[2] In February 2015, Brooks lost the legislative election for reappointment to the post, apparently in response to concerns over how the State House staff handled protesters who interrupted the January inauguration of Governor Peter Shumlin.
[3] In 2016, Brooks was a candidate for one of three seats representing Washington County in the Vermont Senate.
[4] In the August primary, incumbents Anthony Pollina and Ann Cummings were renominated by the Democratic Party.
[1] In May 2018, Brooks announced that he would not run for reelection, and he retired at the expiration of his term in January 2019.
[6] In the 2018 election, Cummings and Pollina were reelected and the third seat was won by Democrat Andrew Perchlik.