Susan Brooks
| Susan Brooks | |
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| Chairwoman of the House Ethics Committee | |
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Assumed office January 3, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Charlie Dent |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 5th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Dan Burton |
| United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana | |
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In office October 12, 2001 – October 1, 2007 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | ??? |
| Succeeded by | Timothy Morrison |
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August 25, 1960 Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
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Miami University (BA) Indiana University, Indianapolis (JD) |
| Website | House website |
Susan Wiant Brooks (born August 25, 1960) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who has been the U.S. Representative for Indiana's 5th congressional district since 2013. The district includes most of northern Indianapolis, as well as many of the city's wealthy northern and eastern suburbs. Brooks previously served as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana from 2001 to 2007.
She was a candidate to replace Mike Pence in the 2016 Indiana gubernatorial election after he withdrew from the race to be Donald Trump's running mate in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. However, Indiana Republicans went on to select Eric Holcomb, Indiana's current Lieutenant Governor and Pence's second in command during his administration.
Brooks was born to Robert and Marilyn Wiant in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was raised in Fort Wayne and graduated from Homestead High School. She earned a B.A. from Miami University, Ohio, where she was a part of the sorority Alpha Omicron Pi, and her J.D. from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. She practiced criminal defense law from 1985 to 1997.
She was appointed by Mayor Steve Goldsmith in 1998 to be deputy mayor. She monitored the police, fire, and emergency response activities. She focused on crime, the criminal justice system, and social welfare issues.
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