Scott Brennan

Scott Brennan is a superdelegate in the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination.

Bio

 * Mr. Brennan was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1962, grew up in Indianola, Iowa, and received a B. A. degree from Grinnell College in 1985. After graduation, he served from 1987 to 1990 as an aide to Sen. Tom Harkin in Washington, D. C. He subsequently earned a J. D. degree from the University of Iowa in 1993 and was admitted to the Iowa Bar in the following year, when he joined his current firm.
 * He and his wife, Elizabeth, have two children, Alexandra and Joseph, and live in West Des Moines, Iowa. He is a senior shareholder in the Litigation Division of the law firm of Davis, Brown, Koehn, Shors & Roberts, P. C., which is known as the Davis Brown Law Firm.
 * He has handled cases in state and federal court and has argued before the Iowa Supreme Court and Iowa Court of Appeals. He has also litigated multiple jury and bench trials involving contract, construction and insurance defense matters.
 * Mr. Brennan recently served as president of his firm's Board of Directors. He has also served the community and bar through multiple activities, including serving as President-Elect of the Polk County Board of Directors, and Chair of the Polk County Compensation Board. A graduate of Leadership Iowa and the Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute, he was recognized in 2001 by the Des Moines Business Record as one of 40 community leaders under the age of 40. Mr. Brennan is also a member of the Board of Directors of Link Associates, a not-for profit organization that provides services to people with disabilities.
 * Mr. Brennan served several terms on the Polk County Democratic Central Committee and also served as President of the Twenty-First Century Forum, an organization of young Democrats in Des Moines.
 * In December of 2006, he was elected to a two-year term as Chair of the Iowa Democratic Party
 * As State Chair, he proposed a resolution to assure that the 2008 presidential caucuses would be conducted in a fair and objective way.

Endorsements
Mr. Brennan is a super delegate by virtue of his position as the Iowa State Democratic Party Chairman. To date, he has maintained his neutrality. After Gov. Chet Culver endorsed Sen. Obama on Feb. 7, Mr. Brennan received a call from Gov. Culver encouraging his support for Obama. According to the Des Moines Register on Feb. 10, when Mr. Brennan returned home from a business trip he found a voice-mail message from former President Bill Clinton's office urging his support for Senator Clinton.

Related SourceWatch articles

 * Portal:Superdelegate Transparency Project
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 * U.S. presidential election, 2008/Congressional endorsements
 * Portal:2008 U.S. Congressional Elections