Brennan Gilmore

Brennan Michael Gilmore (born 1979) is an American musician and former United States Foreign Service Officer. As a musician and bandleader he has originated and performed in a number of musical groups. He was raised in Lexington, Virginia and attended the University of Virginia, where he studied international relations as an Echols Scholar, graduating in 2001. He currently resides near Charlottesville, Virginia.

Gilmore served as chief of staff for Tom Perriello's gubernatorial campaign in Virginia. He currently serves as senior director for Clean Virginia, and works in rural workforce development, bringing IT opportunities to "underserved communities" in rural Virginia. He teaches as adjunct faculty at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Gilmore was present for a protest rally in Charlottesville on August 12, 2017, that turned violent. His film of a car ramming participants led to accusations and threats, damages for some of which he is now suing in court.

Gilmore serves as executive director of Clean Virginia, an advocacy group established to counter the political influence of Dominion Energy.

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