Kevin Brooks (born May 4, 1967) is an American politician who is the mayor of Cleveland, Tennessee.

Between 2006 and the beginning of his term as mayor he served as a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 24th district, encompassing Cleveland and parts of Bradley County.

[6] He was Chair of the Subcommittee on Children and Family Affairs, Vice Chair of the Children and Family Affairs committee, and a member of the Subcommittee on Education, as well as the Education, Finance, Ways and Means, and the Rules committees.

[citation needed] In January 2018, Brooks announced his candidacy for mayor of Cleveland, therefore not running for a 7th term.

He was endorsed by long-incumbent mayor Tom Rowland, who announced that he would not seek reelection.