The people's voice of reason
The people's voice of reason
State Representative James Lomax
April 15, 2026 - HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – While hard-working Alabama families sit down today on Tax Day to write checks to the government, State Representative James Lomax is exposing his opponent Mo Brooks' shameful, decades-long record as a serial tax-raiser who repeatedly voted to hit families, small businesses, and local communities with higher taxes, many of which are still costing families today.
Since taking office just four years ago, Republican James Lomax has led the charge in reducing more than $1.5 billion in taxes - delivering real relief to working families, small businesses, and seniors through historic grocery tax cuts, direct income tax rebates, and pro-growth policies that keep more money in Alabamians' pockets.
"On Tax Day, the contrast couldn't be clearer," Lomax stated. "I am proud to fight every single day to cut taxes and keep more money in the pockets of District 20 families. Mo Brooks has the opposite record; a long, documented history of voting YES to raise taxes over and over again. He is a serial tax-raiser who would prefer to take from Alabama families rather than fight for them. After his 37 year career as a politician, one thing is clear: Mo Brooks has never met a tax he isn't willing to raise."
During his time in the Alabama Legislature, dating back 42 years, Mo Brooks voted YES on the following tax hikes and new taxes: (Note: This exhaustive list does not include Mo
Brooks' record as a serial tax-raiser while in Congress)
1. 2/8/83 – HB 36: New law library fees as court costs in Covington County
2. 5/5/83 – HB 316: New county fire protection tax in Jackson County
3. 5/12/83 – HB 514: New motor vehicle license and ad valorem taxes in Conecuh County
4. 5/26/83 – HB 528: New hotel tax in Colbert County
5. 5/31/83 – HB 647: Additional 5-mill property tax in Tuscaloosa County
6. 6/30/83 – HB 829: New excise tax in Bibb County
7. 7/12/83 – HB 44: Redirected oil & gas severance tax to new spending in Mobile County
8. 7/13/83 – HB 726: New sales tax in Randolph County
9. 7/14/83 – HB 885: New per-acre tax to fight forest fires in Hale County
10. 8/1/83 – SB 559: Hotel tax increase in Cullman County
11. 3/27/84 – HB 222: Constitutional amendment raising state income tax from 5% to 6%
12. 3/29/84 – HB 236: Expanded local school taxes subject to homestead exemption
13. 3/29/84 – HB 220: Raised corporate tax from 5% to 6%
14. 3/29/84 – HB 221: Raised state income tax from 5% to 6% on income over $8,000
15. 4/3/84 – HB 183: Authorized county excise taxes on gasoline and fuels
16. 4/5/84 – HB 496: New $1 recording fee in Lawrence County
17. 4/5/84 – HB 569: New per-acre finance charge in Winston County
18. 4/5/84 – SB 389: Additional property taxes in Etowah County
19. 4/5/84 – HB 58: Extra charges for bad checks
20. 4/12/84 – HB 705: New assessments against forest lands in Marion County
21. 4/17/84 – HB 720: Pistol permit fees in Houston County
22. 4/17/84 – HB 713: Tax exemption carve-out for Mayfair Towers in Madison County
23. 4/19/84 – HB 215: New 6% gross tax on new onshore oil & gas wells
24. 4/25/84 – HB 796: Additional ad valorem tax in Clarke County
25. 4/26/84 – HB 819: Additional sales tax in Calhoun County
26. 5/1/84 – HB 840: New 10-cents-per-acre timber tax in Hale County
27. 5/2/84 – HB 201: Increased motor vehicle registration fees
28. 5/3/84 – HB 731: New fingerprinting fee in Madison County
29. 5/3/84 – HB 611: Additional severance taxes under Forestry Improvement Act
30. 5/8/84 – HB 819: Required uninsured motorist insurance (raised auto insurance costs for all)
31. 5/8/84 – HB 935: Additional sales tax in Baldwin County
32. 5/8/84 – HB 970: New county-wide assessments on forest lands in Talladega County
33. 5/10/84 – SB 537: New fee for standardized drivers' licenses
34. 5/21/84 – SB 108: New assessments for forest fires in Talladega County
35. 2/21/85 – HB 182: New privilege tax on oil & gas production in Mobile County
36. 2/24/85 – HB 540: New sales tax in Russell County
37. 3/5/85 – HB 581: Pistol permit fee control to sheriff in Lawrence County
38. 3/21/85 – HB 655: Additional ad valorem tax in Chambers County
39. 4/2/85 – HB 715: New 10-cent-per-acre finance charge on forest lands in Marengo County
40. 4/2/85 – HB 711: New excise tax on tobacco in Geneva County
41. 4/8/85 – HB 777: Constitutional amendment for additional ad valorem tax in Wilcox County
42. 4/25/85 – HB 1018: New 1% sales tax in Cherokee County
43. 4/25/85 – HB 1014: Constitutional amendment repealing ad valorem tax exemptions in Madison County
44. 4/25/85 – HB 288: New privilege tax on oil & gas production
45. 6/30/85 – SB 643: New tobacco tax in Winston County
46. 5/2/85 – HB 1052 / HB 1053: New 1% sales tax in Bibb and Monroe Counties
47. 5/7/85 – HB 1028: New tobacco tax in DeKalb County
48. 8/30/85 – HB 149: Increased pistol fees in Bullock County
49. 2/4/86 – HB 158: New county privilege and license taxes in Washington County
50. 2/18/86 – HB 521: Additional 4-mill property tax increase in Morgan County
51. 2/25/86 – HB 577: New county privilege and license taxes in Butler County
52. 4/15/86 – HB 888: Additional property taxes for fire districts in Colbert County
53. 4/15/86 – HB 890 / HB 891 / HB 892: Additional ad valorem, cigarette, and half-cent sales taxes in Wilcox County
54. 9/10/86 – HB 49 / HB 73: New 1% sales tax and tobacco excise tax in Covington and Coffee Counties
55. 9/23/86 – SB 106: New tobacco excise tax in Dale County
56. 5/21/87 – HB 319: Authorized city and county school boards to levy additional taxes
57. 6/11/87 – SB 189: Reduced gas tax rate but enabled new local taxation
58. 6/23/87 – HB 775 / HB 799: New business and renters taxes in Calhoun County
59. 7/8/87 – SB 597: Additional property taxes in Houston County
60. 7/8/87 – HB 954 / HB 958: Pistol fee increases and additional property taxes in Calhoun and Roanoke Counties
61. 7/9/87 – HB 1053: Gas tax increase up to 3 cents per gallon in Baldwin County
62. 7/14/87 – HB 737 / HB 992 / HB 1100: New tobacco and lodging taxes in Geneva, Jackson, and Greene Counties
63. 7/16/87 – SB 319: New fees on worthless checks
64. 3/1/88 – HB 634: New excise gasoline tax in Jackson County
65. 3/22/88 – SB 202 / HB 555: School tax increase (3 to 11 mills) in Walker County and new property tax in Blount County
66. 4/5/88 – HB 879: New sand and gravel severance tax in Greene County
67. 4/8/88 – HB 916 / HB 803: New county tobacco taxes in Franklin and Shelby Counties
68. 4/19/88 – HB 989: Constitutional amendment for statewide income tax hike (individual & corporate rates up 0.5% to 5.5%)
69. 4/19/88 – HB 969 / HB 971: Court cost and pistol permit fee increases in Baldwin County
70. 4/21/88 – HB 1027 / HB 1030: Additional liquor tax and county tobacco tax in Marshall and Marion Counties
71. 4/26/88 – HB 1037 / HB 1044: Additional gas tax in Calhoun County and new ad valorem tax in Bibb County
72. 2/28/89 – HB 149: Court cost increase for law library in Wilcox County
73. 3/9/89 – HB 670: Pistol permit fee increase in Randolph County
74. 3/21/89 – HB 673 / HB 685: New tobacco tax and county sales tax in Jackson and Perry Counties
75. 3/28/89 – HB 730 / HB 413 / HB 777: New tobacco taxes and occupation tax in Lamar, Bullock, and Henry Counties
76. 4/4/89 – HB 833: County sales tax in Houston County
77. 4/13/89 – HB 686 / HB 688: Gas tax and tobacco tax in Perry County
78. 4/18/89 – HB 958 / HB 961: Court cost and tobacco tax increases in Chambers County
79. 4/20/89 – HB 996: Sales tax increase in Bibb County
80. 4/25/89 – HB 695: New gas and fuel tax in Lauderdale County
81. 4/26/89 – HB 1050: Additional 7-mill ad valorem tax in Shelby County
82. 4/27/89 – SB 574: Additional ad valorem tax for schools in Etowah County
83. 2/28/90 – HB 762: County tobacco tax in Calhoun County
84. 3/27/90 – HB 880 / HB 902: Pistol permit fee increase and additional 1% sales tax in Franklin and Butler Counties
85. 3/28/90 – HB 942: Gas fuel tax in Franklin County
86. 4/5/90 – HB 988: Additional county license tax on motor vehicles in Baldwin County
87. 4/10/90 – HB 923: School ad valorem tax increase (6.5 to 18 mills) in Madison County
"Mo Brooks didn't just vote for one or two tax hikes, he voted for nearly every single one presented to him. Mo Brooks voted to raise income taxes, corporate taxes, sales taxes, property
taxes, gas taxes, hotel taxes, tobacco taxes, privilege taxes, and more," Lomax stated. "While Alabama families were struggling, Brooks was rubber-stamping his seal of approval on
higher taxes across the state. That is not leadership, that is the definition of a tax-and-spend politician."
James Lomax remains committed to continuing the fight for lower taxes, smaller government, and real results for the people of District 20, something disgraced congressman, never trumper, and disgruntled blogger Mo Brooks never did.
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