Policy Positions
Climate(8)
Supports approving new nuclear power plants, calling nuclear power clean, safe, and underutilized.
"Nuclear power is clean, safe and underutilized. I'll work to approve new nuclear and natural gas power plants while we build up renewables."
Supports approving new nuclear power plants as a clean, safe, and underutilized energy source.
"Nuclear power is clean, safe and underutilized. I'll work to approve new nuclear and natural gas power plants while we build up renewables."
Supports restoring renewable energy programs cut by the Trump administration and investing in wind and solar projects.
"Bring back renewables cut by Trump, invest in new nuclear and natural gas power plants, and crack down on price-gouging utility monopolies... Pennsylvania can lead the way by building wind, solar, and power projects that put people to work."
Supports restoring renewable energy programs cut by Trump and investing in wind, solar, and clean energy projects.
"Bring back renewables cut by Trump, invest in new nuclear and natural gas power plants, and crack down on price-gouging utility monopolies... Pennsylvania can lead the way by building wind, solar, and power projects that put people to work."
Supports holding the EPA accountable and pushing for stricter federal oversight for pollution, opposing weakening of the Clean Air and Water Act.
"I'll make sure to hold the EPA accountable and push for stricter federal oversight for pollution like sewage sludge and mine refuse. Ryan Mackenzie's destruction of the Clean Air and Water Act is a betrayal of Carbon County residents and their history of dealing with pollution."
Supports holding the EPA accountable and pushing for stricter federal oversight for pollution, opposing rollbacks to the Clean Air and Water Act.
"I'll make sure to hold the EPA accountable and push for stricter federal oversight for pollution like sewage sludge and mine refuse. Ryan Mackenzie's destruction of the Clean Air and Water Act is a betrayal of Carbon County residents."
Supports taking on the climate crisis through clean energy investment and creating union jobs in the clean energy sector.
"That means creating good-paying union jobs in clean energy, protecting our air and water, taking on the climate crisis, and investing in the industries of tomorrow."
Supports taking on the climate crisis through clean energy investment and good-paying union jobs in clean energy.
"That means creating good-paying union jobs in clean energy, protecting our air and water, taking on the climate crisis, and investing in the industries of tomorrow."
Criminal Justice(2)
Supports ensuring communities trust law enforcement and that police have proper resources, training, and equipment.
"It means making sure firehouses, EMTs, and police have the training and equipment they need, and that communities trust the people sworn to protect them."
Supports ensuring communities trust law enforcement and that police have proper training, resources, and accountability.
"It means making sure firehouses, EMTs, and police have the training and equipment they need, and that communities trust the people sworn to protect them."
Economy(13)
Supports passing the PRO Act to make it easier to join unions, crack down on union-busting, and expand collective bargaining rights.
"I'll make it easier to join a union by passing the PRO Act, crack down on bosses who punish workers, and make sure every worker can fight for a better future."
Supports raising the federal minimum wage and indexing it to inflation.
"The last time we raised the minimum wage was 2006. We've fought three wars since then. We need to raise it, and tie it to inflation."
Supports raising the federal minimum wage and tying it to inflation.
"The last time we raised the minimum wage was 2006. We've fought three wars since then. We need to raise it, and tie it to inflation."
Supports passing the PRO Act to make it easier to join a union and crack down on employer retaliation against workers.
"I'll make it easier to join a union by passing the PRO Act, crack down on bosses who punish workers, and make sure every worker can fight for a better future."
Supports a billionaire minimum tax to ensure ultra-wealthy individuals pay a baseline federal tax rate.
"We need to pass a billionaire minimum tax: a baseline tax rate the ultra-wealthy can't dodge."
Supports repealing the 2017 Trump Tax Cuts and making corporations pay higher taxes to reduce the debt and fund social programs.
"The 2017 Trump Tax Cuts and Jobs Act handed massive breaks to billionaires and big corporations, exploding the national debt and leaving working families to pick up the tab. Repealing those giveaways could raise over $1.5 trillion – enough to lower the debt, expand healthcare, and strengthen the safety net without raising taxes on working people."
Supports a billionaire minimum tax to ensure the ultra-wealthy pay a baseline federal tax rate comparable to ordinary workers.
"We need to pass a billionaire minimum tax: a baseline tax rate the ultra-wealthy can't dodge. In 2022, the 400 richest Americans paid an average federal tax rate of just 3.4% on their wealth, while ordinary workers paid 14% or more."
Supports repealing the 2017 Trump Tax Cuts and raising taxes on corporations and the wealthy.
"The 2017 Trump Tax Cuts and Jobs Act handed massive breaks to billionaires and big corporations, exploding the national debt and leaving working families to pick up the tab. Repealing those giveaways could raise over $1.5 trillion."
Supports reducing the national debt by repealing the Trump tax cuts, which he says exploded the deficit.
"Repealing those giveaways could raise over $1.5 trillion – enough to lower the debt, expand healthcare, and strengthen the safety net without raising taxes on working people."
Supports funding apprenticeships, vocational programs, and training to place young people in manufacturing, construction, and clean energy jobs.
"I'll fight to fund apprenticeships, vocational programs, and training that get young people into good-paying jobs in manufacturing, construction, and clean energy. This is the kind of work that builds a real middle class."
Supports funding apprenticeships, vocational programs, and training to get young people into manufacturing and construction jobs.
"I'll fight to fund apprenticeships, vocational programs, and training that get young people into good-paying jobs in manufacturing, construction, and clean energy."
Supports using revenue from repealing Trump tax cuts to lower the national debt.
"Repealing those giveaways could raise over $1.5 trillion – enough to lower the debt, expand healthcare, and strengthen the safety net without raising taxes on working people."
Brooks supports higher wages, better healthcare, and benefits for workers, drawing on his background as a union president who fought for these issues.
"As the union President of the Pennsylvania Professional Fire Fighters Association, Bob took on the politicians for higher wages, better healthcare, and benefits for all workers."
Education(10)
Explicitly opposes using federal money for private school vouchers.
"I will not support using federal money to hand vouchers to private schools while public schools are being starved."
Opposes using federal money for private school vouchers, arguing it starves public schools of resources.
"I will not support using federal money to hand vouchers to private schools while public schools are being starved."
Supports federal funding for every public school and opposes diverting federal money to private school vouchers.
"The federal government should step up and make sure every school in every corner of the district has the funding, staff, and support it needs so every kid gets a real education. And make no mistake: I will not support using federal money to hand vouchers to private schools while public schools are being starved."
Supports federal funding for every public school and opposes using federal money for private school vouchers.
"The federal government should step up and make sure every school in every corner of the district has the funding, staff, and support it needs so every kid gets a real education. And make no mistake: I will not support using federal money to hand vouchers to private schools while public schools are being starved."
Supports respect and resources for teachers and opposes attacks on their collective bargaining rights.
"Public schools and teachers are under constant attack by Republicans, scapegoating some of our most dedicated public servants and threatening their collective bargaining... Our teachers deserve respect, our kids deserve opportunity, and I'll fight for both."
Supports protecting teachers' collective bargaining rights and respecting the teaching profession.
"Public schools and teachers are under constant attack by Republicans, scapegoating some of our most dedicated public servants and threatening their collective bargaining... Our teachers deserve respect, our kids deserve opportunity, and I'll fight for both."
Supports bringing down college tuition, making financial aid work, and funding vocational training and apprenticeships.
"We need to bring down tuition and make sure financial aid works. Trades matter too. I'll fight to fund apprenticeships, vocational programs, and training that get young people into good-paying jobs in manufacturing, construction, and clean energy."
Supports reducing college tuition and improving financial aid, as well as funding trade and vocational programs.
"We need to bring down tuition and make sure financial aid works... I'll fight to fund apprenticeships, vocational programs, and training that get young people into good-paying jobs in manufacturing, construction, and clean energy."
Expresses concern about student debt burdens, implying support for relief, though stops short of explicitly endorsing a specific forgiveness program.
"I've seen too many kids bury themselves in student debt just to get a shot at a decent life. College shouldn't leave you broke before you even start working."
Mentions student debt as a problem but does not explicitly state a position on loan forgiveness programs.
"I've seen too many kids bury themselves in student debt just to get a shot at a decent life. College shouldn't leave you broke before you even start working."
Guns(4)
Supports universal background checks and closing the gun show loophole to prevent dangerous people from obtaining firearms.
"We need common-sense laws: universal background checks, closing the gun show loophole, and enforcing waiting periods so dangerous people don't get their hands on guns."
Supports universal background checks and closing the gun show loophole.
"We need common-sense laws: universal background checks, closing the gun show loophole, and enforcing waiting periods so dangerous people don't get their hands on guns."
Expresses personal respect for the Second Amendment as a gun owner while also supporting common-sense regulations.
"I'm a firefighter who owns guns and grew up around guns. I respect the Second Amendment."
Expresses respect for the Second Amendment as a gun owner while also supporting common-sense gun laws.
"I'm a firefighter who owns guns and grew up around guns. I respect the Second Amendment. But guns are now the leading cause of death for American kids, and in 2024 there were 332 school shootings."
Healthcare(10)
Supports codifying Roe v. Wade and passing legislation to overturn Trump abortion bans, asserting that reproductive healthcare decisions belong to individuals.
"We need to codify Roe v. Wade in the constitution and pass legislation to overturn Trump abortion bans in red states. If you need care, everyone deserves the same access, the same protections, and the same rights."
Supports codifying Roe v. Wade and passing legislation to overturn Trump abortion bans, ensuring equal access to reproductive healthcare.
"We need to codify Roe v. Wade in the constitution and pass legislation to overturn Trump abortion bans in red states. If you need care, everyone deserves the same access, the same protections, and the same rights."
Explicitly supports Medicare for All as the solution to the U.S. healthcare affordability crisis.
"Because of this, I support Medicare for All. You shouldn't have to run into a burning building to get healthcare from your government or wait until you turn 65."
Supports Medicare for All as a solution to the healthcare affordability crisis.
"Because of this, I support Medicare for All. You shouldn't have to run into a burning building to get healthcare from your government or wait until you turn 65."
Supports restoring cuts to Medicaid and expanding Medicare to a universal coverage system.
"Restore the cuts to Medicaid and provide Medicare for All. In the richest country in the world, we can give people healthcare. Simple."
Supports restoring cuts to Medicaid and expanding Medicare to cover all Americans.
"Restore the cuts to Medicaid and provide Medicare for All. In the richest country in the world, we can give people healthcare. Simple."
Supports bringing down drug prices, specifically mentioning insulin and beta-blockers.
"I'll also go to bat to bring down drug prices like insulin and beta-blockers, expand coverage, and make sure every town has the doctors and clinics people actually need."
Supports bringing down drug prices, specifically citing insulin and beta-blockers, and expanding coverage.
"I'll also go to bat to bring down drug prices like insulin and beta-blockers, expand coverage, and make sure every town has the doctors and clinics people actually need. No more lining the pockets of insurance and drug company bosses."
Supports investing in mental health and addiction services as part of community safety infrastructure.
"It means investing in mental health and addiction services so our ERs and firehouses aren't the only safety net."
Supports investing in mental health and addiction services as part of community safety infrastructure.
"It means investing in mental health and addiction services so our ERs and firehouses aren't the only safety net."
Immigration(6)
Opposes aggressive deportation tactics such as masked agents conducting street arrests without due process.
"In America, we don't send masked men to kidnap people off the street and throw them into unmarked cars. It's bullshit and un-American."
Supports an immigration system that deters illegal entry and secures the border while treating people humanely.
"We need an immigration system that deters illegal entry and secures our border, while treating people humanely and give law-abiding folks a shot at earning citizenship."
Supports a border security system that deters illegal entry while treating people humanely.
"We need an immigration system that deters illegal entry and secures our border, while treating people humanely and give law-abiding folks a shot at earning citizenship."
Supports providing law-abiding immigrants a pathway to earn citizenship.
"We need an immigration system that deters illegal entry and secures our border, while treating people humanely and give law-abiding folks a shot at earning citizenship."
Opposes aggressive deportation tactics such as masked agents conducting street detentions without due process.
"In America, we don't send masked men to kidnap people off the street and throw them into unmarked cars. It's bullshit and un-American."
Supports providing pathways to citizenship for law-abiding immigrants.
"We need an immigration system that deters illegal entry and secures our border, while treating people humanely and give law-abiding folks a shot at earning citizenship."
Social Issues(4)
Supports protecting anti-discrimination laws, defending marriage equality, and ensuring LGBTQ+ individuals can live freely.
"I'll always stand up for LGBTQ people by protecting anti-discrimination laws, defending marriage equality, and making sure everyone can live comfortably as themselves."
Supports codifying Roe v. Wade and overturning Trump abortion bans, asserting reproductive choices belong to individuals, not government.
"The government has no business telling people what to do with their own bodies. Period. Your healthcare, your reproductive choices, and your personal health is yours. Not Ryan Mackenzie's, not anyone else's. We need to codify Roe v. Wade in the constitution and pass legislation to overturn Trump abortion bans in red states."
Supports protecting anti-discrimination laws, defending marriage equality, and opposing government interference in LGBTQ people's lives.
"I'll always stand up for LGBTQ people by protecting anti-discrimination laws, defending marriage equality, and making sure everyone can live comfortably as themselves."
Supports codifying Roe v. Wade into the Constitution and overturning Trump abortion bans, affirming abortion access as a personal healthcare decision.
"We need to codify Roe v. Wade in the constitution and pass legislation to overturn Trump abortion bans in red states."