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American politician
Brenna Bird (
née Findley ) is an American lawyer and politician from Iowa. A member of the
Republican Party , she is the incumbent
Iowa Attorney General .
Biography
Early life
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.
[2]
Career
In the 2010 elections, Bird ran for
Attorney General of Iowa . She lost to incumbent
Tom Miller by 11 percent.
[3] She considered running for the
U.S. House of Representatives in the 2014 elections, but opted against running.
[4]
Bird served as counsel to
Governor
Terry Branstad and became
county attorney for
Guthrie County, Iowa in 2018.
[5] 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,
[6] but the verdict was overturned by the Iowa Supreme Court in 2021.
[7]
She ran against Miller in the
2022 Iowa Attorney General election .
[8] She narrowly defeated Miller, who had served ten four-year terms as attorney general.
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[10]
On April 9, 2023, Bird's office ordered a pause in the state's practice of paying for emergency contraception or abortions for rape victims.
[11]
Personal life
Bird lives with her husband, Bob Bird,
[12] and their son on her family farm in southeastern Guthrie County.
[13] Bird is a member of the All Saints Church.
[14]
References
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https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/10/04/meet-iowa-attorney-general-candidates-midterm-elections-2022-tom-miller-brenna-bird/10399243002/
^ Anderson, Alex (April 21, 2013).
"Q & A with Brenna Findley '01, Counsel to IA Governor Terry Branstad" .
The Collegian . Retrieved November 13, 2022 .
^ Gruber-Miller, Stephen (January 4, 2022).
"Brenna Bird running for Iowa attorney general against Tom Miller" .
Des Moines Register . Retrieved November 12, 2022 .
^ Jacobs, Jennifer (February 3, 2014).
"GOP's Brenna Findley rules out run for Congress this year" .
Des Moines Register . Archived from
the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2014 .
^
"Meet Iowa attorney general candidates in midterm elections 2022" .
Des Moines Register . October 4, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022 .
^ Sullivan, Kate (July 16, 2019).
"Jury finds ex-Iowa governor discriminated against gay official" .
CNN . Retrieved November 13, 2022 .
^ Foley, Ryan (June 30, 2021).
"Court overturns gay bias verdict against ex-Iowa governor" . Retrieved June 7, 2023 .
^
"Brenna Bird wins Iowa attorney general race over longtime AG Tom Miller" . Kcci.com . November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022 .
^ Stern, Seth (November 9, 2022).
"Longest-Ever Serving State Attorney General Defeated in Iowa" .
Bloomberg Law . Retrieved November 13, 2022 .
^ Gruber-Miller, Stephen (November 8, 2022).
"Brenna Bird topples incumbent Tom Miller in Iowa attorney general race" .
Des Moines Register . Retrieved November 12, 2022 .
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"Iowa won't pay for rape victims' abortions or contraceptives" .
Politico .
Associated Press . April 9, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023 .
^
"About Attorney General Brenna Bird" . iowaattorneygeneral.gov . Retrieved April 9, 2023 .
^ McIntosh, Sam (January 4, 2019).
"Meet New Guthrie County Attorney Brenna Bird" . Raccoon Valley Radio . Retrieved April 9, 2023 .
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https://www.iowaattorneygeneral.gov/about-us/about-attorney-general-brenna-bird
External links
Political party affiliations
▌ 28
Republicans (27 states, 1 territory)
▌ 25
Democrats (23 states, 1 territory, 1 district)
▌ 1
New Progressive (1 territory)
▌ 2 Unknown (2 territories) An asterisk (*) indicates that the officeholder is serving in an acting capacity. State abbreviations link to position articles.