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) Daniel Morey (2024 - ) | |||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | |||
Abby Brocklin Morey is the Senior Senator from the Great Lakes, currently a candidate for Democratic Party nomination in the 2028 presidential election.
Being 30 year old when becoming part of the Democratic Leadership team, Brocklin is the youngest whip of U.S. history, and also the longest serving Congressional Whip in U.S. history since the creation of regions, having served for 6 years (2018 to 2020 in the House, 2020 to 2024 in the Senate). Before being appointed to the Senate she served as Congresswoman for Michigan, 15th District (2017 to 2020) and in the Michigan State Senate (2012 to 2017)
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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.
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.
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.
Coming from a family of police officers and lawyers, she was educated in a public school of Richmond. 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 to work for the Dingell for Congress Campaign instead of returning to Virginia.
Michigan 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, unfortunately died of a heart attack. The remaining candidates had already dropped out, though Gaint's name hadn't been yet placed on the ballot. The day after Gaint's death, Kent Damper decided to bring back his candidancy, and filed the papers with the FEC again. This was seen as very insensible and gained a lot of criticism for Damper from Trummer supporters and his own brother, Marcus, who joined the Libertarian Party. Kent Damper would win the nomination without opposition.
Pundits labeled the race as a "likely Democratic gain". During the campaign, Brocklin was endorsed by Great Lakes Senator Brockmeier, and Trummer, who switched parties. K. Damper began losing his supporters to Marcus, and the final results confirmed what was expected. Abby Brocklin was elected to the Michigan Senate in a landslide election, with 63.52% of the total count.
House of Representatives (2017 - 2020)
In 2018, Frank Watson faced his 4th election campaign. 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.
Despite having just been elected, Abby served briefly as Chair of the SHEE caucus, and was elected by her collegues from the DNC as Minority Whip for the new session, defeating Rep. Zachary Flint and former Deputy Whip William Pierce. She named Delmon Mercier of Louisiana and MacKenzie Kincaid of Pennsylvania as Deputy Whips and begun working, taking office on January 4, 2019.
While never getting to vote in the same number as Republicans, the Democratic Party did win some battles in the House during Abby's tenure in leadership, including the defeat of the Right-to-Work Act and the passage of the VISION Act. Abby became a national figure, and became a potential 2022 candidate for Drew Brockmeier's former Senatorial seat, held at that time by unpopular Bryan Jennings.
Senator of the Great Lakes
First Term (2020)
Senator Jennings suddenly resigned two weeks before the end of session, immediately opening his seat for the 2020 elections. Governor Teddy Williams began the search of a good replacement, able to gain some name recognition and to beat popular Republican Congressman Edgard Portela. Abby was selected a week before the end of the session, sponsoring and co-sponsoring 15 bills.
Great Lakes Senatorial Election (2020)
Senator Brocklin announced her intention to run for a the remainder of Jennings' term in Detroit, Michigan, with Lt. Governor Chris Richards and Vice President Drew Brockmeier, who had held Brocklin's seat before becoming Vice President. Pre-polls showed a 2.7 lead for Brocklin in Michigan and a 0.2 lead for Portela in Wisconsin, which gave the incumbent a 1.4 point lead regionally.
Before the beggining of campaigning, Brocklin distanced herself from President Whitney Mason due to his involvement in Siberian President's assassination attemp. However, once hiting the campaign trail she found herself accused of supporting Mason due to her Present vote in a Resolution to appoint a Special Prosecutor to investigate the Siberian affair. This turned off independent Portela supporters at half-polls, showing Brocklin ahead by 4 points in Michigan and 0.3 in Wisconsin. However, the campaign turned into a very negative tone from both sides, which made the race closer again. When the final results came in, Brocklin lost Wisconsin by 0.26% but held on to win Michigan by 3%, thus returning to the Senate.
Second Term (2021 - 2022)
Abby Brocklin was elected Senate Democratic Whip in late 2020 to replace Jordan Vanleer, and became one of the most active Senators in Congress, working in the DAC and JUD Committees. She sponsored several bills, including a Health Care Insurance plan, a package of "Energy for America" to invest in Hydrogen and solar energy, and the Freedom of Choice Act. Her popularity reach 56%, and the Senate Democratic Caucus became the Majority Party upon Senator Battenberg's resignation.
Great Lakes Senatorial Election (2022)
Abby Brocklin was expected to run again for a full term in 2022, officially annoucing her candidancy in early 2021, after her election as Senate Democratic Whip. Republican Congressman John Morrison was considered a potential candidate to run against Brocklin. Morrison, however, denied any intentions.
Edgard Portela, SHEE Chairman, 2018 Gubernatorial candidate and 2020 Brocklin's rival finally announced his intentions to face the Democratic Senator again, setting up his campaign headquarters in Grand Rapids, Michigan. However, Portela was diagnosed with a returning cancer and decided to withdraw to recover his health once again.
Without a serious contender, Brocklin began campaigning for Governor Teddy Williams. Jason Park, an unknown private citizen who had just arrived at Wisconsin decided to face Brocklin and run for the Republican nomination. Hiting the campaign trail, he pictured himself as the Candidate for Change, and although he was able to gain some undecideds, Independents support for Senator Brocklin and Democrats' high participation gave Brocklin a win in both Michigan and Wisconsin, and 12% defeat over Park regionally.
Third Term (2023 - 2024)
Returning to the Minority, Brocklin found herself out the Senate the first six weeks due to her being diagnosed with lupus. When returning, the Majority went from one side to the other after Senator Wright and Senator Cauthon's removal. She declined to return to the DAC Committee and retired from leadership due to having to spend much time at Henry Ford Hospital to test herself against future lupus diseases.
Fourth Term (2025 - Present)
With her health back to normal again, and a strong majority in the Senate (20-16), Senator Brocklin was appointed JUD Chairwoman by Senate Majority Leader Robert Adams to replace Thomas Byerly (D-CA). With her new earned position, she would become again a prominent member of Congress, also being one of the most senior Democrats.
2028 Presidential Campaign
Main article: Abby Brocklin presidential campaign, 2028, Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2028, and United States presidential election, 2028
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 an Energy Convention in Pennsylvania, she met Kathryn Spencer, who she married in 2021. However, Spencer fled to Europe after her unsuccesful 2022 Re-election campaign, and their marriage was declared 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 seeing Republican Senator Daniel Morey in 2023. The couple finally married in Holland, Michigan, in early 2024. Their first child, Thomas Jeffrey Morey, was born in December, 2024.
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% | ||||||
