Susan W. Brooks

Susan Brooks
U.S. Representative from Indiana's 5th Congressional District; From: January 3, 2013 â 2021
Predecessor	Dan Burton
Successor	Victoria Spartz
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

In May 2019, Rep. Brooks joined 7 House moderate/liberal Republicans and all Democrats in voting to pass the Equality Act, erroneously claiming that the legislation is relevant to combating discrimination.^[13]

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;^[14] she joined three House RINOs as well as all Democrats in voting in favor of a resolution to condemn the "hateful" tweets.^[15]

Brooks opposed^[16] and voted against the sham articles of impeachment brought against President Trump.^[17]

On September 17, 2020, Brooks voted in favor of a bill sponsored by far-left Democrat Grace Meng to condemn the use of the term "Chinese virus" as being "racist".^[18]

References

External links

[1] â Two references:
Rep. Susan Brooks shocks GOP with retirement decision

Exclusive: GOP lawmaker who sought to recruit more women to run in 2020 is herself retiring

[2] Rep. Susan Brooks shocks GOP with retirement decision

[3] Exclusive: GOP lawmaker who sought to recruit more women to run in 2020 is herself retiring

[2] â Susan Brooks will not run for re-election: Lawmakers and political leaders react

[3] â Indiana 5th District - Brooks vs. Reske

[4] â Indiana's 5th Congressional District elections, 2014 - Ballotpedia

[5] â HR 325 - No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 - National Key Vote

[6] â S 540 - Temporary Debt Limit Extension Act - National Key Vote

[7] â HR 3 - Keystone XL Pipeline Act - National Key Vote

[8] â HR 1105 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 - National Key Vote

[9] â HR 36 - Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act - National Key Vote

[10] â HR 1314 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 - National Key Vote

[11] â Indiana's 5th Congressional District election, 2016

[12] â Indiana Election Results: Fifth House District

[13] â Multiple references:
Brooks Votes Against Discrimination

Republican Rep. Susan Brooks votes against party line, supports anti-discrimination 'Equality Act'

Here are the eight Republicans who voted with Democrats on the Equality Act

These 8 Republicans voted for the Equality Act

[16] Brooks Votes Against Discrimination

[17] Republican Rep. Susan Brooks votes against party line, supports anti-discrimination 'Equality Act'

[18] Here are the eight Republicans who voted with Democrats on the Equality Act

[19] These 8 Republicans voted for the Equality Act

[14] â Two references:
Indiana Rep. Susan Brooks calls President Trump's tweets toward Dem. congresswomen 'inappropriate'

Susan Brooks calls Trump's 'go back' tweets inappropriate, says they don't reflect 'American values'

[21] Indiana Rep. Susan Brooks calls President Trump's tweets toward Dem. congresswomen 'inappropriate'

[22] Susan Brooks calls Trump's 'go back' tweets inappropriate, says they don't reflect 'American values'

[15] â Multiple references:
House votes to condemn Trump for 'racist comments'

House Passes Resolution to Condemn Trumpâs âRacistâ Tweets, 240-187

The Republican Reaction to Trumpâs âGo Backâ Tweets

[24] House votes to condemn Trump for 'racist comments'

[25] House Passes Resolution to Condemn Trumpâs âRacistâ Tweets, 240-187

[26] The Republican Reaction to Trumpâs âGo Backâ Tweets

[16] â Brooks Opposes Partisan Impeachment Inquiry Authorization

[17] â Brooks Votes Against Articles of Impeachment

[18] â Roll Call 193 | Bill Number: H. Res. 908

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