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

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

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

  1. "Robert Brooks (Pennsylvania)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  2. "Robert J. Brooks". legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  3. "Robert Brooks' Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  4. "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.


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