Joseph E. Brooks | |
Office: | Member of the Maine House of Representatives for the 42nd District |
Term Start: | December 2012 |
Term End: | December 2014 |
Predecessor: | Peter Rioux (R) |
Successor: | James Gillway (R) |
Office1: | Member of the Maine House of Representatives for the 107th District |
Term Start1: | December 1996 |
Term End1: | December 2002 |
Successor1: | Jeffrey Kaelin (R) |
Party: | Unenrolled (independent) |
Birth Date: | 24 February 1942 |
Birth Place: | Brewer, Maine |
Alma Mater: | John Bapst Memorial High School |
Profession: | Journalist, Regional Director of Senior Service Agency |
Residence: | Winterport, Maine |
Spouse: | Mary |
Joseph E. Brooks (born February 24, 1942) is an American politician, journalist and social service agency director from Maine. An Unenrolled (independent) member of the Maine House of Representatives, Brooks represented a portion of rural Waldo County including his residence in Winterport, Maine. He served in the Maine House previously from 1996 to 2002.[1]
Brooks is originally from Brewer, Maine and graduated from John Bapst Memorial High School in Bangor, Maine. Brooks served in the Army National Guard from 1959 to 1972. He also worked as a newspaper editor and journalist with the Bangor Daily News from 1961 to 1998.[1] [2]