Bob Brooks

Why they say you should vote for them

The candidate's own case to voters, summarized from their campaign and public statements.

• Says "Washington's a dumpster fire, and working people are the ones getting burned," and that he is running to make Washington work for working people.[1]
• Says the cost of living is "the number one issue" he hears from neighbors and the reason he entered the race.[1]
• Points to 20 years as a Bethlehem firefighter and his union work, including helping pass mental health coverage for firefighters with post-traumatic stress injury.[2],[3]

Background

• President, Pennsylvania Professional Fire Fighters Association[2],[3]
• Firefighter for 20 years (joined in 2005), City of Bethlehem Fire Department[2]
• Owner, lawn care and snow removal business, Brooks Lawn Care · 2013–present[2]
• Youth and varsity baseball coach, Nazareth Area High School[2]

Where they stand

• Health Care
  Supports Medicare for All and restoring federal Medicaid cuts, and says he would work to lower prices for drugs such as insulin.[1]
• Taxes
  Supports a billionaire minimum tax and repealing parts of the 2017 tax law that he says benefited billionaires and large corporations.[1]
• Economy & Jobs
  Supports raising the federal minimum wage and tying it to inflation, and passing the PRO Act to make it easier to join a union.[1]
• Immigration
  Says the immigration system should deter illegal entry and secure the border while treating people humanely and giving law-abiding immigrants a chance to earn citizenship.[1]
• Energy & Environment
  Opposes federal legislation that limits local control over where data centers are built, and supports new nuclear and natural gas power plants while expanding renewable energy.[1]

Voting record

Bob Brooks has not held an office with a recorded voting record. See Background and Where they stand.

In their words