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Mo Brooks
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In office
January 3, 2011 ? January 3, 2023
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Preceded by
| Parker Griffith
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Succeeded by
| Dale Strong
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In office
1996?2011
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Preceded by
| Rob Colson
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Succeeded by
| Phil Riddick
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In office
1984?1992
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Preceded by
| James Haney
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Succeeded by
| Tom Drake
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In office
1982?1984
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Preceded by
| Charlie Britnell
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Succeeded by
| Frank Riddick
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Born
| Morris Jackson Brooks Jr.
(
1954-04-29
)
April 29, 1954
(age 70)
Charleston
,
South Carolina
, U.S.
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Political party
| Republican
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Spouse(s)
| Martha Jenkins (
m.
1976)
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Children
| 4
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Education
| Duke University
(
BA
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University of Alabama
(
JD
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Website
| House website
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Morris Jackson Brooks Jr.
[1]
(born April 29, 1954) is an American politician. He was the
U.S. Representative
for
Alabama's 5th congressional district
from 2011 to 2023. He is a
Republican
.
In 2017, he ran and lost for the
United States Senate
seat vacated by
Jeff Sessions
upon his confirmation as
U.S. Attorney General
.
[2]
[3]
In 2022, he ran for the U.S. Senate again to replace retiring Senator
Richard Shelby
however he lost the nomination to
Katie Britt
in the second round of voting.
Mo Brooks was first
elected
to the
Alabama House of Representatives
in 1982. When he was elected he was elected he was with 11 other Republican politicians out of 140 politicians in the Alabama House of Representatives. Mo Brooks was elected again in 1983, 1986, and 1990. He was the leader of the meetings that the Republicans did.
In 1996, Mo Brooks ran for election for the
Madison County
Commission and won against the
incumbent
who had been there for eight years. He was elected again in 2000, 2004, and 2008.
[4]
United States House of Representatives
[
change
|
change source
]
In 2010, Mo Brooks was elected to
represent
Alabama's 5th congressional district
in the
United States House of Representatives
. He defeated
Parker Griffith
and was the first Republican to represent the district in more than 130 years. Brooks is on two
United States congressional committees
in the House. He is on the
United States House Committee on Armed Services
and the
United States House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
. He is also on smaller
committees
that are part of these committees. They are called "subcommittees". They are the
United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness
,
United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
, and the
United States House Science Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics
.
[4]
Mo Brooks
married
Martha Jenkins in 1976 and they have four children and ten grandchildren.
[4]
- ↑
"Representative Morris Jackson Brooks (Mo) (R-Alabama, 5th) - Biography from LegiStorm"
.
www.legistorm.com
.
- ↑
Lyman, Brian (May 15, 2017).
"U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks jumps into Alabama Senate race"
.
Montgomery Advertiser
.
Montgomery, Alabama
: Robert Granfeldt Jr
. Retrieved
May 15,
2017
.
- ↑
Bloch, Matthew; Lee, Jasmine (August 15, 2017).
"Alabama Election Results: Two Republicans Advance, Democrat Wins in U.S. Senate Primaries"
.
The New York Times
. Retrieved
August 15,
2017
.
- ↑
4.0
4.1
4.2
"Mo Brooks"
. Archived from
the original
on 18 March 2021
. Retrieved
16 March
2021
.
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