Edward A. Brooks (July 1, 1942April 23, 2019) was an American politician and farmer from the state of

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. He served ten years in the

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, representing Juneau County and parts of northern Richland and Sauk counties.

Background

Brooks was born in

Baraboo, Wisconsin Baraboo ( ) is the county seat of Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States, located along the Baraboo River. The population was 12,556 at the 2020 census. The most populous city in the county, Baraboo is the principal city of the Baraboo micropo ...

, and attended Webb High School in

Reedsburg, Wisconsin Reedsburg is a city in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States. Its population in 2020 was 9,984. The city is located northwest of Madison, Wisconsin, Madison within the Madison metropolitan area, Baraboo micropolitan area. The city is surrounde ...

. He served in the

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. Brooks has received his bachelor's degree in agricultural economics, in 1985, from the

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. Brooks served on the Reedsburg Town Board and served as chair of the town board. Brooks served in the

from 2008 to 2019 and was a Republican. Brooks died from

leukemia Leukemia ( also spelled leukaemia; pronounced ) is a group of blood cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and produce high numbers of abnormal blood cells. These blood cells are not fully developed and are called ''blasts'' or '' ...

on April 23, 2019.

Wisconsin Legislature

Brooks served on the Wisconsin Assembly agriculture and criminal justice legislative committees. He also served on the urban and local affairs legislative committee and served as the chair of the committee.

References

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