Brian Roehrkasse

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Brian John Roehrkasse (born September 21, 1973), a spokesman at the United States Justice Department under the administration of George W. Bush.

[edit] Personal

Brian J. Roehrkasse is from Urbandale, Iowa. Roehrkasse was on the campaign staff for George W. Bush in 2000. From 2001-2002, Roehrkasse served in the office of public affairs at the Department of Transportation. In 2002, he moved to the then newly created Department of Homeland Security where he served as press secretary until 2005. Roehrkasse then became the deputy director of public affairs at the Department of Justice in 2005 and director of public affairs in 2007. Prior to working in Washington, he lived in San Diego and worked in the San Diego office of Porter Novelli.

He graduated from Colorado State University in 1996 with bachelor's degree in journalism.

[edit] Controversies

In 2007, Roehrkasse issued press releases in support of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales in response to accusations that Gonzales was less than truthful about Gonzales's involvement in the Dismissal of U.S. Attorneys controversy.