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'''Susan Lynn Wiant Brooks''' (born August 25, 1960 in Fort Wayne, Indiana (age {{age|1960|8|25}})) is a prosecutor and [[moderate Republican]] currently representing [[Indiana]]'s 5th district in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]]. An advocate for the [[homosexual agenda]], Brooks voted in favor of the far-left [[Equality Act]], which would designate individual self-identification as federally "protected" classes. Having caved into the liberal mob over [[Donald Trump]]'s supposedly "racist" tweets, she joined all Democrats in voting for a time-wasting resolution to condemn the president's "hateful" messages directed towards [[the Squad]], a four-member group of [[progressive]], anti-American leftists.
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'''Susan Lynn Wiant Brooks''' (born August 25, 1960 in Fort Wayne, Indiana (age {{age|1960|8|25}})) is a prosecutor and [[moderate Republican]] currently representing [[Indiana]]'s 5th district in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]]. An advocate for the [[homosexual agenda]], Brooks voted in favor of the far-left [[Equality Act]], which would designate individually self-identified [[gender identity]] as federally "protected" classes. Having caved into the liberal mob over [[Donald Trump]]'s supposedly "racist" tweets, she joined all Democrats in voting for a time-wasting resolution to condemn the president's "hateful" messages directed towards [[the Squad]], a four-member group of [[progressive]], anti-American leftists.
  
 
Rep. Brooks is a member of the [[Republican Main Street Partnership]] and a co-chair of the moderate Tuesday Group.
 
Rep. Brooks is a member of the [[Republican Main Street Partnership]] and a co-chair of the moderate Tuesday Group.
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*[https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/14/susan-brooks-retirement-1365387 Rep. Susan Brooks shocks GOP with retirement decision]
 
*[https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/14/susan-brooks-retirement-1365387 Rep. Susan Brooks shocks GOP with retirement decision]
 
*[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/06/14/gop-women-rep-susan-brooks-of-indiana-not-running-in-2020/1438358001/ Exclusive: GOP lawmaker who sought to recruit more women to run in 2020 is herself retiring]</ref> eliciting disappointment from several [[establishment]]arians.<ref>[https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2019/06/14/susan-brooks-reaction-lawmaker-not-seeking-reelection/1454362001/ Susan Brooks will not run for re-election: Lawmakers and political leaders react]</ref>
 
*[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/06/14/gop-women-rep-susan-brooks-of-indiana-not-running-in-2020/1438358001/ Exclusive: GOP lawmaker who sought to recruit more women to run in 2020 is herself retiring]</ref> eliciting disappointment from several [[establishment]]arians.<ref>[https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2019/06/14/susan-brooks-reaction-lawmaker-not-seeking-reelection/1454362001/ Susan Brooks will not run for re-election: Lawmakers and political leaders react]</ref>
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==U.S. House of Representatives==
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===2012 election===
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Brooks ran for and won election to the [[United States House of Representatives]] in 2012, defeating [[Democrat]] opponent Scot Reske by a 21-point margin.<ref>[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/house/in/indiana_5th_district_brooks_vs_reske-3310.html Indiana 5th District - Brooks vs. Reske]</ref>
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===2014 election===
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Rep. Brooks easily won re-election in 2014 by a landslide margin.<ref>[https://ballotpedia.org/Indiana%27s_5th_Congressional_District_elections,_2014 Indiana's 5th Congressional District elections, 2014 - Ballotpedia]</ref>
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===Obama era===
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Brooks voted in favor of the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013, legislation that suspended the [[debt limit]] until May 18, 2013.<ref>[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/16035/42334/135988/no-budget-no-pay-act-of-2013#42334 HR 325 - No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 - National Key Vote]</ref>
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In February 2014, Brooks voted against a bill that would extend the statutory limit on the public debt.<ref>[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/17493/46651/135988/temporary-debt-limit-extension-act#46651 S 540 - Temporary Debt Limit Extension Act - National Key Vote]</ref>
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Rep. Brooks voted in favor of implementing the [[Keystone XL]].<ref>[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/19354/50797/135988/keystone-xl-pipeline-act#50797 HR 3 - Keystone XL Pipeline Act - National Key Vote]</ref>
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Brooks joined the majority of House [[Republicans]] in mid-April 2015 in voting to repeal the [[estate tax]], often referred to as the [[detah tax]].<ref>[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/20603/54353/135988/death-tax-repeal-act-of-2015#54353 HR 1105 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 - National Key Vote]</ref>
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Being [[pro-life]], Brooks joined 98% of House Republicans in voting to pass the [[Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act]].<ref>[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/20278/53364/135988/pain-capable-unborn-child-protection-act#53364 HR 36 - Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act - National Key Vote]</ref>
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Rep. Brooks voted for the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015.<ref>[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/19826/54240/135988/bipartisan-budget-act-of-2015#54240 HR 1314 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 - National Key Vote]</ref>
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===2016/2018 elections===
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Brooks was easily re-elected in 2016 with over 60% of the vote.<ref>[https://ballotpedia.org/Indiana%27s_5th_Congressional_District_election,_2016 Indiana's 5th Congressional District election, 2016]</ref> However, she only managed to win election to a fourth House term in 2018 by a significantly smaller margin compared to the previous landslide victories.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/indiana-house-district-5 Indiana Election Results: Fifth House District]</ref>
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===Trump era===
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In May 2019, Rep. Brooks joined 7 House moderate/liberal Republicans and all Democrats in voting to pass the [[Equality Act]], erroneously claiming that the legislation is relevant to combating discrimination.<ref>Multiple references:
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*[https://susanwbrooks.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/brooks-votes-against-discrimination Brooks Votes Against Discrimination]
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*[https://www.wrtv.com/news/politics/republican-rep-susan-brooks-votes-against-party-line-supports-anti-discrimination-equality-act Republican Rep. Susan Brooks votes against party line, supports anti-discrimination 'Equality Act']
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*[https://thehill.com/homenews/house/444292-here-are-the-eight-republicans-who-voted-with-democrats-on-the-equality-act Here are the eight Republicans who voted with Democrats on the Equality Act]
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*[https://www.rollcall.com/2019/05/17/these-8-republicans-voted-for-the-equality-act/ These 8 Republicans voted for the Equality Act]</ref>
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After [[President Trump]] sent a tweet rebuking [[the Squad]] amidst the latter's continuous inciting of hatred and bigotry, Brooks was none too quick to rebuke the president;<ref>Two references:
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*[https://www.wrtv.com/news/politics/indiana-rep-susan-brooks-calls-president-trumps-tweets-toward-dem-congresswomen-inappropriate Indiana Rep. Susan Brooks calls President Trump's tweets toward Dem. congresswomen 'inappropriate']
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*[https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2019/07/15/trump-go-back-tweets-susan-brooks-says-presidents-remarks-dont-reflect-american-values/1736020001/ Susan Brooks calls Trump's 'go back' tweets inappropriate, says they don't reflect 'American values']</ref> she joined three House [[RINO]]s as well as all Democrats in voting in favor of a resolution to condemn the "hateful" tweets.<ref>Multiple references:
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*[https://thehill.com/homenews/house/453399-house-votes-to-condemn-trump-for-racist-comments House votes to condemn Trump for 'racist comments']
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*[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/16/house-passes-resolution-to-condemn-trumps-racist-tweets-240-187/ House Passes Resolution to Condemn Trump’s ‘Racist’ Tweets, 240-187]
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*[https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/republican-reaction-donald-trumps-go-back-tweets/ The Republican Reaction to Trump’s “Go Back” Tweets]</ref>
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Brooks opposed<ref>[https://susanwbrooks.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/brooks-opposes-partisan-impeachment-inquiry-authorization Brooks Opposes Partisan Impeachment Inquiry Authorization]</ref> and voted against the sham articles of impeachment brought against President Trump.<ref>[https://susanwbrooks.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/brooks-votes-against-articles-of-impeachment Brooks Votes Against Articles of Impeachment]</ref>
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On September 17, 2020, Brooks voted in favor of a bill sponsored by [[far-left]] Democrat [[Grace Meng]] to condemn the use of the term "[[Chinese virus]]" as being "racist".<ref>[https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2020193 Roll Call 193 | Bill Number: H. Res. 908]</ref>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 03:29, January 6, 2025

Susan Brooks
Susan Brooks, official portrait, 113th Congress.jpg
U.S. Representative from Indiana's 5th Congressional District
From: January 3, 2013 – 2021
Predecessor Dan Burton
Successor Victoria Spartz
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Party Republican
Spouse(s) David Brooks
Religion Roman Catholic

Susan Lynn Wiant Brooks (born August 25, 1960 in Fort Wayne, Indiana (age 66)) is a prosecutor and moderate Republican currently representing Indiana's 5th district in the U.S. House of Representatives. An advocate for the homosexual agenda, Brooks voted in favor of the far-left Equality Act, which would designate individually self-identified gender identity as federally "protected" classes. Having caved into the liberal mob over Donald Trump's supposedly "racist" tweets, she joined all Democrats in voting for a time-wasting resolution to condemn the president's "hateful" messages directed towards the Squad, a four-member group of progressive, anti-American leftists.

Rep. Brooks is a member of the Republican Main Street Partnership and a co-chair of the moderate Tuesday Group.

In mid-June 2019, Brooks announced that she would not seek re-election in 2020 to a fifth House term,[1] eliciting disappointment from several establishmentarians.[2]

U.S. House of Representatives

2012 election

Brooks ran for and won election to the United States House of Representatives in 2012, defeating Democrat opponent Scot Reske by a 21-point margin.[3]

2014 election

Rep. Brooks easily won re-election in 2014 by a landslide margin.[4]

Obama era

Brooks voted in favor of the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013, legislation that suspended the debt limit until May 18, 2013.[5]

In February 2014, Brooks voted against a bill that would extend the statutory limit on the public debt.[6]

Rep. Brooks voted in favor of implementing the Keystone XL.[7]

Brooks joined the majority of House Republicans in mid-April 2015 in voting to repeal the estate tax, often referred to as the detah tax.[8]

Being pro-life, Brooks joined 98% of House Republicans in voting to pass the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.[9]

Rep. Brooks voted for the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015.[10]

2016/2018 elections

Brooks was easily re-elected in 2016 with over 60% of the vote.[11] However, she only managed to win election to a fourth House term in 2018 by a significantly smaller margin compared to the previous landslide victories.[12]

Trump era

In May 2019, Rep. Brooks joined 7 House moderate/liberal Republicans and all Democrats in voting to pass the Equality Act, erroneously claiming that the legislation is relevant to combating discrimination.[13]

After President Trump sent a tweet rebuking the Squad amidst the latter's continuous inciting of hatred and bigotry, Brooks was none too quick to rebuke the president;[14] she joined three House RINOs as well as all Democrats in voting in favor of a resolution to condemn the "hateful" tweets.[15]

Brooks opposed[16] and voted against the sham articles of impeachment brought against President Trump.[17]

On September 17, 2020, Brooks voted in favor of a bill sponsored by far-left Democrat Grace Meng to condemn the use of the term "Chinese virus" as being "racist".[18]

References

  1. ↑ Two references:
  2. ↑ Susan Brooks will not run for re-election: Lawmakers and political leaders react
  3. ↑ Indiana 5th District - Brooks vs. Reske
  4. ↑ Indiana's 5th Congressional District elections, 2014 - Ballotpedia
  5. ↑ HR 325 - No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 - National Key Vote
  6. ↑ S 540 - Temporary Debt Limit Extension Act - National Key Vote
  7. ↑ HR 3 - Keystone XL Pipeline Act - National Key Vote
  8. ↑ HR 1105 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 - National Key Vote
  9. ↑ HR 36 - Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act - National Key Vote
  10. ↑ HR 1314 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 - National Key Vote
  11. ↑ Indiana's 5th Congressional District election, 2016
  12. ↑ Indiana Election Results: Fifth House District
  13. ↑ Multiple references:
  14. ↑ Two references:
  15. ↑ Multiple references:
  16. ↑ Brooks Opposes Partisan Impeachment Inquiry Authorization
  17. ↑ Brooks Votes Against Articles of Impeachment
  18. ↑ Roll Call 193 | Bill Number: H. Res. 908

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