Brenna Bird

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Brenna Bird
File:Brenna Bird by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
34th Attorney General of Iowa
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
GovernorKim Reynolds
Preceded byTom Miller
Personal details
Born
Brenna Findley

1976 (age 48–49)[1]
Dexter, Iowa
Political partyRepublican
SpouseBob Bird
EducationDrake University (BA)
University of Chicago (JD)
SignatureFile:Brenna Bird Signature.png

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.

Early life and education

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] She ran against Miller in the 2022 Iowa Attorney General election.[5] She narrowly defeated Miller, who had served ten four-year terms as attorney general.[6][7] 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.[8]

Personal life

Bird lives with her husband, Bob Bird,[9] and their son on her family farm in southeastern Guthrie County.[10] Bird is a member of the All Saints Church.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Where Brenna Bird & Tom Miller stand on key issues in Iowa attorney general race". The Des Moines Register. October 4, 2022.
  2. ↑ Anderson, Alex (April 21, 2013). "Q & A with Brenna Findley '01, Counsel to IA Governor Terry Branstad". The Collegian. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  3. ↑ Gruber-Miller, Stephen (January 4, 2022). "Brenna Bird running for Iowa attorney general against Tom Miller". Des Moines Register. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Brenna Bird wins Iowa attorney general race over longtime AG Tom Miller". Kcci.com. November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  6. ↑ Stern, Seth (November 9, 2022). "Longest-Ever Serving State Attorney General Defeated in Iowa". Bloomberg Law. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  7. ↑ Gruber-Miller, Stephen (November 8, 2022). "Brenna Bird topples incumbent Tom Miller in Iowa attorney general race". Des Moines Register. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Iowa won't pay for rape victims' abortions or contraceptives". Politico. Associated Press. April 9, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  9. ↑ "About Attorney General Brenna Bird". iowaattorneygeneral.gov. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  10. ↑ McIntosh, Sam (January 4, 2019). "Meet New Guthrie County Attorney Brenna Bird". Raccoon Valley Radio. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  11. ↑ "About Attorney General Brenna Bird". www.iowaattorneygeneral.gov.

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Party political offices
Vacant
Title last held by
David Millage 		Republican nominee for Attorney General of Iowa
2010 		Succeeded by
Vacant
Title last held by
Adam Gregg 		Republican nominee for Attorney General of Iowa
2022 		Most recent
Legal offices
Preceded by Attorney General of Iowa
2023–present 		Incumbent
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