Sam Brown (military officer)
Sam Brown | |
|---|---|
Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs | |
| Assumed office August 1, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Secretary | Doug Collins |
| Preceded by | Matthew T. Quinn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Samuel Boaz Brown October 15, 1983 Arkansas, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Amy Larsen (m. 2009) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Mike Brown (great-uncle) |
| Education | United States Military Academy (BS) Southern Methodist University (MBA) |
| Website | Campaign website |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 2006–2011 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | 1st Infantry Division |
| Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan |
| Awards | |
Samuel Boaz Brown (born October 15, 1983) is an American politician, military officer, author, and government official serving as the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs since 2025. He served in the United States Army during the War in Afghanistan, and sustained burns to thirty percent of his body due to an improvised explosive device injury in 2008.
Brown began several business ventures and became active in Republican Party politics in Texas. In 2014, he unsuccessfully sought the party's nomination for a seat in the Texas House of Representatives. After moving to Nevada in 2018, Brown unsuccessfully ran for the Nevada U.S. Senate nomination in the 2022 election. He ran again in the 2024 election, this time winning the Republican nomination, but lost to Democratic incumbent Senator Jacky Rosen in the general election.
In January 2025, President Donald Trump nominated Brown to serve as Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 29, 2025, by a vote of 54–44, with additional support from Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen, both Nevada Senators. Brown was sworn into office on August 1, 2025, by Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins.