As the election cycle heats up, our priority is to keep you informed while also ensuring transparency in government. The Nevada GOP has Captain Sam Brown as one of its top contenders in the race for the U.S. Senate to challenge the incumbent Senator Jacky Rosen. However, we have gathered information from the Texas Secretary of State that suggests Captain Sam Brown may have violated federal disclosure requirements while running for the U.S. Senate in the past and present. Apparently, Brown failed to disclose his association with a Texas company he manages on his personal financial disclosure forms.
According to the former Nevada Attorney General, Frankie Sue Del Papa, candidates running for federal office are required to adhere to higher standards and must disclose every business they are associated with.
"The higher the office, and certainly when you file for a federal office, that's even a higher standard you know in our country. It's a different set of rules, but the bottom line is this: if you hold yourself out to be a candidate, and asking people to vote for you, then you are expected to know what the rules of the road are, and to follow those rules," explained former Nevada Attorney General and Secretary of State Frankie Sue Del Papa.Â
Records show that Captain Sam Brown incorporated TBSA 30, LLC in Texas in 2012, a company that provides assistance to burn victims. Brown has kept the business actively registered in Texas from 2012 until present. However, he did not disclose his position with TBSA 30, LLC on any of his personal financial disclosures or amendment reports filed in 2021, 2022, and 2023. Senate rules require candidates to disclose all positions in non-government entities, regardless of whether they generated income. Brown's failure to disclose his association with the company he manages raises questions about his adherence to federal disclosure requirements.
"There may be an explanation that we're not aware of it appears from a glance at the documents that there is a failure to disclose. That would have to be properly investigated and dealt with given all of the circumstances. Face value it looks like there is some information there that was a failure to disclose on, whether that was willful and in terms of looking at it, that's up to them, said General Del Papa.Â
After reaching out to Captain Sam Brown's team, Campaign Manager Faith Jones responded with the following statement:Â
"It's appalling that Democrats would senselessly attack a war hero over some paperwork, in a desperate attempt to cover up Jacky Rosen's long history of breaking federal laws and violating Senate ethics rules. The LLC isn't used and doesn't even have a bank account. While we've rectified our minor paperwork discrepancy, Jacky Rosen still faces investigation for her corruption and numerous ethics violations."
