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Aug 6, 2024 · Cori Bush becomes second Squad member ousted in a primary. The second-term Democrat from Missouri was defeated by St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell after millions in outside...
Bush is the first African-American woman to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri. She ran unsuccessfully in the Democratic primary for the district in 2018 and the 2016 U.S. Senate election in Missouri .
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Cori Bush was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Bush studied at Harris-Stowe State University and Lutheran School of Nursing.Her career experience includes working as a pastor, a registered nurse, in childcare, and as the co-director of The Truth Telling Project.
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Netflix documentary about 2018 campaign
Netflix aired a documentary on May 1, 2019, called "Knock Down the House," which follows the campaigns of four women who ran for Congress in 2018. The women profiled are Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and former House candidates Amy Vilela (Nevada) and Cori Bush (Missouri), as well as former Senate candidate Paula Jean Swearengin (West Virginia). The documentary also shows how the political action committees Justice Democrats and Brand New Congressoperate when they recruit and help ca...
Justice Department investigation
On January 30, 2024, Bush announced that she was being investigated by the Justice Department for using campaign funds on security services. "As a rank-and-file member of Congress I am not entitled to personal protection by the House, and instead have used campaign funds as permissible to retain security services," Bush said in a statement. "I have not used any federal tax dollars for personal security services. Any reporting that I have used federal funds for personal security is simply false.”
Phone: (202) 225-2406. Fax: (202) 226-3717. Get Directions. The office of Congresswoman Cori Bush's constituent services team also operates Neighborhood Service Centers at four local libraries in St. Louis City and St. Louis County. Learn more.
Oct 30, 2023 · ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell announced Monday he will drop his bid to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley in 2024, and will instead make a run at a fellow Democrat — U.S. Rep. Cori Bush. Bell, 48, will oppose Bush in the 2024 Democratic primary for Missouri’s 1st Congressional District seat that ...
Nov 4, 2020 · Cori Bush has been elected to Missouri’s 1st Congressional District, making her the first Black Congresswoman in the history of Missouri.
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Aug 6, 2024 · In an upset Tuesday, prosecutor Wesley Bell defeated Rep. Cori Bush in the Democratic primary for Missouri’s 1st Congressional District, ousting the liberal congresswoman in what had become a...
