Cori Bush
American politician
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| 2024 | Secured over $13 million in federal earmarks for St. Louis area projects, including emergency food and shelter services and housing complex redevelopment. |
| August 6 2024 | Lost the Democratic primary for her U.S. House seat to Wesley Bell, the St. Louis County prosecuting attorney. The primary was the second most-expensive House primary in history, with $9 million spent against her by United Democracy Project (AIPAC's super PAC), targeting her due to her criticism of Israel during the Israel–Hamas war. |
| January 30 2024 | Confirmed being under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Election Commission for alleged misuse of federal security money, though previously cleared by the Office of Congressional Ethics. |
| 2023 | Voted against the final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act. |
| October 16 2023 | Introduced a resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. |
| July 18 2023 | Bush was one of nine progressive Democrats to vote against a congressional non-binding resolution about Israel, which stated that Israel is not a racist or apartheid state. |
| February 2023 | Bush married Cortney Merritts, a security specialist and U.S. Army veteran. |
| 2022 | Secured $750,000 in Community Project Funding for Urban League facilities expansions and other area service organizations in North St. Louis. |
| August 2 2022 | Cori Bush won the Democratic primary election for Missouri's 1st congressional district, securing her re-nomination as the incumbent representative. |
| 2021 | Bush begins her term as U.S. representative, serving until 2025. |
| November 5 2021 | Bush was one of six House Democrats who voted against the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act because it was not accompanied by the Build Back Better Act. |
| August 5 2021 | Bush defended spending tens of thousands of dollars on personal security while simultaneously advocating to defund the police. |
| August 3 2021 | After sleeping on the steps of the U.S. Capitol to advocate for extending the CARES Act's eviction moratorium, the CDC extended the moratorium. |
| May 2021 | Testified to the House Oversight and Reform Committee about experiencing racist treatment during her first pregnancy, highlighting how her severe pain was ignored, leading to pre-term labor. |
| January 29 2021 | Bush changed offices from the Longworth House Office Building after Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene confronted her and her staff in a hallway, refusing to wear a mask. |
| January 6 2021 | Bush introduced a resolution to remove Republicans who supported attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election from the House of Representatives, calling the Capitol attack a 'white supremacist insurrection'. |
| 2020 | Bush won the general election, defeating Republican Anthony Rogers with 78 percent of the vote, securing her seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. |
| November 3 2020 | Cori Bush wins the general election for Missouri's 1st congressional district, becoming the first Black woman elected to represent Missouri in Congress. |
| August 2020 | Cori Bush defeats long-time incumbent Lacy Clay in the Democratic primary for Missouri's 1st congressional district, marking a significant political upset in St. Louis. |
| 2019 | Bush is featured in the Netflix documentary 'Knock Down the House', documenting her first primary challenge. |
| August 7 2018 | Cori Bush ran in the Democratic primary for Missouri's 1st congressional district, challenging incumbent William Lacy Clay Jr. This was her second attempt to unseat Clay, following a previous run in 2016. |
| 2016 | Ran as a Democratic primary candidate for the United States Senate election in Missouri, placing second to Jason Kander. |
| 2016 | Bush runs unsuccessfully in the U.S. Senate election in Missouri. |
| 2014 | Became a political activist during the Ferguson unrest, working as a triage nurse and organizer, experiencing a reported incident of being hit by a police officer. |
| 2011 | Established the Kingdom Embassy International Church in St. Louis, Missouri, serving as its pastor until 2014. |
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