Brent is a fifth generation Oklahoman who was raised in Southwest Oklahoma. He grew up on the same farmland homesteaded by his great-grandfather before Oklahoma statehood.
After graduating from undergraduate studies at OSU, Brent attended OU College of Law and then obtained his LLM in Taxation from New York University. Brent chose to settle down in the Altus area and open a law practice there near his family's wheat and cattle operation. His law practice is mainly focused on estate planning and tax law.
Brent and his wife Jennifer attend the First United Methodist Church of Altus and are both active members and volunteers in their community.
Brent serves on many committees including Agriculture and Wildlife, Appropriations, Public Safety and Judiciary, Finance, Judiciary, Veterans and Military Affairs as well as the Joint Committee on Administartive Rules and Joint Committee on State-Tribal Relations.