Difference between revisions of "Susan W. Brooks"
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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> | 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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| + | 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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Revision as of 15:44, August 20, 2020
| Susan Brooks | |
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| U.S. Representative from Indiana's 5th Congressional District From: January 3, 2013 – present | |
| Predecessor | Dan Burton |
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) |
| Information | |
| 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 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.
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]
References
- ↑ Two references:
- ↑ Susan Brooks will not run for re-election: Lawmakers and political leaders react
- ↑ Indiana 5th District - Brooks vs. Reske
- ↑ Indiana's 5th Congressional District elections, 2014 - Ballotpedia
- ↑ HR 325 - No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 - National Key Vote
- ↑ S 540 - Temporary Debt Limit Extension Act - National Key Vote
- ↑ HR 3 - Keystone XL Pipeline Act - National Key Vote
- ↑ HR 1105 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 - National Key Vote
- ↑ HR 36 - Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act - National Key Vote
- ↑ HR 1314 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 - National Key Vote
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