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  Brooks, Susan M.
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NameSusan M. Brooks
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Rancho Palos Verdes, California , United States
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Born March 08, 1950 (75 years)
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Feb 16, 2023 01:42pm
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InfoExperience We Can Trust

* School Teacher
* Small Businesswoman
* Former Mayor and Councilwoman
* Mother & Wife



A Proven Leader
Demonstrated commitment to Republican principles: Served as Mayor, Councilwoman and Planning Commissioner in the city of Rancho Palos Verdes.

* Cut bureaucratic fat by 25%, cut city budget by 20%, privatized where possible and re-directed monies to increase public safety budget. Avoided raising taxes and turned deficit into a $2 million surplus.
* Maintained lowest per capita tax rate in South Bay
* Recognized by Reason Foundation for Good Governance.
* Worked closely with Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department to create an Emergency Response Team and Motorcycle Patrol.
* Revised Development Code to make her city more "user friendly."

"I'd like to apply these skills to our nation's fiscal woes. Let's end federal control of our lives, empower those at the local level and return the money to the taxpayer." - Susan Brooks

A Community Leader

* California YMCA Youth & Government Governing Board Member
* Homeowners Association President, Rancho Palos Verdes
* Regional Law Enforcement Commission
* South Bay Juvenile Diversion Board
* Sanitation District Board
* Little League Board, AYSO Assistant Coach
* Church School Teacher
* Air Force Association Member
* PV Art Center Associate
* Area Director, CCRI California Civil Rights Initiative

Principled Republican

* Republican Congressional Nominee; 1994 & 1996
* State Delegate, California Republican Party
* Member, 54th Assembly District Central Committee Member,
* Association of Elected Republican Officials (AERO)
* Founding Member, California Congress of Republicans - South Bay Chapter
* Member, Republican Women Federated; Palos Verdes, San Pedro, South Bay, Westchester and Manhattan Beach.
* * partial listing

[Family Picture]Susan Brooks holds a Masters Degree from Columbia University and is married to patent attorney Jim Brooks. They have two children, Meredith and Aaron, and are members of St. Peter's by the Sea Presbyterian Church.

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  06/02/1998 CA District 36- All-Party Primary Lost 17.45% (-12.54%)
  11/05/1996 CA District 36 Lost 43.90% (-8.56%)
  03/26/1996 CA District 36 - R Primary Won 42.43% (+5.77%)
  11/08/1994 CA District 36 Lost 47.56% (-0.41%)
  06/07/1994 CA District 36 - R Primary Won 51.42% (+2.84%)
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CA District 36 - Special Open Primary - May 17, 2011 R Michael A. "Mike" Gin