Difference between revisions of "Susan W. Brooks"
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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> | 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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| + | 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: | ||
| + | *[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'] | ||
| + | *[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: | ||
| + | *[https://thehill.com/homenews/house/453399-house-votes-to-condemn-trump-for-racist-comments House votes to condemn Trump for 'racist comments'] | ||
| + | *[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] | ||
| + | *[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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Revision as of 16:09, 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 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
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;[13] she joined three House RINOs as well as all Democrats in voting in favor of a resolution to condemn the "hateful" tweets.[14]
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
- ↑ Indiana's 5th Congressional District election, 2016
- ↑ Indiana Election Results: Fifth House District
- ↑ Two references:
- ↑ Multiple references:
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