Delegate Benjamin Brooks
2018 Regular Session
District 10, Baltimore County
Past House Service
2015 Task Force to Reduce the Rate of Uninsured Drivers
Public Service
2017-Advisory council on the Impact of Regulations on Small Businesses
2016-Task Force to Investigate the Challenges of and Opportunities for Minorities in Business
2016-Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Board
2015-Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland (Treasurer, 2016-2018)
Memberships
Edrich Manor Homeowners Association
Northern Cove Property Owners Association, Inc.
South Carolina State University Alumni Association,
Greater Baltimore Chapter
The Liberty Road Business Association, Inc.
Baltimore County Democratic Central Committee
Maryland Democratic Party Executive Committee
American Legion Post 202
2012-Board of Directors, Sojourner Douglass College
Awards
Good Conduct Medal
National Defense Medal
Accommodations and Vietnam Service Medals
Biographical Information
Born, Sumter, South Carolina, April, 23, 1950
Ebenezer High School, 1968
U.S. Army, Vietnam Veteran, 1969 - 1971
South Carolina State University, B.S., Accounting, 1976
Owner, B&R Brooks Professional Tax Service, 1987-
Brooks Family Investments, Inc. President 2004-
Joseph E. Seagram and Sons, Accountant, 1976-1987
Married; three children.
Tenure:
First elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2014. Member of the House since 2015.
Current Assignments:
2017- Deputy Majority Whip
2015- Economic Matters Committee
2015- Alcoholic Beverages Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee
2015- Property and Casualty Insurance Subcommittee
2015- Legislative Black Caucus (2nd Vice-Chair, 2018-20)
2015- Maryland Veterans Caucus
Party Affiliation:
Democrat