Abby Brocklin

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Abigail Christine Brocklin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
In Office: 2018 - Present
Preceded by	Frank Watson
Succeeded by	Incumbent
26th House Minority Whip
In Office: 2019 - Present Serving alongside: Minority Leader Bingham
Preceded by	Jennifer Vandenberg
Succeeded by	Incumbent
Born	April 20, 1988 Cleveland, Ohio
Political Party	Democrat
Spouse	None
Religion	Unknown

Abby Brocklin is an American politician, currently serving as House Representative & House Minority Whip, for Michigan, 15th District. She previously served in the Michigan State Senate.

Having 30 years when she became part of the Democratic Leadership team, Ms. Brocklin is the youngest whip of U.S. history. Her sister, Hillary Brocklin, is a former Congresswoman for Virginia.

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 moved 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

During her first year at Michigan, Brocklin worked as Campaign Advisor for Congressman John Dingell. In 2012, after Frank Watson's election as Congressman, she decided to run for his open seat at the State Senate.

Overview

• Michigan State Senator, 2012-2018
• United States Representative for Michigan, 15th District, 2018 - Present

State Senate Campaign

In early 2011, Republican Frank Watson announced his interest of running for Representative, which meant his State Senate Seat would be an open one in 2012. Many Republicans began a race to win the nomination, while no Democrat showed interest.

During the 2011 Christmas Holidays, Abigail Brocklin was urged to run by her sister, Hillary, and her friend & boss, John Dingell. She finally announced her candidancy the first day of 2012. While the brothers Damper, Harry Gaint & Jake Trummer fought for the Republican nomination, Abby began touring around Michigan. Pundits predicted a win for the Democrats, and were supported by strong pre-polls for Brocklin.

During the campaign, Brocklin was not able to gain many more supporters, due to the fact that Kent, the Republican candidate, was losing his voters to his own brother, libertian Marcus Damper. The results cofirmed something predicted a year before, and Abby Brocklin was elected to Michigan Senate with 63.52% of the total count.

Congress Campaign

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.

House of Representatives: Minority Whip

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 as Deputy Whips and begun the work, taking office on January 4, 2019.

Personal Life

Not much is known about this aspect of Abby's life.

Election Results