Mo Brooks

Morris Jackson "Mo" Brooks Jr.[1] (born April 29, 1954) is an American attorney and politician serving as the United States Representative for Alabama's 5th congressional district, serving since 2011. The district is based in Huntsville and stretches across the northern third of the state. The district is home to Redstone Arsenal and Marshall Space Flight Center.

Mo Brooks
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Alabama's 5th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2011
Preceded byParker Griffith
Member of the
Madison County Commission
from the 5th district
In office
1996–2011
Preceded byRob Colson
Succeeded byPhil Riddick
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives
from the 10th district
In office
1984–1992
Preceded byJames Haney
Succeeded byTom Drake
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives
from the 18th district
In office
1982–1984
Preceded byCharlie Britnell
Succeeded byFrank Riddick
Personal details
Born
Morris Jackson Brooks Jr.

(1954-04-29) April 29, 1954
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)
Martha Jenkins
(
m. 1976)
Children4
EducationDuke University (BA)
University of Alabama (JD)
WebsiteHouse website

In 2017 he finished third in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Jeff Sessions upon Sessions’s confirmation as U.S. Attorney General.[2][3]

In March 2018, he was rated the House's least bipartisan or most partisan member by The Lugar Center.[4]

Brooks was a plaintiff in a lawsuit filed against the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Census Bureau that challenges the practice of including undocumented people in the census.[5][6]

Brooks was born in 1954 in Charleston, South Carolina[7] and moved to Huntsville, Alabama in 1963. His mother, Betty J. (Noland) Brooks, taught economics and government for over twenty years at Lee High School, while he attended Grissom High School. His father, Morris Jackson "Jack" Brooks, was raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee,[8] and worked as an electrical engineer before retiring from Redstone Arsenal's Meteorology Center.[9] They still live in Madison County, Alabama.[10]

Brooks graduated from Grissom High School in 1972. He graduated from Duke University in three years with a double major in political science and economics, with highest honors in economics.[10] Brooks later received his J.D. degree from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1978.[10]

Brooks started his legal career with the Tuscaloosa district attorney's office. Brooks left the Tuscaloosa district attorney's office in 1980 to return to Huntsville as a law clerk for presiding circuit court judge John David Snodgrass. During every year except when he was serving as a prosecutor or judicial clerk, Brooks was a practicing lawyer. In 1993, he became counsel to the firm of Leo and Associates, a business law firm with a national focus, founded by Karl W. Leo. He became a partner in the firm which was reorganized as Leo & Brooks, LLC. He maintained a national practice that specialized in commercial litigation.[11]

Early political career

In 1982, Brooks was elected to the Alabama House of Representatives and was subsequently re-elected in 1983, 1986, and 1990. While in the legislature, Brooks was elected Republican house caucus chairman three times.

In 1991, Brooks was appointed Madison County district attorney. In 1992, he ran for the office, but lost to Democrat Tim Morgan. A Republican had not been elected to the office since the Reconstruction era.

In 1995–1996, Brooks was appointed state special assistant attorney general for Alabama attorney general Jeff Sessions. From 1996 to 2002, he was special assistant attorney general for attorney general Bill Pryor.

In 1996, Brooks ran for the Madison County commission and unseated an 8-year incumbent Republican. He was reelected to the commission in 2000, 2004, and 2008.[10]

In 2006, Brooks unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor of Alabama, coming in third place behind eventual nominee Luther Strange and former state treasurer George Wallace, Jr.[12]

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections
2010
See also: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama § District 5

Brooks won the Republican primary, receiving 51% of the vote, defeating incumbent (and former Democrat) Parker Griffith (33%) and conservative activist Les Phillip (16%).[13][14][15]

Brooks was named a "Young Gun" by the Republican National Committee in 2010.[16] Larry Sabato, Charlie Cook, and Real Clear Politics rated this race "Likely Republican".[17][18][19] CQPolitics, Stuart Rothenberg, and the New York Times rated the race "Safe Republican".[20][21][22] Nate Silver in the FiveThirtyEight.com New York Times blog predicted that there was a 94.1% chance that Brooks would defeat the Democratic nominee, Steve Raby.[23]

In the general election, Brooks defeated Raby 58%–42%.[24] He became the first freshman Republican to represent this district since Reconstruction.

2012
See also: 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama § District 5

In January 2012, Parker Griffith, having switched parties, filed for a rematch against Brooks in the Republican primary. He said of the incumbent, "We'll contrast my time in Congress with my opponent's time in Congress. The distinction is clear, he has wandered away from many of the issues people want us to address."[25] Brooks carried the support of Phyllis Schlafly's Eagle Forum political action committee.[26] Brooks defeated Griffith in the rematch 71%–29%, a landslide margin of 42 points. Brooks won all five of the counties.[27] Griffith ran four points worse than he had in the 2010 primary.

Committee assignments

Caucus memberships

Tenure

In February 2018, Brooks delivered a Senate floor speech and later released a statement through his office announcing his opposition to the spending bill that would ward off another United States federal government shutdown, saying the bill would do more harm than good by granting more funds than the United States could afford.[29]

In April 2018, after Trump ordered missile strikes against Syria, Brooks confirmed that he was in favor of the strikes but would prefer the president "consult with Congress and obtain an unambiguous Authorization for the Use of Military Force from Congress before engaging in acts of war against a foreign nation" and said there was evidence the Assad regime had used chemical agents.[30]

In July 2018, Brooks announced his support for the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh by President Donald Trump for the United States Supreme Court saying Kavanaugh is an excellent choice who "has an established record of upholding the Constitution and federal law without inserting his personal political views into his decisions. As such, I look forward to his quick confirmation by the Senate." "In my view, America is burdened with too many liberal, activist federal justices and judges who fail to abide by their role as limited by the Constitution, and I am pleased President Trump nominated a judge who understands the importance of limiting his role to that intended by America’s founding fathers."[31]

In July 2018, Brooks announced his support for Ohio Republican Congressman Jim Jordan amid allegations of ignoring claims of sexual abuse of athletes by a team doctor while Jordan was serving as a college wrestling coach, at Ohio State University (OSU). In his statement, Brooks recounted his seven years working alongside Jordan and said the latter had proven to him during that time that were he aware of the claims, he "would have done everything in his power to stop the inappropriate conduct."[32] OSU opened an investigation in April 2018 that looked into allegations of sexual misconduct by the former wrestling team's physician, Richard Strauss — who was the physician during Jordan's tenure as an assistant coach.[33][34][35] At least eight former wrestlers said that Jordan had been aware of, but did not respond to, allegations of sexual misconduct by Strauss.[36][37]

On October 23, 2019, Brooks, Bradley Byrne and Jordan joined about two dozen other House Republicans in aggressively intruding upon that day's confidential hearing in a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) where Republican and Democratic congressional members had been taking testimony from Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Laura Cooper. Brooks had given an incendiary speech prior to joining the non-committee Republicans forcing their way into the committee impeachment hearing where Brooks demanded, "By golly, if they are going to do it, do it in public. Don’t hide it from the American people." One committee member said, "It was the closest thing I've seen around here to mass civil unrest as a member of Congress," as the conservatives had barged into the hearing room with prohibited electronics devices.[38][39][40] Brooks said, "Show your face where we can all see the travesty that you are trying to foist on America and the degradation of our Republic that you're engaged in."[39] Jordan said, "The members have just had it, and they want to be able to see and represent their constituents and find out what's going on."[40][39] In the 116th Congress, the chair, Adam Schiff and twelve Democratic members of the House Intelligence Committee were appointed by the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, who is an ex-officio committee member.[41] The House Minority Leader, Kevin McCarthy, also an ex officio member, appointed the ranking member, Devin Nunes, and eight other Republicans to the committee.[42] Each side gets equal time to question witnesses appearing before the committee.[43] The disruption delayed Cooper's testimony by many hours.[39]

Brooks, along with Byrne, were the only Republican members of the Alabama House delegation to vote in October 2019 against a resolution condemning President Donald Trump for removing U.S. military forces from Syria, which had greatly endangered the effective Kurdish resistance to the Islamic State in Syria (ISIS).[44]

On March 25, 2019, Brooks read a passage from Hitler's Mein Kampf on the House floor, comparing the Democratic Party and the media to the Nazi party.[45]

Political positions

In 2012, the National Journal ranked him as the 75th most conservative member of the U.S. House of Representatives.[46]

Abortion

Brook is pro-life. As of 2020, he has an "A" rating from the Susan B. Anthony List for his pro-life voting record.[47] Brooks opposes stem cell research that uses human embryos.[48] Brooks co-sponsored the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act, which would have ended federal funding for Planned Parenthood.[48]

Civil rights

When New York Congress incumbent Eliot Engel lost the 2020 United States House of Representatives election to Jamaal Bowman, Brooks stated that voters who voted against Engel were racists, anti-Semites, socialists, and sexists.[49]

Black Lives Matter

Brooks believes that the phrase "Black Lives Matter" is racist.[50] He calls the George Floyd protests "riots".[51] He voted in opposition to the Justice in Policing Act in June 2020.[52] Regarding statues being removed after the death of Floyd, Brooks opposed the removal of statues of Theodore Roosevelt, praising Roosevelt's conservation efforts as the reason to retain the statues.[53]

Voting rights

Brooks opposes providing illegal immigrants and individuals convicted of felonies the right to vote.[54]

Brooks voted with an absentee ballot in the 2020 primary election, stating it is has "safeguards to protect against voter fraud." However, Brooks opposes vote by mail believing it is prone to fraud.[55]

White supremacy

On August 4, 2014, Brooks went on The Laura Ingraham Show and Ingraham played Brooks a clip of Ron Fournier warning that the Republican Party could not survive as the "party of white people." Brooks responded: "Well, this is a part of the war on whites that's being launched by the Democratic Party ... And the way in which they're launching this war is by claiming that whites hate everybody else. It's part of the strategy that Barack Obama implemented in 2008, continued in 2012, where he divides us all on race, on sex, creed, envy, class warfare, all those kinds of things." The comment drew considerable comments and controversy.[56][57] When asked about the comment later that day, Brooks repeated the claim of a war on whites, stating: "In effect, what the Democrats are doing with their dividing America by race is they are waging a war on whites and I find that repugnant."[58] Two days after the original comment, Brooks also stated that the Republican Party was involved in a war on whites.[59]

Brooks wearing a facemask on an airplane in May 2020.

Women's rights

Brooks opposes the Equal Rights Amendment, believing that it discriminates against men and religious freedom.[60]

COVID-19

Brooks believes that COVID-19 "likely came from a Communist Chinese Party ("bio-weapons") lab" and that the virus may have been released "accidentally or intentionally."[61][62]

He supports social distancing and wearing facemasks to curb COVID-19 spread. He also supports investing in vaccine and cure research.[63] He believes that Black Lives Matter "protestors & rioters" were responsible for Alabama reporting 1,000 new cases on one day in June 2020.[64]

Brooks opposes state required 14-day quarantines for visitors from states with outbreaks, believing it is constitutionally questionable and that it "is one way to kill whatever tourism industry survived" state shutdowns.[65] Brooks also opposes the full shut down of communities to curb COVID-19, even opposing efforts by Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, considering it a violation of people's "God-given, hard-earned freedom & right to earn a living."[66] He also believes schools should fully reopen in fall 2020.[67]

Drugs

Brooks has a "B" rating from NORML regarding his voting record on cannabis-related matters.[68] Brooks has stated that legalization of marijuana is a state issue[69] and has voted in favor of bills to allow doctors in the Veterans Health Administration to discuss medical marijuana with patients[70] and block the DEA from taking enforcement actions against medical marijuana in states that have legalized it.[71]

Economy

In 2020, Brooks was one of 48 Congressmembers named a "Taxpayer's Friend" by the National Taxpayers Union for pro-taxpayer related votes.[72]

In 2011, Brooks said that "Financial issues overshadow everything else going on in Washington. That one set of issues is sucking everything else out of the room."[73]

Brooks supports changes to Social Security,[74] including allowing individuals to invest some of their Social Security money in private retirement accounts.[75][76] Brooks stated that he does not support the full privatization of Social Security, "because the stock market and many other investments are simply too volatile."[77] Brooks also supports the plan proposed by Paul Ryan to shift Medicare from a publicly run program to one that is managed by private insurers.[78]

Brooks is a signer of Grover Norquist's Americans for Tax Reform's Taxpayer Protection Pledge.[79] Brooks supports the Fair Tax proposal.[74] In 2010, Brooks signed a pledge sponsored by Americans for Prosperity to not vote for any climate change legislation that would raise taxes.[80]

While at a monthly breakfast meeting of the Madison County Republican Men's Club, Brooks referred to the jobs bill proposed by President Obama as the "Obama 'kill jobs' bill."[81] He told the crowd that it adds to the debt, promotes "frivolous lawsuits," and creates new government agencies.[81] He challenged the president's promotion of the bill saying, "If Barack Obama is serious about jobs, how about repealing Obamacare, dealing with illegal immigration and urging the Democratic-controlled Senate to pass pro-jobs bills that have already cleared in the House."[81] At the same meeting, Brooks compared the recession of 2008 (and its after effects) with the Great Depression, saying that the problems associated with the Great Depression are "a cakewalk compared to what can happen to our country if we don't start acting responsibly in Washington, D.C., to try to get this deficit under control."[81] Brooks believes that if the national debt of the United States continues to grow, the damage done to the nation will be catastrophic.

Environment

In May 2018, Brooks claimed that land erosion played a significant role in sea-level rise, "Every time you have that soil or rock or whatever it is that is deposited into the seas, that forces the sea levels to rise, because now you have less space in those oceans, because the bottom is moving up." His claim that land erosion plays a significant role in sea-level rise is rejected by the vast majority of the scientific community.[82][83] At the hearing, Brooks also argued that the Antarctic ice sheet was growing. In actuality, while in the past it has grown, in recent years it has shrunk, and any earlier growth does not disprove that climate change is occurring.[82]

Foreign policy

Brooks believes that "we cannot continue to be the world police."[73] He has expressed disappointment that the U.S. military didn't leave Afghanistan immediately after the death of Osama bin Laden on May 1, 2011.[73]

He disapproves NATO military actions in Libya that the United States has been involved in. In 2011, Brooks stated that "I reject the president's position that the way to prevent Libyans from killing Libyans is by Americans killing Libyans."[84] He voted against H.R. 2278 and, after voting, he published the following statement: "We should be out of Libya altogether, and not voting piecemeal on parts of the operation. While this bill excludes some operations in Libya, it approves many others. The lesson from Vietnam is that the one sure way to lose a war is by fighting it half-way."[84]

Brooks opposed the Electrify Africa Act of 2013 (H.R. 2548; 113th Congress), a bill that would direct the President to establish a multiyear strategy to assist countries in sub-Saharan Africa develop an appropriate mix of power solutions to provide sufficient electricity access to people living in rural and urban areas in order to alleviate poverty and drive economic growth.[85][86] At a meeting of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Brooks said "American taxpayers spend more than $40 billion per year on foreign aid ... Given America's out-of-control deficits and accumulated debt that threaten our economic future, I cannot justify American taxpayers building power plants and transmission lines in Africa with money we do not have, will have to borrow to get, and cannot afford to pay back."[86]

Gun law

Brooks supports the rights of legal gun owners to travel across state lines to engage in travel-related activities, including stopping for gas, hotel stays, or emergencies, without risk of prosecution.[87]

Health care

Brooks is opposed to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare) and has said that the committee that passed it didn't understand it.[78] He signed the Club for Growth's "Repeal-It!" pledge that stated that upon his election to Congress that he would "sponsor and support legislation to repeal any federal health care takeover passed in 2010, and replace it with real reforms that lower health care costs without growing government."[78] He was also endorsed by the website Defundit.org for his stance on the health care reform bill.[88] Brooks co-sponsored H.R. 127, which would have removed all funding from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, and any amendments made by either act.[78]

In March 2017, Brooks said that he would not vote in support of the American Health Care Act, the GOP's initial plan to replace the Affordable Care Act.[89] Brooks said, "I will vote against the American Health Care Act because it has more bad policy than any bill I have ever faced."[89] On May 4, 2017 Brooks voted to pass the American Health Care Act, which would repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.[90][91]

In an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper, Brooks controversially argued that the AHCA "will allow insurance companies to require people who have higher health care costs to contribute more to the insurance pool. That helps offset all these costs, thereby reducing the cost to those people who lead good lives, they're healthy, they've done the things to keep their bodies healthy. And right now, those are the people—who've done things the right way—that are seeing their costs skyrocketing."[92][93]

After the Republican controlled Congress failed to repeal the Affordable Care Act, Brooks stated on SiriusXM Patriot, that "we have Republicans who do not want to repeal ObamaCare. They may have campaigned that way, they may have voted that way a couple of years ago when it didn't make any difference."[94]

According to a survey by the Christian Coalition, Brooks is also opposed to the idea of government-run health care.[78] He voted yes on repealing the Prevention and Public Health Fund in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.[78]

Immigration

Brooks has been endorsed by Americans for Legal Immigration (ALI),[95] a political action committee (or PAC). The anti-immigration organization NumbersUSA gave Brooks a perfect 100% score.[96] Brooks has sponsored or co-sponsored 112 immigration-related bills since taking office in January 2011.[97] Brooks also has stated that he feels Congress will probably do nothing about illegal immigration in the coming years.[74]

Brooks opposes allowing illegal immigrants to remain in the United States. As part of his 2010 campaign, he advocated getting the federal government "out of the way so state and local governments can help solve the problem."[77][95] He advocated making it "unprofitable" for employers to hire illegal immigrants over American citizens.[95] In an interview in 2014, he stated that "8 million undocumented workers, 500,000 young immigrants should be deported".[98]

On June 29, 2011, in an interview with reporter Venton Blandin of WHNT-TV, Brooks was asked by Blandin to repeat what he had previously stated at a town hall meeting about illegal immigrants. Brooks repeated his previous statement, saying, "As your congressman on the House floor, I will do anything short of shooting them. Anything that is lawful, it needs to be done because illegal aliens need to quit taking jobs from American citizens."[99]

In May 2015, Brooks sponsored an amendment to strip a particular provision in the National Defense Authorization Act, thereby preventing the Department of Defense from allowing "Dreamers" (undocumented youth who received temporary legal status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program established by President Obama) to enlist in the armed services.[100] In a radio interview with the Will Anderson Radio Show, Brooks stated his opposition to undocumented immigrants serving in the military, saying, "These individuals have to be absolutely 100 percent loyal and trustworthy, as best as we can make them, 'cause they're gonna have access to all sorts of military weaponry—even to the point of having access to weapons of mass destruction like our nuclear arsenal. And I'm gonna have much greater faith in the loyalty of an American citizen than a person who is a citizen of a foreign nation."[101] Brooks said Birmingham, a city where Alabama's strict immigration law has been criticized, needed to prepare to spend more money if it wants to be a sanctuary city. He told Blandin, "They need to start picking up the tab that American citizens are having to pick up. If Birmingham wants to be a sanctuary city, or wants to head in that direction, that is their decision. They are absolutely wrong."[99]

Brooks supports the building of the Trump wall, believing it will help end "American lives lost each year to illegal alien homicides & overdoses on drugs smuggled across our porous southern border."[102]

Media

Brooks voted yes on terminating funding for NPR.[103][104][105] Brooks tweets regularly, often retweeting articles from Breitbart and Townhall.

Michael Flynn

Brooks believes that Michael Flynn was "set up" by "FBI partisan hacks" and the trial against Flynn "was a miscarriage of justice."[106][107] He supports the US Justice Department assigning a special prosector to investigate the federal case against Flynn, in which Flynn plead guilty to making false statements to the FBI.[106]

National security

Brooks supports the right for the National Security Agency to collect telephone metadata on Americans, saying its potential to thwart terrorist attacks outweighs potential infringements on privacy.[108] However, in 2014, Brooks voted in favor of the USA Freedom Act,[109] which, according to the bill's sponsor, would "rein in the dragnet collection of data by the National Security Agency (NSA) and other government agencies, increase transparency of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC), provide businesses the ability to release information regarding FISA requests, and create an independent constitutional advocate to argue cases before the FISC."[110]

Regulatory reform

In December 2011, Brooks voted in support of H.R. 10, the "Regulations from the Executive In Need of Scrutiny Act," which would have required Congressional approval for any "major regulations" issued by the executive branch but, unlike the 1996 Congressional Review Act, would not require the president's signature or override of a probable presidential veto.[111][112]

Socialism

Brooks has repeatedly equated Nazism with socialism.[113][114]

In April 2011, Brooks stated, during a congressional speech, "Folks, we are here today forcing this issue because America is at risk. We are at risk of insolvency and bankruptcy because the socialist members of this body choose to spend money that we do not have." After Brooks made this remark, Democratic Congressman Keith Ellison asked that Brooks' comments be "taken down." This request forced Brooks to either have the comment stricken from the record or defend the remark and wait until later in the day for a formal ruling over whether or not the comment was inappropriate. Brooks chose to have the remark withdrawn before he continued with his speech. Ellison accepted the withdrawal.[115] Afterwards, Brooks stated that he did not regret his initial remark and that he thought those who objected to his comment, particularly those within the Democratic Party, were "thin-skinned."[115] He stated, "People could quite clearly infer that socialism is what the other guys are promoting."[115]

In addition to Ellison, Brooks has called Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, Kimberly Gardner, Nancy Pelosi, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders, Bill DeBlasio, among others, socialists.[53][116][117][118][119]

Tax reform

Brooks voted in support of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.[120] He says that the bill is a way "to put more money into the pockets of working Alabamians at all income levels," and that this tax reform effort would "spur much-needed economic growth that will both help with America's deficit and debt crisis."[121]

Donald Trump
Brooks with Donald Trump in the Oval Office, 2017

In May 2018, during the Republican primary for Brooks' seat, Brooks said that he was a Donald Trump supporter in response to criticism from his primary opponent that he had criticized Trump.[122] In his 2018 re-election bid, Brooks was endorsed by President Donald Trump.[122] Trump said Brooks "fought by my side to secure our border, rebuild our military, cut our taxes, repeal ObamaCare, and build the wall!"[122] Brooks also opposed the Impeachment of Donald Trump.

Electoral history
Alabama Republican Primary, 5th Congressional District, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mo Brooks 35,746 51
Republican Parker Griffith (I) 23,525 33
Republican Les Phillip 11,085 16
Alabama 5th Congressional District Election, 2010[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mo Brooks 130,927 58
Democratic Steve Raby 95,078 42
Alabama Republican Primary, 5th Congressional District, 2012[123]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mo Brooks (I) 65,123 71
Republican Parker Griffith 26,680 29
Alabama 5th Congressional District Election, 2012[124]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mo Brooks (I) 188,924 65
Democratic Charlie Holley 101,536 35
Alabama Republican Primary, 5th Congressional District, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mo Brooks 49,117 80
Republican Jerry Hill 12,038 20
Alabama 5th Congressional District Election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mo Brooks 115,212 75
Independent Mark Bray 38,830 25
Alabama 5th Congressional District Election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mo Brooks 204,791 66.75
Democratic Will Boyd 101,577 33.11
Main article: 2017 United States Senate special election in Alabama
Republican primary results[125]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Roy Moore 164,524 38.9%
Republican Luther Strange (incumbent) 138,971 32.8%
Republican Mo Brooks 83,287 19.7%
Republican Trip Pittman 29,124 6.9%
Republican Randy Brinson 2,978 0.6%
Republican Bryan Peeples 1,579 0.4%
Republican Mary Maxwell 1,543 0.4%
Republican James Beretta 1,078 0.3%
Republican Dom Gentile 303 0.1%
Republican Joseph Breault 252 0.1%
Total votes 423,282 100.0%
Alabama Republican Primary, 5th Congressional District, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mo Brooks 54,928 61.3%
Republican Clayton Hinchman 34,739 38.7%
Alabama 5th Congressional District Election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mo Brooks 159,063 61.0%
Democratic Peter Joffrion 101,388 38.9%
Write-in 222 0.1%
Total votes 260,673 100.0%

2016 presidential election

On November 9, 2015, Brooks endorsed Ted Cruz for President of the United States, and served as Chairman of the Cruz campaign's Alabama leadership team.[126]

On September 9, 2016, Brooks stated that Hillary Clinton "betrayed her country by exposing national security information to risk by our adversaries. That is a criminal offense. That makes it an impeachable offense. ... Hillary Clinton has, in my opinion, committed a high crime or misdemeanor or treason."[127]

2017 Senate special election in Alabama

On May 15, 2017, Brooks announced he would run in the 2017 United States Senate special election. Brooks ran against Luther Strange, a Republican who was appointed to the Senate by former Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley after then-Sen. Jeff Sessions was appointed U.S. attorney general.[128]

Brooks was endorsed by conservative talk-radio host Mark Levin,[129] conservative radio host Laura Ingraham, conservative radio and television host Sean Hannity,[130] and Congressman Mike Rogers.[131]

In an interview with Yellowhammer News, Brooks touted his conservative record, stating that during the last session of Congress, Heritage Action ranked him as one of the Top Ten Best Congressmen on issues involving the "principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense." The American Conservative Union ranked his record in the top 20% of all Congressmen, with an overall A-Grade during the last session of Congress, on issues relating to "liberty, personal responsibility, traditional value, and a strong national defense." The National Taxpayers Union ranked his record at the top of the Alabama Congressional delegation, tied with Congressmen Bradley Byrne and Gary Palmer, on issues relating to "tax relief and reform, lower and less wasteful spending, individual liberty, and free enterprise." The Club for Growth ranked his record in the top 20% of all Congressmen on "economic policies that strengthen our nation's economy and shrink the size of the federal government."[132] He was the Tea Party movement's preferred candidate.[133][134][135]

Former Governor Bentley initially decided to align the special election with the 2018 general election, before Kay Ivey, his successor, later moved the date up to December 12, 2017, scheduling the primary for August 15 and primary runoff for September 26.[136] In the Republican primary, Brooks was defeated by Strange and former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore, who advanced to the runoff.[3] In his concession speech, he announced his re-election campaign for his congressional seat in 2018. He also "spoke more favorably of Moore and the race that he ran rather than Strange," but did not endorse a candidate for the runoff.[137]

Brooks declared he intended to vote for Moore on November 11,[138][139][140] days after story alleging sexual abuse by Moore was published by The Washington Post.[141] In a text message to al.com on November 13, Brooks said, "Socialist Democrat Doug Jones will vote wrong. Roy Moore will vote right. Hence, I will vote for Roy Moore." He continued by invoking the Duke University lacrosse rape case, a story that he claimed to "vividly remember" because he had graduated from the university. Brooks then said:[139]

As an attorney, I know accusations are easy. Proving them to the satisfaction of a judge, a jury, or here, voters, is another thing. I do not know enough of the evidence to know with confidence what the true facts are ... I do believe this, there are millions of people in America who would lie in a heartbeat if it meant adding another Democrat to the Senate.[139]

Brooks was also critical of The Washington Post in a statement to The Decatur Daily, saying:[138]

My view of The Washington Post is that they are part of the communications wing of the Democratic Party," he said. "They are hyper-partisan to the point that they are more than willing to lie to advance their left wing, amoral, socialist agenda. I've seen them do it first-hand of my own personal knowledge.[138]

2017 Congressional baseball shooting
Main article: 2017 Congressional baseball shooting

On June 14, 2017, at 7:09 am EDT, Brooks was practicing for the annual charity Congressional Baseball Game when James T. Hodgkinson opened fire on members of the Republican team, including the House Majority Whip, Steve Scalise. The practice was taking place at the Eugene Simpson Baseball Fields in the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria, Virginia. Brooks used his belt as a tourniquet to help stop bleeding for a staffer who had been shot in the calf. After the shooting ended, Brooks and Rep. Brad Wenstrup assisted Scalise by applying pressure to the wound until he could be evacuated.[142] Brooks' name appeared on the shooter's assassination list.[143]

Less than a week after the shooting, Brooks introduced the Congressional Self-Defense Act allowing lawmakers to carry concealed weapons. In his press release, Brooks further stated, "I believe all law-abiding citizens should be able to conceal carry," and has supported bills to allow national reciprocity.[144]

Personal life

Brooks met Martha Jenkins of Toledo, Ohio, at Duke University. They were married in 1976. His wife graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in accounting. In 2004, Martha attended the University of Alabama in Huntsville for a degree in teaching. She has retired from teaching math at Whitesburg Middle School in Huntsville.[145] They have two sons, two daughters, and ten grandchildren.[10] Brooks joined the LDS Church in 1978, and though he still attends Mormon services with his wife, he considers himself a non-denominational Christian.[146] On December 13, 2017, Brooks revealed in a House floor speech that he has prostate cancer.[147]

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  49. "House Foreign Affairs Comm. Chair #EliotEngel trailing 60% to 35% in Dem Primary, with only mail in ballots uncounted. Why losing? Engel is: White Male Jewish Moderate #RACISM, #SEXISM, ANTI-#ISRAEL, #SOCIALISM DOMINATE #DEMOCRAT PARTY! Ask Reps Joe Crowley & Dan Lipinski!". Twitter. June 24, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  50. "Racism defined: "someone who believes that other races are not as good as their own and therefore treats them unfairly" Which phrase discriminates on race? "ALL Lives Matter"? "BLACK Lives Matter"? NO ONE should discriminate based on skin color. Bad". Twitter. June 24, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  51. "#Fascist, #Socialist #Antifa & #Racist #BlackLivesMatter join to riot, attack & injure 12 #Seattle officers. Destruction & bloodshed are logical results of cowardly Socialist #Democrat elected officials too afraid to confront lawlessness. Where is #CNN?". Twitter. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  52. "I will vote "No" on the George Floyd #JusticeInPolicing Act. Local government governs best. Washington's "one size fits all" approach is bad. For these reasons, I'll vote against the Republican alternative too. Full statement:". Twitter. June 25, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  53. "Pres. Teddy #Roosevelt helped establish US Forest Service, 150 national forests, 51 bird preserves, 4 national game preserves, 5 national parks & 18 national monuments. His reward from NYC #Socialist Mayor #DeBlasio? Remove his statute! USA: Fight back!". Twitter. June 23, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  54. "#Socialist #Democrats FOR illegal alien voting (See San Fran) & vote-by-mail WITHOUT fraud-prevention safeguards: no affidavits, no witnesses, no voter ID. NOW Socialist Dems FOR voting by FELONS IN PRISON! Is there law & order when inmates run asylum?". Twitter. July 12, 2020.
  55. "Gerry: Yes, I did. Absentee Voting has safeguards that protect against voter fraud (Alabama law). "Vote by Mail" lacks those safeguards. Unfortunately, not enough voters have done their homework to understand the difference between "Absentee Voting" and "Vote by Mail"". Twitter. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
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  60. "BADLY written #EqualRightsAmendment THREATENS: #Catholics & others' religious freedom for "men only" priests! #NFL, #NBA and ALL mens sports without 50% female players! ALL female college & pro sports by REQUIRING men competitors! & MORE! Today I vote AGAINST bad #ERA bill!". Twitter. February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  61. "Fault=China. #COVID19 likely came from a Communist Chinese Party ("bio-weapons") lab & released accidentally or intentionally. Regardless of motive, CCP INTENTIONALLY deceived world about contagious nature and death rate. US+World would have been better prepared but for CCP lies". Twitter. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  62. "Growing evidence nature-made #COVID19 came from #Communist #China #Wuhan research & bio-weapons lab. Compelling evidence China #Coronavirus lies helped kill 80,000+ Americans. Real Question: Will #Socialist #Democrats dare sanction their Chinese "Comrades" for the damage done?". Twitter. May 11, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  63. "Short tweet version: 1. Learn from past pandemics. Be honest. Absent vaccine, you can slow down but not stop COVID19. 2. Minimize risk. Wear mask. Social distance. 3. Cure research $ = better treatment options. 4. Vaccine research $ = Quicker vaccine. Mike: Beat your cancer!". Twitter. July 12, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  64. "Bad Alabama #COVID19 #s, 1000+ yesterday alone. While some increase caused by protestors & rioters disregarding health advice, please remember we DO NOT reopen economy because #coronavirus defeated, we reopen because we have no better choice. Be safe!". Twitter. June 14, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  65. "#NewYork #NewJersey #Connecticut force Americans from 22 states to quarantine 14 days or be severely fined. That is one way to kill whatever tourism industry survived their self-inflicted shutdown damage! Constitutional questions abound. NO BAILOUT!". Twitter. July 15, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  66. "7/7 Ivey shutdown order (cont) BOTTOM LINE: If STATE GOVT deprives citizens of God-given, hard-earned freedom & right to earn a living, STATE should COMPENSATE EVERY CITIZEN FOR ALL LOSSES SUFFERED! State: don't whine for & rely on feds for bailouts. USA bankruptcy hurts ALL!". Twitter. April 28, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  67. "American Academy of Pediatrics: RE-OPEN #SCHOOLS! "AAP strongly advocates that all policy considerations for the coming school year should start with a goal of having students physically present in school." Will #Socialist #Democrats let schools open?". Twitter. June 29, 2020.
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  113. "NAZI revisionists like fambonijones are disgusting! NAZI is short for "National SOCIALIST German Workers' Party". The NAZI party platform from 1920 & after advocated socialist policies. NAZI socialism differed only mildly from China & USSR. SOCIALISM KILLS LIBERTY & PEOPLE!". Twitter. April 4, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  114. "75 years ago on 4/4/45 America's 4th Armored & 89th Infantry Divs. liberated Ohrdruf Concentration Camp, the 1st liberated by USA forces. My father, Jack Brooks, served in 89th & described to me Ohrdruf bodies stacked 5 feet high. NEVER FORGET #SOCIALIST INHUMANITY & BRUTALITY!". Twitter. April 4, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
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  116. ". @RepAOC : DEFUND NYC POLICE DEPT! This is dangerous & absurd to those thankful that #police risk their lives to protect ours. AOC's words warn ALL America. #Socialism = #fascism twin sister = enemy of #freedom & #liberty. Fight & live free. Or not". Twitter. June 6, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  117. "Where do you stand? #Socialist #Democrat #KimberlyGardner wants to prosecute those who defend their homes from criminals. If charged, #Republican Missouri Governor Mike Parson will likely pardon them. I stand with 2nd Amendment Right to Bear Arms". Twitter. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  118. ".@BernieSanders is openly #Socialist & doesn't hide behind #Democrat or #Progressive or #Liberal labels. On House floor in 2011, I warned about too many #socialists in Washington. My thanks? Media ridicule. Now? Not so much. "Better red than dead" should replace old Dem logo". Twitter. February 23, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Parker Griffith		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Alabama's 5th congressional district
2011–present		 Incumbent
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Preceded by
Karen Bass		 United States Representatives by seniority
151st		 Succeeded by
Larry Bucshon
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