Bobby Rush

Bobby Lee Rush (born November 23, 1946) is an American politician, civil rights leader and pastor. Rush is the U.S. Representative for . He was first elected in 1992 and took office in 1993. He retired in 2023. The district was located in the South Side of Chicago. 

A member of the Democratic Party, Rush is the only politician to have defeated Barack Obama in an election, which he did in the 2000 Democratic primary for Illinois' 1st congressional district.

A civil rights activist during the 1960s, Rush became radicalized for a period and founded the Illinois chapter of the Black Panthers.

In 1999, Rush ran for Mayor of Chicago, but lost in the Democratic primary to incumbent Richard M. Daley.

In 2015, Rush endorsed Mayor Rahm Emanuel in Emanuel's run-off reelection campaign against Jesus "Chuy" Garcia.Bosman, Julie, "Struggles to Unite Latinos and Blacks", New York Times, April 3, 2015.

On January 3, 2022, he announced that he was retiring from the U.S. House of Representatives.

References

Other websites
Congressman Bobby Rush official U.S. House site



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