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Jan 21, 2021 · Cori Bush is a Democratic Missouri congresswoman and activist, who protested for 400 days in Ferguson, Missouri after the death of Michael Brown Jr.
Cori Anika Bush (born July 21, 1976) [1] is an American politician, nurse, pastor, and Black Lives Matter activist serving as the U.S. representative for Missouri's 1st congressional district, since 2021.
Missouri’s first Black congresswoman Cori Bush's short Biography, Net Worth, Married, American Politician, Pastor, Church, Birthday, Height, and more.
- Female
- July 21, 1976
- American Politician
Cori is the first Black woman and first nurse to represent Missouri; the first woman to represent Missouri's First Congressional District; and the first activist from the movement to save Black lives elected to the United States Congress.
- She's A Single Mom. Bush is no career politician with a lifetime of privilege landing her in Congress. As she told Essence, she is a single mother of two children who has struggled with homelessness in the past.
- She's A Nurse & Pastor. According to her LinkedIn page, Bush worked as a nurse at Amanda Luckett Murphy Hopewell Center in St. Louis for seven years while also heading out in the community as a pastor for Kingdom Embassy International Church from 2011-2014.
- She's A Black Lives Matter Activist. Bush is a Black Lives Matter organizer who got her start during the 2014 Ferguson protests, where she had mace sprayed in her face by police for her activism.
- She's Featured In A Netflix Documentary. Bush was featured in the 2019 documentary Knock Down The House, which followed the lives of four progressive Democratic politicians aiming to change a broken system.
With her election, Bush became the first African American woman, and likely the first nurse, to represent Missouri in Congress. As a representative, Bush fights for legislation that she wished she had to protect her.
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Jun 9, 2021 · Cori Anika Bush is the first African America woman elected to represent Missouri’s 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. She is also a single parent, a registered nurse, a former pastor, an activist, and a community organizer.
