder for schools of excellence so that our children and grandchildren have the best opportunity for a bright future."
Jobs & Prosperity.
- Excerpt: "As a businessman and husband trying to provide for my family, I have a vested interest in promoting smarter policies that create an environment of economic opportunity and job growth. Instead of nickel and diming our business community with fees and regulations and other roadblocks to prosperity, I’ll work to cut the red tape that wastes the valuable time of small business owners — time they would rather spend growing their business."
Ethics & Integrity.
- Excerpt: "As our State Representative, I’ll push for ethics and accounting reforms that make our government more transparent, and I’ll support laws that prohibit elected officials who are convicted of felonies from receiving state pensions."
Safer Borders.
- Excerpt: "Unfortunately, there are individuals and groups who mean us harm and use our porous border as a means of entry. They are breaking our laws and violating the security of our community, economy, and schools. Texas needs leaders who are willing to take a stand for border security, even if it means being unpopular in Washington DC."
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Truth Social, "Trump on January 9, 2025," accessed January 13, 2025
- ↑ Sam Brown U.S. Senate, "Meet Sam," accessed May 27, 2022
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Representative Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ "Brown for Texas," Official Campaign Website," accessed February 12, 2014
