Steven Brooks is a former American politician who served as a Democratic member of the

Nevada Assembly The Nevada Assembly is the lower house of the Nevada Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Nevada, the upper house being the Nevada Senate. The body consists of 42 members, elected to two-year terms from single-member distri ...

. He represented District 19 from 2011 to 2012, and District 17 from February 4, 2013, to March 28, 2013. Brooks became the first lawmaker to be expelled from the

Nevada State Legislature The Nevada Legislature is the bicameral state legislature of the U.S. state of Nevada, consisting of the Nevada Assembly (lower house with 42 members) and the Nevada Senate (upper house with 21 members). With a total of 63 seats, the Legislat ...

. Prior to winning elective office, Brooks was a teacher. After being passed over for a committee position, Brooks allegedly threatened to kill Nevada State Legislature House Speaker

Marilyn Kirkpatrick Marilyn Kaye Kirkpatrick (born March 11, 1967) is an American politician. She was the chairwoman of the Clark County Commission. She was a member of the Nevada Assembly The Nevada Assembly is the lower house of the Nevada Legislature, the st ...

. A month later he was arrested on a charge of domestic battery and resisting arrest. Police also found a gun in his possession which was not registered to him. He was then expelled from the Nevada legislature by a two thirds vote. A few hours later he was arrested again after a high speed chase in California. Brooks spent nearly a year and a half in prison after pleading guilty to charges of resisting a public officer with a firearm and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. Brooks said he was addicted to marijuana at the time of his arrest. In April 2019, Brooks was arrested a third time after police said he started a fight at a convenience store and threatened to kill Las Vegas police officers.

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Living people Democratic Party members of the Nevada Assembly Nevada politicians convicted of crimes People expelled from United States state legislatures Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century members of the Nevada Legislature {{Nevada-politician-stub