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Brooks is the son of Morris and Betty Noland Brooks. He was born in South Carolina, but the family moved to Huntsville when he was 9 years old. His father was an electrical engineer at Redstone Arsenal's Meteorology Center and mother taught economics and government at Lee High School. Morris Jr graduated from Grissom High School in [[1972]] and studies political science and economics at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. He married Martha Jenkins, whom he met at Duke, in [[1976]]. He completed a juris doctorate at the [[University of Alabama School of Law]] in [[1978]]. | Brooks is the son of Morris and Betty Noland Brooks. He was born in South Carolina, but the family moved to Huntsville when he was 9 years old. His father was an electrical engineer at Redstone Arsenal's Meteorology Center and mother taught economics and government at Lee High School. Morris Jr graduated from Grissom High School in [[1972]] and studies political science and economics at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. He married Martha Jenkins, whom he met at Duke, in [[1976]]. He completed a juris doctorate at the [[University of Alabama School of Law]] in [[1978]]. | ||
After a short time working for the [[Tuscaloosa County]] [[Tuscaloosa County District Attorney's Office|District Attorney's Office]] he moved back to Huntsville to clerk for circuit court Judge John David Snodgrass. In [[1993]] he was hired as counsel to Leo & Associates, a firm specializing in commercial litigation, and was made a partner in the firm of Leo & Brooks. | After a short time working for the [[Tuscaloosa County]] [[Tuscaloosa County District Attorney's Office|District Attorney's Office]] he moved back to Huntsville to clerk for circuit court Judge John David Snodgrass. He ran successfully for the District 18 seat, representing northwest Alabama, in the [[Alabama House of Representatives]] in [[1982]]. He held that seat through three more elections until he was appointed to succeed Robert Cramer as Madison County District Attorney in [[1991]]. He lost the office to Democrat Tim Morgan in the [[1992 general election|1992 election]]. In [[1993]] he was hired as counsel to Leo & Associates, a firm specializing in commercial litigation, and was made a partner in the firm of Leo & Brooks. | ||
In [[1995]] Brooks was hired as a special assistant in [[Attorney General of Alabama]] [[Jeff Sessions]]' office. He continued in that role under Attorney General [[Bill Pryor]] until [[2002]]. Meanwhile he was elected to the Madison County Commission in [[1996]] and re-elected in [[2000]], [[2004]] and [[2008]]. | |||
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In | In the [[2006 primary elections|2006 Republican Primary]] Brooks ran for [[Lieutenant Governor of Alabama]], finishing behind [[Luther Strange]] and [[George Wallace Jr]]. In the [[2010 primary elections|2010 Republican Primary]] he successfully challenged incumbent [[Parker Griffith]] (who had switched from the Democratic Party) and activist [[Les Phillip]] for the Republican nomination for the 5th District in the U.S. House of Representatives. During the primary election campaign Brooks was lauded as a "Young Gun" by the Republican National Committee. He edged Democrat [[Steve Raby]] by a 58%-42% margin. | ||
Brooks easily survived Griffith's primary challenge in [[2012 primary elections|2012]] and sailed to a 65%-35% victory over Democratic candidate Charlie Holley in the [[2012 general election|general election]]. In the [[2014 general election|2014 election]], with no Democratic candidate on the ballot, Brooks was easily re-elected over Republican challenger Jerry Hill and independent candidate Mark Bray. In [[2016]] he was challenged by Democrat Will Boyd Jr, but won a fourth term by a 67%-33% margin. | |||
Brooks qualified for the [[2017 U.S. Senate special election]] following Jeff Sessions' appointment as Attorney General of the United States. He finished third behind [[Roy Moore]] and [[Luther Strange]] in the Republican primary. Democrat [[Doug Jones]] eventually won the special election following published accusations regarding Moore's behavior as a prosecutor in [[Etowah County]]. Brooks endorsed Moore in the general election, attacking the ''Washington Post'' for their reporting. | |||
As a candidate for re-election to the House in [[2018 general election|2018]] Brooks held off Democratic challenger Peter Joffrion by a 61%-39% margin. He faced no challengers in the [[2020 general election]]. | |||
As a member of the House, Brooks has served on the House Committee on Armed Services and its Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies and Information Systems and on Strategic Forces, and on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology and its subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics. He has been lauded by right-wing and conservative organizations for his opposition to spending bills and his votes in support of Republican policy priorities and nominations. He is a member of the "Freedom Caucus" and the "Congressional Constitution Caucus". | |||
Books spoke out in support of President Trump's nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court and defended fellow Representative Jim Jordan, accused of covering up sexual assault when he was a wrestling coach at Ohio State University. In October [[2019]] he declined to sign onto a resolution criticizing Trump's removal of U.S. forces from Syria. Later that month he was part of a group of House Republicans that disrupted an impeachment hearing taking testimony about President Trump's refusal to send Congressionally-approved military support to Ukraine. | |||
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===Race issues=== | ===Race issues=== | ||
On August 4, 2014, Brooks was interviewed on ''[[The Laura Ingraham Show]]'' and responded to a clip of [[Ron Fournier]] warning that the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] could not survive as the "party of white people". Brooks said, "Well, this is a part of the war on whites that's being launched by the Democratic Party ... And the way in which they're launching this war is by claiming that whites hate everybody else. It's part of the strategy that [[Barack Obama]] implemented in 2008, continued in 2012, where he divides us all on race, on sex, creed, envy, [[class warfare]], all those kinds of things". His remark drew considerable comments and controversy. | On August 4, 2014, Brooks was interviewed on ''[[The Laura Ingraham Show]]'' and responded to a clip of [[Ron Fournier]] warning that the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] could not survive as the "party of white people". Brooks said, "Well, this is a part of the war on whites that's being launched by the Democratic Party ... And the way in which they're launching this war is by claiming that whites hate everybody else. It's part of the strategy that [[Barack Obama]] implemented in 2008, continued in 2012, where he divides us all on race, on sex, creed, envy, [[class warfare]], all those kinds of things". His remark drew considerable comments and controversy. When asked about it later that day, Brooks repeated the claim of a "war on whites", saying, "In effect, what the Democrats are doing with their dividing America by race is they are waging a war on whites, and I find that repugnant". Two days after his original comment, Brooks added that the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] was involved in a "war on whites". | ||
===Drugs=== | ===Drugs=== | ||
Brooks has a "B" rating from [[National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws|NORML]] for his voting record on [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]]-related matters. | Brooks has a "B" rating from [[National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws|NORML]] for his voting record on [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]]-related matters. He has said that [[Legalization of non-medical cannabis in the United States|legalization of marijuana]] is a state issue and voted for bills to allow [[Veterans Health Administration]] doctors to discuss [[medical marijuana]] with patients and block the DEA from taking enforcement actions against medical marijuana in [[Medical cannabis in the United States|states that have legalized it]]. | ||
===Economy=== | ===Economy=== | ||
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Brooks joined the [[LDS Church]] in 1978, and though he still attends Mormon services with his wife, he considers himself a [[non-denominational Christian]].<ref>Brooks, Mo. [https://www.facebook.com/notes/mo-brooks/parker-griffith-attacks-mo-brooks-with-false-push-polling/386494031463 Parker Griffith Attacks Mo Brooks With False "Push Polling"].</ref> | Brooks joined the [[LDS Church]] in 1978, and though he still attends Mormon services with his wife, he considers himself a [[non-denominational Christian]].<ref>Brooks, Mo. [https://www.facebook.com/notes/mo-brooks/parker-griffith-attacks-mo-brooks-with-false-push-polling/386494031463 Parker Griffith Attacks Mo Brooks With False "Push Polling"].</ref> | ||
On December 13, 2017, Brooks revealed in a House floor speech that he has [[prostate cancer]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2017/12/mo-brooks-reveals-prostate-cancer/|title=Mo Brooks reveals he has prostate cancer - Hot Air|work=Hot Air|access-date=July 11, 2018|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711152012/https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2017/12/mo-brooks-reveals-prostate-cancer/|archive-date=July 11, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> | On December 13, 2017, Brooks revealed in a House floor speech that he has [[prostate cancer]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2017/12/mo-brooks-reveals-prostate-cancer/|title=Mo Brooks reveals he has prostate cancer - Hot Air|work=Hot Air|access-date=July 11, 2018|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711152012/https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2017/12/mo-brooks-reveals-prostate-cancer/|archive-date=July 11, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>--> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://brooks.house.gov/ Congressman Mo Brooks] official U.S. House website | *[http://brooks.house.gov/ Congressman Mo Brooks] official U.S. House website | ||
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Revision as of 14:37, 24 April 2022
Morris Jackson Brooks Jr (born April 29, 1954 in Charleston, South Carolina) is an attorney, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Alabama's 5th Congressional District, and a candidate in the 2022 Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat left open by the retirement of Richard Shelby.
Brooks is the son of Morris and Betty Noland Brooks. He was born in South Carolina, but the family moved to Huntsville when he was 9 years old. His father was an electrical engineer at Redstone Arsenal's Meteorology Center and mother taught economics and government at Lee High School. Morris Jr graduated from Grissom High School in 1972 and studies political science and economics at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. He married Martha Jenkins, whom he met at Duke, in 1976. He completed a juris doctorate at the University of Alabama School of Law in 1978.
After a short time working for the Tuscaloosa County District Attorney's Office he moved back to Huntsville to clerk for circuit court Judge John David Snodgrass. He ran successfully for the District 18 seat, representing northwest Alabama, in the Alabama House of Representatives in 1982. He held that seat through three more elections until he was appointed to succeed Robert Cramer as Madison County District Attorney in 1991. He lost the office to Democrat Tim Morgan in the 1992 election. In 1993 he was hired as counsel to Leo & Associates, a firm specializing in commercial litigation, and was made a partner in the firm of Leo & Brooks.
In 1995 Brooks was hired as a special assistant in Attorney General of Alabama Jeff Sessions' office. He continued in that role under Attorney General Bill Pryor until 2002. Meanwhile he was elected to the Madison County Commission in 1996 and re-elected in 2000, 2004 and 2008.
In the 2006 Republican Primary Brooks ran for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, finishing behind Luther Strange and George Wallace Jr. In the 2010 Republican Primary he successfully challenged incumbent Parker Griffith (who had switched from the Democratic Party) and activist Les Phillip for the Republican nomination for the 5th District in the U.S. House of Representatives. During the primary election campaign Brooks was lauded as a "Young Gun" by the Republican National Committee. He edged Democrat Steve Raby by a 58%-42% margin.
Brooks easily survived Griffith's primary challenge in 2012 and sailed to a 65%-35% victory over Democratic candidate Charlie Holley in the general election. In the 2014 election, with no Democratic candidate on the ballot, Brooks was easily re-elected over Republican challenger Jerry Hill and independent candidate Mark Bray. In 2016 he was challenged by Democrat Will Boyd Jr, but won a fourth term by a 67%-33% margin.
Brooks qualified for the 2017 U.S. Senate special election following Jeff Sessions' appointment as Attorney General of the United States. He finished third behind Roy Moore and Luther Strange in the Republican primary. Democrat Doug Jones eventually won the special election following published accusations regarding Moore's behavior as a prosecutor in Etowah County. Brooks endorsed Moore in the general election, attacking the Washington Post for their reporting.
As a candidate for re-election to the House in 2018 Brooks held off Democratic challenger Peter Joffrion by a 61%-39% margin. He faced no challengers in the 2020 general election.
As a member of the House, Brooks has served on the House Committee on Armed Services and its Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies and Information Systems and on Strategic Forces, and on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology and its subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics. He has been lauded by right-wing and conservative organizations for his opposition to spending bills and his votes in support of Republican policy priorities and nominations. He is a member of the "Freedom Caucus" and the "Congressional Constitution Caucus".
Books spoke out in support of President Trump's nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court and defended fellow Representative Jim Jordan, accused of covering up sexual assault when he was a wrestling coach at Ohio State University. In October 2019 he declined to sign onto a resolution criticizing Trump's removal of U.S. forces from Syria. Later that month he was part of a group of House Republicans that disrupted an impeachment hearing taking testimony about President Trump's refusal to send Congressionally-approved military support to Ukraine.
References
External links
- Congressman Mo Brooks official U.S. House website
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