What makes Bob Brooks qualified to serve in Congress?

Bob Brooks brings something rare to this race: a biography that is the argument. He has lived the working-class experience — holding multiple blue-collar jobs, running a small family business, and spending decades in the union hall fighting for workers who did not have lobbyists in Washington. His signature achievement as PPFFA president was winning a 10-year fight to pass mental health coverage for firefighters struggling with post-traumatic stress injury — a battle he refused to give up on and ultimately won. That same tenacity defines his congressional campaign.

He also brings experience on the ground in emergency response, including deployment with the IAFF disaster relief team after a hurricane hit Fort Myers, Florida, where he saw what it means to deliver help quickly, without politics.