Mo Brooks

Mo Brooks
U.S. Representative from Alabama's 5th Congressional District From: January 3, 2011 – present
Predecessor	Parker Griffith
Successor	Incumbent (no successor)
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Party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Martha Brooks
Religion	Christianity

Morris J. "Mo" Brooks, Jr. (born 1954 in Charleston, South Carolina) is an American attorney and Republican U.S. Representative from Alabama's 5th congressional district.

In the 2010 primary, he defeated incumbent Congressman Parker Griffith, who was originally elected as a Democrat but switched to the Republican party, and defeated Democrat Steve Raby in the general election. Brooks currently serves on the House Armed Services Committee and Homeland Security Committee. Mo Brooks was one of 129 Republicans who vote to send $40 billion for Ukraine war.

Brooks was once the leading candidate in 2022 for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by the retirement of Richard Shelby (R-AL) and had been endorsed by President Donald Trump for that race. However, President Trump rescinded his endorsement after Brooks shifted the theme of his campaign away from addressing the election fraud that happened during the 2020 presidential election. Trump subsequently endorsed Katie Britt, who defeated Brooks in a runoff election. While it is debatable whether Trump was being too hard on Brooks (especially considering that Brooks never wavered from saying the election was stolen and that Trump has endorsed other candidates who voted to certify the election results), what is hardly debatable is that Brooks' reaction to Trump rescinding his endorsement has effectively ended his political career. After Britt won the primary, Brooks refused to endorse her and instead congratulated the Alabama Democratic Party for her victory. He also went full NeverTrump, accusing Trump of having no loyalty to anybody but himself and even stating that he would be open to testifying before the January 6 Committee (presumably out of spite).

External links

• House website