Education
Brieden is a native of south Texas and graduated from Calallen High School in Corpus Christi before going to Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University to serve in the Corps of Cadets.
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Career
While in college he was a roommate of future Texas Governor Rick Perry. Upon graduation Brieden was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States. Army and served for close to five years on active duty, leaving the service with the rank of captain. Brieden moved to Brenham, Texas, after leaving the army and opened his own State Farm Insurance office.
He also began to move up the ranks of the American Legion serving as post, district, and state commander before being elevated to position of national commander in 2003.
Brieden served as the American Legion national commander from 2003 to 2004. During his time he represented the Legion at hundreds of meetings around the nation and visited thousands of local American Legion posts.
Brieden has served on numerous boards and commissions such as the Texas Veterans Commission and the Brazos River Authority. Long involved in Republican party politics as a delegate, fundraiser, and advisor, Brieden in 2010 decided to run for the office of county judge in Washington County, Texas.
