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Tyrone Brooks, Sr.
Tyrone Brooks, Sr. (b. October 10, 1945) is a former Democratic member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing District 55 from 1980 to April 9, 2015. In his resignation letter to Gov. Nathan Deal (R), Brooks said that he was resigning because he wanted to focus more on his civil rights work. Later that day, Brooks pleaded guilty to one count of filing a false tax document and no contest to five counts of mail and wire fraud.[1][2]
Biography
Brooks' professional experience includes working as the chair/chief executive officer of a business and political consulting firm, a civil/human rights worker, and a speaker/lecturer.[3]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Brooks served on the following committees:
| Georgia committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Economic Development and Tourism |
| • Governmental Affairs |
| • Retirement |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Brooks served on the following committees:
| Georgia committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Economic Development and Tourism |
| • Governmental Affairs |
| • Retirement |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Brooks served on the following committees:
| Georgia committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Economic Development and Tourism |
| • Governmental Affairs |
| • Retirement |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Brooks served on the following committees:
| Georgia committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Economic Development and Tourism |
| • Governmental Affairs |
| • Retirement |
Elections
2014
Elections for the Georgia House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014, with runoff elections taking place where necessary on July 22, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Incumbent Tyrone Brooks was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[4][5][6]
2012
Brooks ran in the 2012 election for Georgia House of Representatives District 55. Brooks ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on July 31, 2012. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[7] Brooks ran unopposed in the general election.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Tyrone Brooks Incumbent |
100% | 22,464 | |
| Total Votes | 22,464 | |||
2010
Brooks ran for re-election to the 63rd District seat in 2010. He had no opposition in the July 20 primary and no one filed to run against him in the general election. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.[9]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 63 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Tyrone Brooks (D)
|
19,907 | 100.0% | ||
2008
In 2008 Brooks was re-elected to the Georgia House of Representatives District 63. Brooks (D) ran unopposed and finished with 27,341 votes.[10] Brooks raised $5,100 for his campaign fund.[11]
| Georgia House of Representatives District 63 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Tyrone Brooks, Sr. (D)
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27,341 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Noteworthy events
Misappropriation of funds
On April 9, 2015, Brooks pleaded guilty to one count of filing a false tax document and no contest to five counts of mail and wire fraud.[12] In May 2013, Brooks was indicted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office on 30 federal charges of wire, tax and mail fraud relating to his charitable work.[13] The U.S. Attorney’s Office alleged that Brooks took almost $1 million in charitable contributions meant for the Universal Humanities and the Georgia Association of Black Elected Officials (GABEO) and used the money for his personal use.[12]
While Brooks misappropriated funds from charities, he also under-reported his income to the federal government from 2008 to 2011. On his tax returns for those years, Brooks reported that he only earned $35,000 a year.[14]
On November 9, 2015, Brooks was sentenced to one year and a day in federal prison for tax, mail and wire fraud.[15]
Personal
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Brooks is President of the Georgia Association of Black Elected Officials, Co-Founder of the Coalition for a People's Agenda of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and the Rainbow Coalition.[3]
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2015
In 2015, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 12 through April 2.
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2014
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In 2014, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 13 through March 21.
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2013
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In 2013, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 13 through March 21.
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2012
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In 2012, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 9 through March 29.
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Recent news
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External links
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1996
- Tyrone Brooks on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ peachpundit.com, "Tyrone Brooks Resigned his House Seat," accessed April 9, 2015
- ↑ 11alive.com, "State Rep. Tyrone Brooks enters guilty plea on federal charge," accessed April 9, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Vote Smart, "Tyrone Brooks, Sr.'s Biography," accessed November 13, 2023
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 10, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed May 28, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed November 13, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State Elections Division, "Candidate List," accessed May 29, 2012
- ↑ Georgia Elections Division, "2012 Election Results" accessed November 16, 2012
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official 2010 Election results," accessed April 16, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official 2008 General election results," accessed April 16, 2014
- ↑ Campaign funds
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 11alive.com, "State Rep. Tyrone Brooks enters guilty plea on federal charge," accessed April 10, 2015
- ↑ gpb.org, "State Rep. Tyrone Brooks Pleads Guilty To Filing False Tax Form," accessed April 10, 2015
- ↑ chron.com/, "Ex-Georgia lawmaker pleads guilty to filing false tax form," accessed April 10, 2015
- ↑ atlantamagazine.com, "Tyrone Brooks sentenced to federal prison for a year and a day," accessed April 9, 2016
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Rashad Taylor (D) |
Georgia House of Representatives District 55 2013–April 9, 2015 |
Succeeded by Marie Metze (D) |
| Preceded by - |
Georgia House of Representatives District 63 1981–2013 |
Succeeded by Ronnie Mabra (D) |
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