Abby Brocklin
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| Senator from the Great Lakes | ||||
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| In Office: 2020 - Present Serving alongside: Washington | ||||
| Preceded by | Bryan Jennings | |||
| Succeeded by | Incumbent | |||
| Senate Democratic Whip | ||||
| In Office: 2021 - 2024 Served alongside: Democratic Leader Adams | ||||
| Preceded by | Jordan Vanleer | |||
| Succeeded by | Elizabeth Matthews | |||
| 26th House Minority Whip | ||||
| In Office: 2019 - 2020 Served alongside: Minority Leader Bingham | ||||
| Preceded by | Jennifer Vandenberg | |||
| Succeeded by | Spencer Callaway | |||
| Born | April 20, 1988 Cleveland, Ohio | |||
| Political Party | Democrat | |||
| Spouse | Kathryn Spencer (2021-2023), Marriage Voided Daniel Morey (2024 - ) | |||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | |||
Abby Brocklin Morey is an American politician, currently serving as the Senior Senator from the Great Lakes, and former Senate Democratic Whip. She's a former House Representative & House Minority Whip, for Michigan, 15th District. She also served in the Michigan State Senate.
Having 30 years when she became part of the Democratic Leadership team, Brocklin is the youngest whip of U.S. history, and also the longest serving since the creation of regions (2018-2024). Her sister, Hillary Brocklin, is a former Congresswoman for Virginia. Abby is married to Republican Senator Daniel Morey since 2024.
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Early Life
Abby Brocklin, the youngest of the family, was born in 1988 in Cleveland, Ohio, to Andrew & Elizabeth Brocklin. They left Ohio in 1993 to move to Richmond, Virginia.
Family Background
Her father, Andrew Brocklin was born in Alabama, but moved to Ohio in 1978. He was trained in Columbus and served as detective for the Richmond Police Department from 1985. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1990 and to Police Commissioner in 1994. He's currently the 58th Chief of the Shenandoah Valley Police Department.
Elizabeth Brocklin, her mother, was born in London during her parents' holidays. She lived for all her childhood in Virginia, but moved to Ohio in 1980 for a job opportunity. It was there where she met Andrew. She's currently working as Richmond's Deputy District Attorney.
Her older sister, Hillary Brocklin, is a former Representative for Virginia. She worked as prosecutor from 2011 until 2017, when she was elected to work at Congress. She however declined to run for re-election in 2018 for unknown reasons.
Angela Brocklin, also older, is a Legislator for North Carolina.
Gabriel Brocklin, her brother, is a former basketball player. Finally, Rachel Brocklin is still studying at University
The Brocklin family descends from a Confederate soldier. While most of Abigail's antecessors were Republicans, her grandfather, Jake Brocklin, was the first one to leave the party. He ran (and lost) as Independent for Virginia's Senate Seat. Her parents, Andrew & Elizabeth, are both Democrats. Today, most of the Brocklins have strong liberal ideologies.
University
After leaving high-school in 2006, Abby enrolled in American University (D.C.) and went on to medical school. After just one year she decided to leave Medicine and began instead the career of Political Science. During her five years at University, she was elected Chairwoman of the Students Council four times and was praised my teachers and fellow collegue members for her leadership. In 2011, after graduating, she decided to move to Michigan instead of going back to Virginia.
Political Career Start: State Senator
During her first year at Michigan, Brocklin worked as Campaign Advisor for Congressman John Dingell.
In early 2011, Republican Frank Watson announced his interest of running for Representative, which meant his State Senate Seat would be open in 2012. Many Republicans began a race to win the nomination, while Democrats waited for a prominent figure to enter the race.
During the 2011 Christmas Holidays, Abigail Brocklin was urged to run by her sister, Hillary, and her friend & boss, Rep. Dingell. She finally announced her candidancy the first day of 2012. While the conservative brothers Damper, moderate Harry Gaint & "Rockefeller Republican" Jake Trummer sought the Republican nomination, Abby began touring around Michigan. Pundits predicted a win for Brocklin due to the big disagreements between Republicans which started the month before the Michigan Republican Convention, when Gaint, winner of the primaries, died of a heart attack. The remaining candidates had already dropped out, though Gaint's name hadn't been yet placed on the ballot so Kent Damper decided to bring back his candidancy, being nominated by the party without opposition. This gained a lot of opposition from Trummer supporters and his own brother, Marcus, who joined the Libertarian Party.
Pundits labeled the race as a "likely Democratic gain". During the campaign, Brocklin was endorsed by Senator Brockmeier and Trummer, who switched parties. K. Damper began losing his supporters to Marcus due to the Republicans disappointment with Damper's actions.
The results confirmed what was expected, and Abby Brocklin was elected to the Michigan Senate in a landslide election, with 63.52% of the total count.
House of Representatives: Minority Whip
In 2018, Frank Watson faced his 4th election. Although he had easily won the support of voters from both parties during his 6 years of work, Abby Brocklin was seen a powerful rival.
Coming from a seat Watson had once held, Brocklin used her liberal record as the base of her campaign, while Watson used his experience.
First polls showed Brocklin taking an early lead, with Watson's approval raitings going down. The final results confirmed Brocklin as the winner in a landslide election.
Abby was elected by her collegues from the DNC as Minority Whip, defeating Rep. Zachary Flint and former Deputy Whip William Pierce. She named Delmon Mercier of Louisiana and MacKenzie Kincaid of Pennsylvania as Deputy Whip and begun working, taking office on January 4, 2019.
Senator of the Great Lakes
Abby was appointed Senator in late 2020 to replace Bryan Jennings. Her first days were quite busy, sponsoring and co-sponsoring 15 bills. She won re-election in 2020 and in 2022 and has been serving since then.
Senate Democratic Whip
Senator Brocklin was elected Senate Democratic Whip after Jordan Vanleer's resignment in 2021, due to her experience as Whip in the House. She retired in 2024.
Personal Life
Abby's was thought to be heterosexual until 2020, when it was discovered she was bisexual. She briefly dated Secretary of Defence Chris Bridges, but soon broke up. In a Energy Convention in Pennsylvania, she met Kathryn Spencer, who she married in 2021.
In 2022, however, Spencer disappeared and their marriage was voided. She briefly dated Rosebud Green, daughter of former Governor of the Mississippi Valley Johnny Green, who would later date her sister, Rachel.
She began dating Republican Senator Daniel Morey in 2023 and married him in Holland, Michigan, in 2024. She's rumored to be pregnant with Daniel's child.
Election Results
| Election | Location | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||||||
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| State Senate Elections, 2012 | Michigan | General | Abby Brocklin | Democrat | 69,042 | 63.52% | Kent Damper | Republican | 23,727 | 21.83% | Marcus Damper | Libertarian | 15,923 | 14.65% | ||||||
| U.S. House Representative, 2018 | Michigan, 15th District | General | Abby Brocklin | Democrat | 92,551 | 58.31% | Frank Watson | Republican | 65,472 | 41.25% | Other | Other | 698 | 0.44% | ||||||
| U.S. Senate, 2020 | The Great Lakes | General | Abby Brocklin | Democrat | 3,314,898 | 50.77% | Edgard Portela | Republican | 3,197,371 | 48.97% | Other | Other | 16,976 | 0.26% | ||||||
| U.S. Senate, 2022 | The Great Lakes | General | Abby Brocklin | Democrat | 4,065,463 | 55.79% | Jason Park | Republican | 3,224,022 | 44.20% | Other | Other | 729 | 0.01% | ||||||
