Brenna Bird
Republican · IA · Iowa Attorney General
Brenna Bird is Iowa's attorney general, previously the Guthrie County attorney and counsel to Governor Terry Branstad. She graduated from Drake University and the University of Chicago Law School.
Where Brenna Bird stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Government Efficiency (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (4 records),
Opposes
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Immigration (3 records), Civil Rights (1 record)
Mixed record
Women's Reproductive Rights (1 support · 2 oppose)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
As Iowa Attorney General, Brenna Bird announced that Iowa and a multistate coalition negotiated a $102.5 million settlement with Indivior over alleged anticompetitive conduct involving Suboxone, with Iowa receiving more than $1 million.
June 7, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: iowaattorneygeneral.gov · researched July 7, 2026
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 oppose
As Iowa Attorney General, Brenna Bird helped lead a 24-state lawsuit challenging the EPA's Waters of the United States rule over its regulation of Iowa land and farming.
February 16, 2023Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: iowaattorneygeneral.gov · researched July 7, 2026
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
As Iowa Attorney General, Brenna Bird highlighted post-audit victim-services changes, including $5.5 million for crime-victim services, doubled sexual-assault nurse-examiner payments, sexual-assault prosecution trainings, and victim-compensation process changes.
April 8, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: iowaattorneygeneral.gov · researched July 7, 2026
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 3 oppose
Sued Winneshiek County Sheriff Dan Marx over a Facebook post about blocking federal immigration agents, then dropped the suit on July 18, 2025. Her statement said the county now follows Iowa's law against sanctuary policies and honors ICE detainers, requests to hold people for immigration agents.
July 18, 2025Opposes Immigration
Source: kcci.com · researched August 9, 2026
On March 27, 2025, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird filed a lawsuit against Winneshiek County Sheriff Dan Marx over a social-media post concerning cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
March 27, 2025Opposes Immigration
Source: apnews.com · researched August 9, 2026
As Iowa Attorney General, Brenna Bird joined amended claims in a Texas-led lawsuit challenging the Biden administration's immigration parole policy and seeking emergency court relief against the policy.
May 12, 2023Opposes Immigration
Source: iowaattorneygeneral.gov · researched July 7, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 4 support
As Iowa Attorney General, Brenna Bird highlighted post-audit victim-services changes, including $5.5 million for crime-victim services, doubled sexual-assault nurse-examiner payments, sexual-assault prosecution trainings, and victim-compensation process changes.
April 8, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: iowaattorneygeneral.gov · researched July 7, 2026
As Iowa Attorney General, proposed a bill making convicted human traffickers serve 50 to 70 percent of a prison term before parole (House Study Bill 530). The bill also proposed advocates for victims in court.
January 31, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: iowaattorneygeneral.gov · researched July 7, 2026
As Iowa Attorney General, Brenna Bird sued TikTok under the Iowa Consumer Fraud Act, alleging the company misled parents and users about children's access to inappropriate content and the strength of parental controls.
January 17, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: iowaattorneygeneral.gov · researched July 7, 2026
As Iowa Attorney General, Brenna Bird joined amended claims in a Texas-led lawsuit challenging the Biden administration's immigration parole policy and seeking emergency court relief against the policy.
May 12, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: iowaattorneygeneral.gov · researched July 7, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support
As Iowa Attorney General, Brenna Bird highlighted post-audit victim-services changes, including $5.5 million for crime-victim services, doubled sexual-assault nurse-examiner payments, sexual-assault prosecution trainings, and victim-compensation process changes.
April 8, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: iowaattorneygeneral.gov · researched July 7, 2026
After a review of victim services, Brenna Bird said Iowa would resume reimbursement for emergency contraception for sexual-assault victims while ending reimbursement for abortion expenses.
May 31, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: apnews.com · researched July 7, 2026
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 support · 2 oppose
As Iowa Attorney General, Brenna Bird defended Iowa's heartbeat law and praised the Iowa Supreme Court's decision upholding the law.
June 28, 2024Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: iowaattorneygeneral.gov · researched July 7, 2026
On May 31, 2024, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced an overhaul of the office's victim-assistance division and resumed emergency-contraception reimbursements for sexual-assault victims.
May 31, 2024Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: apnews.com · researched August 9, 2026
After a review of victim services, Brenna Bird said Iowa would resume reimbursement for emergency contraception for sexual-assault victims while ending reimbursement for abortion expenses.
May 31, 2024Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: apnews.com · researched July 7, 2026
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 2 support
On December 3, 2024, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird joined Secretary of State Paul Pate in suing the federal government for access to citizenship-status information about questioned registered voters.
December 3, 2024Supports Election Integrity
Source: sos.iowa.gov · researched August 9, 2026
On November 1, 2024, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird joined Secretary of State Paul Pate in releasing statements defending Iowa election-integrity laws after a federal district-court hearing.
November 1, 2024Supports Election Integrity
Source: sos.iowa.gov · researched August 9, 2026
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 support
As Iowa Attorney General, Brenna Bird announced Iowa's participation in a $52 million multistate settlement with Marriott over a guest-reservation database breach that exposed 131.5 million records.
October 9, 2024Supports Data Privacy
Source: iowaattorneygeneral.gov · researched July 7, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 oppose
As Iowa Attorney General, Brenna Bird signed onto a 17-state lawsuit challenging a Biden-Harris administration Section 504 rule that included gender dysphoria in disability accommodations.
February 12, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: iowaattorneygeneral.gov · researched July 7, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 6 support
On April 8, 2026, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced that her office had filed a consumer-protection lawsuit against Meta and its subsidiaries concerning Instagram's representations and effects on Iowa children.
April 8, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: content.govdelivery.com · researched August 9, 2026
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that the State of Iowa could move forward with Brenna Bird's lawsuit against TikTok under Iowa's Consumer Fraud Act over alleged misrepresentations to parents and children.
January 23, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: iowaattorneygeneral.gov · researched July 7, 2026
As Iowa Attorney General, Brenna Bird announced Iowa's participation in a $52 million multistate settlement with Marriott over a guest-reservation database breach that exposed 131.5 million records.
October 9, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: iowaattorneygeneral.gov · researched July 7, 2026
As Iowa Attorney General, Brenna Bird sued TikTok under the Iowa Consumer Fraud Act, alleging the company misled parents and users about children's access to inappropriate content and the strength of parental controls.
January 17, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: iowaattorneygeneral.gov · researched July 7, 2026
As Iowa Attorney General, Brenna Bird joined a bipartisan 53-attorney-general coalition announcing a $700 million settlement with Google over alleged anticompetitive practices in the Google Play Store.
December 22, 2023Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: iowaattorneygeneral.gov · researched July 7, 2026
As Iowa Attorney General, Brenna Bird announced that Iowa and a multistate coalition negotiated a $102.5 million settlement with Indivior over alleged anticompetitive conduct involving Suboxone, with Iowa receiving more than $1 million.
June 7, 2023Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: iowaattorneygeneral.gov · researched July 7, 2026
Race Brenna Bird is in:
- Attorney General · November 3, 2026 · Iowa · incumbent
Profile last researched August 7, 2026.