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Kevin Brooks
| Kevin Brooks | ||
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| Tennessee House Of Representatives District 24 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2006-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| November 4, 2014 | ||
| Years in position | 7 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Leadership | ||
| Assistant Majority Leader, Tennessee House of Representatives | ||
| Present | ||
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $19,009/year | |
| Per diem | $173/legislative day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | 2006 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Lee University | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | May 4, 1967 | |
| Religion | Church of God | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Biography
Brooks earned his BA from Lee University. He has worked in public relations and conference management. Brooks is a former Commissioner for the Cleveland City Planning Commission.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Brooks served on the following committees:
| Tennessee Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Education | ||||
| • Finance, Ways, and Means | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Brooks served on these committees:
| Tennessee Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Children & Family Affairs, Vice-chair | ||||
| • Education | ||||
| • Finance, Ways, and Means | ||||
| • Rules | ||||
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Brooks served on these committees:
| Tennessee Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Children & Family Affairs, Vice-chair | ||||
| • Education | ||||
| • Finance, Ways, and Means | ||||
| • Rules | ||||
Issues
School voucher bill skipped
Rep. Bill Dunn was discussing his school-choice bill in the House Education Subcommittee meeting on April 27 when a 10-minute recess was called. Republicans met in that recess in Speaker Beth Harwell's office and at the end of the recess, Representatives Kevin Brooks and Richard Montgomery moved to send Dunn's bill to a summer study committee.
Lawmakers often do this to put off an issue for another day without killing the legislation.
The “Equal Opportunity Scholarship Act,” or HB388, would allow low-income students in the state’s biggest cities (Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville and Chattanooga) to be given a “scholarship” to attend a public school elsewhere in the district, a public charter school or a non-public school.
The bill passed in the Senate the week prior to this delay, 18-10.[1]
Presidential preference
2012
Kevin Brooks endorsed Newt Gingrich in the 2012 presidential election. [2]
Elections
2012
Brooks ran in the 2012 election for Tennessee House of Representatives, District 24. Brooks defeated Jack L. Epperson in the August 2 primary election. Aaron Hyden originally filed, but did not appear on the primary ballot. He was unchallenged in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[3][4][5][6]
| Tennessee House of Representatives, District 24 Republican Primary, 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Kevin Brooks Incumbent |
80.1% | 5,737 |
| Jack Epperson | 19.9% | 1,424 |
| Total Votes | 7,161 | |
2010
Brooks was re-elected to the 24th District Seat in 2010. He faced no opposition in the general election on November 2, 2010. He was unopposed in the August 5 primary.[7][8]
| Tennessee House of Representatives, District 24 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Kevin D. Brooks (R)
|
10,647 | |||
2008
On Nov. 4, 2008, Brooks won re-election to the 24th District Seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives, defeating opponent Greg Cain (I). [9]
Brooks raised $40,843 for his campaign while Cain raised $290. [10]
| Tennessee House of Representatives, District 24 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Kevin Brooks (R)
|
16,023 | |||
| Greg Cain (D) | 3,689 | |||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, Brooks received $68,195 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.[11]
| Tennessee House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to Kevin Brooks's campaign in 2010 | |
| Armour, Larry | $2,000 |
| Bowers, Nelson | $2,000 |
| Lawson, Stan | $2,000 |
| Talley, Roger | $2,000 |
| Mccamish, Dewayne B | $2,000 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $68,195 |
2008
Brooks raised $40,843 in the 2008 election cycle.
His major contributors are listed below. [12]
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Brenda Lawson | $2,000 |
| Steve Wright | $2,000 |
| Tennessee Association of Realtors | $1,250 |
| 11 different donors | $1,000 |
Personal
Brooks and his wife, Kim, have two children. They currently reside in Cleveland, Tennessee.
Recent news
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Kevin Brooks News Feed
- Haslam signs law lowering sales tax - Cleveland Daily Banner
- Brooks, TCPS students share work to help local residents - Cleveland Daily Banner
- Haslam signs landmark Workers Comp Reform Act in Clarksville - Clarksville Leaf Chronicle
- Workers' Compensation Reform Is Right For Tennessee - The Chattanoogan
- Workers' comp overhaul signed into law - Murfreesboro Post
- Grizzlies beat Thunder in OT for 3-1 series lead - WIS
- Vacation Iowa: 2013 West Region events - DesMoinesRegister.com
- Memphis grinds out Game 3 win over Thunder - Tulsa World
- STATE EDITORIAL ROUNDUP - The Daily News Journal
- Vikings build through draft under Rick Spielman, Leslie Frazier - NFL News
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External links
- Tennessee Legislature - Representative Kevin Brooks
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006
- Tennessee Votes profile
- State Surge - Legislative and voting track record
References
- ↑ "House Skips School-Voucher Bill," Tennessee Report, April 28, 2011
- ↑ Tennessean, "Gingrich campaign touts endorsements after losing a major one," March 5, 2012
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State - 2012 Primary Candidates
- ↑ Tennessee Department of State - Unofficial primary results
- ↑ Associated Press "Tennessee - Summary Vote Results," Accessed August 2, 2012
- ↑ Tennessee Department of State - Unofficial primary results
- ↑ Unofficial Republican state representative primary results from the TN Secretary of State, 2010
- ↑ Tennessee General election results
- ↑ Election Results, Tennessee House of Representatives, District 24
- ↑ District 24 Tennessee House Spending, 2008
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2010 contributions
- ↑ Tennessee House donor numbers
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