‘I’m tired of getting kicked in the teeth’: firefighting union leader seeks to shake up Congress

Bob Brooks has worked a lot of jobs, sometimes several at once to make ends meet. He was a paper boy at age 10, and then a dishwasher, prep cook, pizza deliverer, bartender and truck driver. Even after he became a firefighter in 2005, Brooks managed to start a snow-removal and lawn-care business and coach baseball. Though his resumé is lengthy, it’s an unusual one for the job Brooks is vying for next: US congressman, representing his home-town district in eastern Pennsylvania . …