Sam Brown (Nevada) - Ballotpedia

Sam BrownNonpartisanUnder Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial AffairsTenure2025 - PresentYears in position0Elections and appointmentsLast electionNovember 5, 2024ContactOfficial websiteOfficial XCampaign websiteCampaign FacebookCampaign XCampaign InstagramCampaign YouTubePersonal LinkedIn

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]

Contents

• 1 Biography
• 2 Elections
  • 2.1 2024
    • 2.1.1 Endorsements
  • 2.2 2022
  • 2.3 2014
• 3 Campaign themes
  • 3.1 2024
  • 3.2 2022
    • 3.2.1 2014
• 4 Campaign finance summary
• 5 See also
• 6 External links
• 7 Footnotes

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

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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
Submit photo	Vincent Geronimo Rego	0.2	311
Submit photo	Gary Marinch	0.1	231
	Other/Write-in votes	3.1	5,304

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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.

• U.S. Term Limits

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

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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
Submit photo	Stephanie Kasheta	2.0	3,487
	Other/Write-in votes	2.4	4,216

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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
Submit photo	Paul Rodriguez	0.8	1,844
Submit photo	Tyler Perkins	0.4	850
	Carlo Poliak	0.1	332
	Other/Write-in votes	2.7	6,277

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 228,488
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2014

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 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]

Texas House of Representatives, District 102 General Election, 2014

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

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2022

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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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Sam Brown campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024	U.S. Senate Nevada	Lost general	$5,440,210	$3,139,324
2022	U.S. Senate Nevada	Lost primary	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$5,440,210	$3,139,324
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

1. ↑ Truth Social, "Trump on January 9, 2025," accessed January 13, 2025
2. ↑ Sam Brown U.S. Senate, "Meet Sam," accessed May 27, 2022
3. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
4. ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Representative Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
5. ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
6. ↑ "Brown for Texas," Official Campaign Website," accessed February 12, 2014

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