Mo Brooks

Morris Jackson Brooks Jr. (born April 29, 1954) is an American politician. He was the U.S. Representative for  from 2011 to 2023. He is a Republican. 

In 2017, he ran and lost for the United States Senate seat vacated by Jeff Sessions upon his confirmation as U.S. Attorney General. In 2022, he ran for the U.S. Senate again to replace retiring Senator Richard Shelby however he lost the nomination to Katie Britt in the second round of voting.

Early political career
Mo Brooks was first elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in 1982. When he was elected he was elected he was with 11 other Republican politicians out of 140 politicians in the Alabama House of Representatives. Mo Brooks was elected again in 1983, 1986, and 1990. He was the leader of the meetings that the Republicans did. 

In 1996, Mo Brooks ran for election for the Madison County Commission and won against the incumbent who had been there for eight years. He was elected again in 2000, 2004, and 2008.

United States House of Representatives
In 2010, Mo Brooks was elected to represent Alabama's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. He defeated Parker Griffith and was the first Republican to represent the district in more than 130 years. Brooks is on two United States congressional committees in the House. He is on the United States House Committee on Armed Services and the United States House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. He is also on smaller committees that are part of these committees. They are called "subcommittees". They are the United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, and the United States House Science Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.

Personal life
Mo Brooks married Martha Jenkins in 1976 and they have four children and ten grandchildren.

References

Other websites

 Congressman Mo Brooks  official U.S. House site
 Mo Brooks for Congress 




Category:1954 births
Category:Living people
Category:United States representatives from Alabama
Category:Politicians from Charleston, South Carolina
Category:Republican Party (United States) politicians
Category:Members of the Alabama Legislature