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==U.S. House of Representatives==
==U.S. House of Representatives==
Brooks was first elected to the House in the 1936 congressional elections which coincided with the landslide re-election of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]].<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=482728 LA - District 04 - Nov 03, 1936]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 23, 2021.</ref> Although he faced some more conservative primary challenges on several occasions, Brooks generally faced few obstacles in his dozen re-election bids.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=36341 Candidate - Overton Brooks]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 23, 2021.</ref>
Brooks was first elected to the House in the 1936 congressional elections which coincided with the landslide re-election of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]].<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=482728 LA - District 04 - Nov 03, 1936]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 23, 2021.</ref> Although he faced some more conservative primary challenges on several occasions, Brooks generally faced few obstacles in his dozen re-election bids.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=36341 Candidate - Overton Brooks]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 23, 2021.</ref>
As the second-ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee in 1951 amidst the [[Korean War]], Brooks announced the development of an atomic artillery shield to be used in Korea.<ref>May 24, 2001. [https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/24/opinion/IHT-1951atomic-shells-in-our-pages100-75-and-50-years-ago.html 1951:Atomic Shells : IN OUR PAGES:100, 75 AND 50 YEARS AGO]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved August 23, 2021.</ref> He also stated that objections to detonating [[atomic bomb]]s due to concerns of harming civilians were not sufficient for halting the use of atomic artillery shields.
Like his uncle, Brooks played a role in establishing flood control programs.<ref>Suhayda, Merle. [https://www.lib.lsu.edu/sites/default/files/sc/findaid/2492m.pdf Overton Brooks Papers]. ''Louisiana State University''. Retrieved August 23, 2021.</ref>
Like his uncle, Brooks played a role in establishing flood control programs.<ref>Suhayda, Merle. [https://www.lib.lsu.edu/sites/default/files/sc/findaid/2492m.pdf Overton Brooks Papers]. ''Louisiana State University''. Retrieved August 23, 2021.</ref>