Bob Brooks (Pennsylvania politician)

Robert "Bob" Brooks is an American politician. He is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 54th district from 2018 to 2023. Previously, he served as a city councillor and mayor in Murrysville, Pennsylvania.

Bob Brooks
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 54th district
In office
December 1, 2018[1] – January 3, 2023
Preceded byEli Evankovich
Succeeded byGreg Scott
Mayor, Murrysville, Pennsylvania[2]
In office
2010–2018
City Councillor, Murrysville, Pennsylvania[3]
Personal details
SpouseSue[3]
Children3[3]
Alma materFranklin & Marshall College
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania[3]
OccupationFinancial Advisor[4]
Websitewww.repbrooks.com

Political career

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Brooks was a member of the City Council in Murrysville, Pennsylvania, and was Mayor of Murrysville from 2010 to 2018.[2] In 2015, he was named Pennsylvania's Mayor of the Year by the Pennsylvania State Mayors Association.[5]

In 2018, he ran for election to represent the 54th district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. The Republican primary was a four-way race, which Brooks won with 35% of the vote. He went on to win the general election with 59.8% of the vote.[1]

He currently sits on the following House committees:[4]

  • Commerce
  • Finance
  • Local Government
  • Urban Affairs (Subcommittee Chair on Cities, Third Class)

Electoral record

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2018 Republican primary election: Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 54[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert Brooks 1,755 35.0%
Republican Michael Korns Jr. 1,333 26.6%
Republican Maryalice Newborn 1,319 26.3%
Republican Bryan Kline 612 12.2%
2018 general election: Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 54[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert Brooks 16,301 59.8%
Democratic Jonathan McCabe 10,944 40.2%

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Robert Brooks (Pennsylvania)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Robert J. Brooks". legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Robert Brooks' Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Bob Brooks". legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  5. ^ Means, Tim (11 September 2015). "Newsmaker you should know / Murrysville mayor named top mayor in state". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 17 April 2020.