Robert "Bob" Brooks is an American politician. He is a former

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member of the

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, representing the 54th district from 2018 to 2023. Previously, he served as a city councillor and mayor in

Murrysville, Pennsylvania Murrysville, known formally by its legal name in its Charter as The Municipality of Murrysville, is designated as a home rule status community in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population ...

Political career

Brooks was a member of the City Council in Murrysville, Pennsylvania, and was Mayor of Murrysville from 2010 to 2018. In 2015, he was named Pennsylvania's Mayor of the Year by the Pennsylvania State Mayors Association. 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. He currently sits on the following House committees: * Commerce * Finance * Local Government * Urban Affairs (Subcommittee Chair on Cities, Third Class)

Electoral record

References

Living people Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Year of birth missing (living people) People from Murrysville, Pennsylvania Mayors of places in Pennsylvania 21st-century American politicians {{Pennsylvania-PARepresentative-stub