Bob Brooks on 2026 Midterm Elections

Public disputes concerning the 2026 U.S. midterm election cycle, including campaigns, candidates, conventions, advertising, endorsements, and election-related policy promises.

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Counts show individual statements. They do not assign an overall position.

Statement history

2 statements on this page. Dates: September 15, 2026 to September 21, 2026

2 matching statements. Dates: September 15, 2026 to September 21, 2026

2 published statements. Dates: September 15, 2026 to September 21, 2026

Condemned

1 published statement. Dates: September 15, 2026

1 statement on this page. Dates: September 15, 2026

Bob Brooks

Role at the time: Democratic nominee for U.S. House, Pennsylvania's 7th district (statement issued by his campaign spokesperson)

September 15, 2026Condemned

Statement summary

In a statement to the Morning Call on September 15, 2026, Brooks campaign spokesperson Benny Stanislawski called the Iran war "a reckless war of choice" that Rep. Ryan Mackenzie supports, grouping it with cost and health care critiques ahead of the candidates' October 21 debate.

“Bob will debate Ryan Mackenzie on WFMZ on October 21 and looks forward to contrasting his record of service to his community as a 20-year Bethlehem firefighter, youth baseball coach, and snow plow driver against Mackenzie's record of jacking up costs, ripping away health care, and supporting a reckless war of choice in Iran.”

Open source

Ryan Mackenzie and Bob Brooks will face off in a debate next month. What to know

Morning Call report on the October 21, 2026 WFMZ debate agreement between Ryan Mackenzie and Bob Brooks in Pennsylvania's 7th District.

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Why we used this label

The campaign characterizes the war as reckless and a matter of choice and faults the incumbent for supporting it, a clear opposition position stated on Brooks's behalf.

Read statement Do they support the war in Iran?

Mixed or conditional

1 published statement. Dates: September 21, 2026

1 statement on this page. Dates: September 21, 2026

Bob Brooks

Role at the time: 2026 Democratic House candidate in Pennsylvania

September 21, 2026Mixed or conditional

Statement summary

Brooks accepted camera use to catch suspects while rejecting retention of innocent drivers' information.

“If they could use the Flock cameras to catch bad guys, that's fine by me. But there's no reason they should be storing innocent people's info”

Open sourceBattleground congressional candidates in Pennsylvania talk Flock camerasOriginal candidate interviews and quoted campaign statements; syndicated text

Original candidate interviews and quoted campaign statements; syndicated text

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Why we used this label

The reference point is whether networked license-plate reader systems such as Flock should exist and be used. Brooks said using the cameras to catch suspects is fine but that there is no reason to store innocent people's information. Accepting use while objecting to retention fits Mixed or conditional.

Read statement Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?