"Susan is passionate about leading and developing people and teams. Bringing a positive attitude to challenging issues, Susan believes that collaboration with diverse perspectives is a key factor in solving problems. She is a strong proponent of change and leverages facts to inform decision making."
Susan Lynn Brooks is an American prosecutor and politician. She is a Republican and the former U.S. representative for Indiana's 5th congressional district. She was elected in 2012. The district includes the northern fifth of Indianapolis, as well as many of the city's affluent northern and eastern suburbs. Brooks served as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana from 2001
"There are so many important issues, and I will continue to bring attention to them. I truly love advocating for people, so in some ways I’ll be involved in advocacy and advising. Though, I really don’t know what the next chapter holds for me."
"I’ve always just taken it one position at a time, I did think that it would be incredibly cool to be a mayor because I really enjoyed the work at City Hall, but my kids were ages 5 and 8 at that time, though they really enjoyed my job at the mayor’s office. We did a lot of cool things, and they had a lot of fun with me when I was deputy mayor."
"It was a very important time to be part of the federal government."
"I learned from the best during that time, I just loved it. After that, I went to Ice Miller [LLP] as part of their government services practice group for about a year and a half."
"Afterwards, Judge Barr actually became a very good friend and supporter of mine, It’s one of those things where you never know who you will encounter in your life. It’s why I remind people that integrity and manners do matter. Be civil and polite and be good at what you do."
"I would like for women and young girls to value their experiences and leadership skills more than they do. I think this is really important. I didn’t come into this job because I was a woman or to be a strong Republican female leader, but going out, I realize how incredibly important it is, and I’m going to be really focused on recruiting over the next 18 months young people, women and people of color because, as I’ve told my party, we need to do a better job of looking like the country."