What is Mo Brooks?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Mo Brooks |image = Mo Brooks Portrait.jpg |state = [[Alabama]] |district = {{ushr|AL|5|5th}} |term_start = January 3, 2011 |term_end = January 3, 2023 |predecessor = [[Parker Griffith]] |successor = [[Dale Strong]] |office1 = Member of the [[Madison County, Alabama|Madison County]] Commission from the 5th district |term_start1 = 1996 |term_end1 = 2011 |predecessor1 = Rob Colson |successor1 = Phil Riddick |state_house2 = Alabama |district2 = 10th |term_start2 = 1984 |term_end2 = 1992 |predecessor2 = James Haney |successor2 = Tom Drake |state_house3 = Alabama |district3 = 18th |term_start3 = 1982 |term_end3 = 1984 |predecessor3 = Charlie Britnell |successor3 = Frank Riddick |birth_name = Morris Jackson Brooks Jr. |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|4|29}} |birth_place = [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]], [[South Carolina]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |spouse = {{marriage|Martha Jenkins|1976}} |children = 4 |education = [[Duke University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[University of Alabama]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]]) |website = {{url|brooks.house.gov|House website}} }} '''Morris Jackson Brooks Jr.'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legistorm.com/memberbio/2724/Rep_Mo_Brooks_AL.html|title=Representative Morris Jackson Brooks (Mo) (R-Alabama, 5th) - Biography from LegiStorm|website=www.legistorm.com}}</ref> (born April 29, 1954) is an American politician. He was the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] for {{ushr|AL|5}} from 2011 to 2023. He is a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]. In 2017, he ran and lost for the [[United States Senate]] seat vacated by [[Jeff Sessions]] upon his confirmation as [[U.S. Attorney General]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Lyman |first=Brian |date=May 15, 2017 |title=U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks jumps into Alabama Senate race |url=http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com