Doris F. Brooks Explained

Doris Brooks
Office:Auditor of Guam
Governor:Carl Gutierrez
Felix Perez Camacho
Eddie Calvo
Term Start:January 2001
Term End:June 8, 2018
Predecessor:Sonny Shelton
Successor:Yukari Hechanova (Acting)
Office1:Member of the Guam Legislature
Term Start1:January 2, 1989
Term End1:January 2, 1995
Birth Name:Doris Flores
Party:Republican
Spouse:James Brooks
Children:1, 4 stepchildren
Education:San Jose State University (BS)
Harvard University (MBA)

Doris Flores-Brooks is a Guamanian accountant, former bank executive and politician. Brooks is a former Republican senator in the Guam Legislature from 1989 to 1994. Brooks is known for being the first Chamorro to be a Certified Public Accountant. Brooks is also known for being Guam's first elected Public Auditor.

Education

Brooks earned a Bachelor of Science degree from San Jose State University. Brooks earned an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Career

Brooks became the first Chamorro to be a Certified Public Accountant.

Brooks is a former vice president and Chief Financial Officer of the Bank of Guam.

In November 1988, Brooks won the election and became a Republican senator in the Guam Legislature. Brooks served her first term on January 2, 1989, in the 20th Guam Legislature. Brooks served her second term on January 7, 1991, in the 21st Guam Legislature. Brooks served her third term on January 4, 1993, in the 22nd Guam Legislature, which ended on January 2, 1995.[1] [2]

In November 1994, Brooks lost the election as Lieutenant Governor of Guam. Brooks was defeated by Madeleine Z. Bordallo with 54.83% of the votes.[3]

In November 2000, Brooks won the election and became Guam's first elected Public Auditor with Office of the Public Auditor (renamed The Office of Public Accountability). Brooks served as a Public Auditor from 2001 to 2018.[4] [5] [6] Brooks resigned as Public Auditor on June 8, 2018. Brooks was succeeded by Yukari Hechanova, the Deputy Public Auditor, until a new Public Auditor is elected. [7] [8]

On November 6, 2018, Brooks lost the election as a Guam Delegate to the U.S. Congress. Brooks was defeated by Michael San Nicolas with 54.85% of the votes.[9]

In 2019, Brooks was appointed by Guam Governor Lou Leon Guerrero to the Public Utilities Commission. In 2019 at the national level, Brooks was appointed by President Donald J. Trump as a Commissioner of President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.[10] [11]

Awards

Personal life

Brooks' husband is James S. Brooks, an attorney. They have one son. Brooks also has four step-children. Brooks and her family live in Piti, Guam.[4] [10] [11]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of all Guam Legislatures . guamlegislature.com . October 6, 2021 . September 10, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210910211742/https://guamlegislature.com/index/list-of-guam-legislatures/ . bot: unknown .
  2. Web site: RECOGNITION OF WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, AND A TRIBUTE TO SENATOR CYNTHIA JOHNSTON TORRES . govinfo.gov . March 8, 2001 . October 7, 2021 . 2020-07-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200701015344/https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CREC-2001-03-08/html/CREC-2001-03-08-pt1-PgE326-3.htm . bot: unknown .
  3. Web site: Guam Lt. Governor . ourcampaigns.com . November 1994 . October 7, 2021.
  4. Web site: Doris Flores Brooks . kuam.com . 2016 . October 6, 2021.
  5. Web site: Brooks makes it official. She's seeking Guam Delegate office . pacificislandtimes.com . Bruce . Lloyd . June 22, 2019 . October 7, 2021.
  6. Web site: Public Auditor . opaguam.org . October 7, 2021 . October 7, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211007123652/https://www.opaguam.org/about-us/public-auditor . bot: unknown .
  7. Web site: OPA Bids Farewell to the First Elected Public Auditor . opaguam.org . June 15, 2018 . October 7, 2021 . October 7, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211007155533/https://opaguam.org/announcements/opa-bids-farewell-first-elected-public-auditor . bot: unknown .
  8. Web site: Flores-Brooks quits OPA, eyes Congress seat . pacificislandtimes.com . Mar-Vic . Cagurangan . May 30, 2018 . October 7, 2021 . October 7, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211007155038/https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/amp/2018/05/30/flores-brooks-quits-opa-eyes-congress-seat . bot: unknown .
  9. Web site: Guam Delegate to US House . ourcampaigns.com . November 6, 2018 . October 6, 2021.
  10. Web site: Doris Flores Brooks . mbda.gov . October 7, 2021.
  11. Web site: Doris Flores Brooks . commerce.gov . October 7, 2021 . October 7, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211007203442/https://www.commerce.gov/whiaapi/commissioners/doris-flores-brooks . bot: unknown .
  12. Web site: Jeffrey Jones named Executive of the Year . saipantribune.com . January 25, 2016 . October 7, 2021 . October 7, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211007205542/https://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/jeffrey-jones-named-executive-of-the-year/ . bot: unknown .