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Tiffany campaign staffer, Waukesha School Board member arrested for OWI

Eric Brooks was cited for OWI, first offense. A Waukesha parent group is calling on him to “immediately step down from the Waukesha School Board.”

Dan Shafer
Oct 23, 2026
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A staff member for Tom Tiffany’s gubernatorial campaign was arrested and cited for OWI in Eau Claire, Wisconsin court records show.

Eric Brooks, who also serves in an elected position on the Waukesha School Board, was arrested on Oct. 16 and cited on Oct. 19. He is also cited with “Operation w/o Required Lamps Lighted”, with the violation occurring on Oct. 16. For the OWI (Operating While Intoxicated), it is a first offense.

Eric Brooks’ official photo on the Waukesha School Board website.

Brooks was recently in the news after barring reporters from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel from covering a Tiffany campaign event in Milwaukee on Sept. 24.

Here is video of that incident:

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