Before joining DLS, Brooks was a Policy Analyst at the Virginia Department of Elections where he provided a broad range of support to elections officials, candidates, and voters across the Commonwealth regarding the application of Title 24.2 of the Code of Virginia. His primary subject matter areas were duties of election officials, campaign finance, candidate processing, and recounts and contests. Brooks also worked as senior legal analyst assistant to the OSCE/ODIHR observation mission to the United States elections in 2012 and as a policy fellow with the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES).