Thomas Norman Brooks

Tommy Brooks
President pro tempore of the
Mississippi State Senate
In office
January 1984 – June 6, 1985
Preceded byBill Alexander
Succeeded byGlen Deweese
Member of the Mississippi State Senate
In office
January 1968 – June 6, 1985
Succeeded byBuddy Bond
Constituency23rd district (1968–1972)
16th district (1972–1980)
30th district (1980–1984)
19th district (1984–1985)
In office
January 1960 – January 1964
Constituency17th district
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
from the Leake County district
In office
January 1952 – January 1960
Personal details
Born
Thomas Norman Brooks

(1924-08-23)August 23, 1924
Walnut Grove, Mississippi
DiedSeptember 23, 1992(1992-09-23) (aged 68)
Leake County, Mississippi
Political partyDemocratic
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Battles/warsWorld War II

Thomas Norman Brooks (August 23, 1924 – September 23, 1992) was an American farmer and Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi Legislature almost continuously from 1952 to 1985, when he was convicted and jailed for influence peddling. He also was the president pro tempore of the Mississippi State Senate from 1984 to his incarceration.