Cori Bush

Cori Bush (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Missouri's 1st Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2021. Her current term ends on January 3, 2025.

Bush (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Missouri's 1st Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on August 6, 2024.

Bush was a 2018 Democratic candidate for Missouri's 1st Congressional District. She was defeated in the Democratic primary on August 7, 2018. Bush was a 2016 Democratic candidate for the U.S. senator from Missouri. She was defeated in the primary election on August 2, 2016.

Biography

Cori Bush was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Bush studied at Harris-Stowe State University and Lutheran School of Nursing.^[1] Her career experience includes working as a pastor, a registered nurse, in childcare, and the co-director of The Truth Telling Project.^[1]^[2]

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2023-2024

Bush was assigned to the following committees:^[Source]

2021-2022

Bush was assigned to the following committees:^[Source]

Key votes

See also: Key votes Ballotpedia monitors legislation that receives a vote and highlights the ones that we consider to be key to understanding where elected officials stand on the issues. To read more about how we identify key votes, click here.

Key votes: 117th Congress, 2021-2023

The 117th United States Congress began on January 3, 2021 and ended on January 3, 2023. At the start of the session, Democrats held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-213), and the U.S. Senate had a 50-50 makeup. Democrats assumed control of the Senate on January 20, 2021, when President Joe Biden (D) and Vice President Kamala Harris (D), who acted as a tie-breaking vote in the chamber, assumed office. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 117th Congress, 2021-2023

Vote

Bill and description

Status

Nay

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684) was a federal infrastructure bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on November 15, 2021. Among other provisions, the bill provided funding for new infrastructure projects and reauthorizations, Amtrak maintenance and development, bridge repair, replacement, and rehabilitation, clean drinking water, high-speed internet, and clean energy transmission and power infrastructure upgrades. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.^[3] Click here to read more.

Passed (228-206)

Yea

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on March 11, 2021, to provide economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Key features of the bill included funding for a national vaccination program and response, funding to safely reopen schools, distribution of $1,400 per person in relief payments, and extended unemployment benefits. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.^[4] Click here to read more.

Passed (220-210)

Yea

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (H.R. 5376) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on August 16, 2022, to address climate change, healthcare costs, and tax enforcement. Key features of the bill included a $369 billion investment to address energy security and climate change, an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies, allowing Medicare to negotiate certain drug prices, a 15% corporate minimum tax, a 1% stock buyback fee, and enhanced Internal Revenue Service (IRS) enforcement, and an estimated $300 billion deficit reduction from 2022-2031. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.^[5] Click here to read more.

Passed (220-207)

Yea

Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act

The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (H.R. 3617) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to decriminalize marijuana, establish studies of legal marijuana sales, tax marijuana imports and production, and establish a process to expunge and review federal marijuana offenses. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.^[6]

Passed (220-204)

Yea

For the People Act of 2021

The For the People Act of 2021 (H.R. 1) was a federal election law and government ethics bill approved by the House of Representatives. The Congressional Research Service said the bill would "expand voter registration (e.g., automatic and same-day registration) and voting access (e.g., vote-by-mail and early voting). It [would also limit] removing voters from voter rolls. ... Further, the bill [would address] campaign finance, including by expanding the prohibition on campaign spending by foreign nationals, requiring additional disclosure of campaign-related fundraising and spending, requiring additional disclaimers regarding certain political advertising, and establishing an alternative campaign funding system for certain federal offices." The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.^[7] Click here to read more.

Passed (220-210)

Yea

Assault Weapons Ban of 2022

The Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808) was a bill passed by the House of Representatives that sought to criminalize the knowing import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of semiautomatic assault weapons (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding devices (LCAFD). The bill made exemptions for grandfathered SAWs and LCAFDs. It required a simple majority vote in the House.^[8]

Passed (217-213)

Nay

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (S. 1605) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 27, 2021, authorizing Department of Defense acitivities and programs for fiscal year 2022. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.^[9]

Passed (363-70)

Nay

James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

The James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (H.R. 7776) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 23, 2022, authorizing Department of Defense activities and programs for fiscal year 2023. The bill required a 2/3 majority in the House to suspend rules and pass the bill as amended.^[10]

Passed (350-80)

Yea

American Dream and Promise Act of 2021

The American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 (H.R. 6) was an immigration bill approved by the House of Representatives that proposed a path to permanent residence status for unauthorized immigrants eligible for Temporary Protected Status or Deferred Enforced Departure, among other immigration-related proposals. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.^[11]

Passed (228-197)

Yea

Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022

The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 (S. 3373) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on August 10, 2022, that sought to address healthcare access, the presumption of service-connection, and research, resources, and other matters related to veterans who were exposed to toxic substances during military service. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.^[12]

Passed (342-88)

Yea

Chips and Science Act

The Chips and Science Act (H.R. 4346) was a bill approved by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on August 9, 2022, which sought to fund domestic production of semiconductors and authorized various federal science agency programs and activities. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.^[13]

Passed (243-187)

Yea

Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021

The Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755) was a bill passed by the House of Representatives. The bill proposed prohibiting governmental restrictions on the provision of and access to abortion services and prohibiting governments from issuing some other abortion-related restrictions. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.^[14]

Passed (218-211)

Yea

SAFE Banking Act of 2021

The SAFE Banking Act of 2021 (H.R. 1996) was a bill passed by the House of Representatives that proposed prohibiting federal regulators from penalizing banks for providing services to legitimate cannabis-related businesses and defining proceeds from such transactions as not being proceeds from unlawful activity, among other related proposals. Since the House moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill in an expedited process, it required a two-thirds majority vote in the House.^[15]

Passed (321-101)

Yea

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (H.R. 2471) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on March 15, 2022, providing for the funding of federal agencies for the remainder of 2022, providing funding for activities related to Ukraine, and modifying or establishing various programs. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.^[16]

Passed (260-171)

Yea

Equality Act

The Equality Act (H.R. 5) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that proposed prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system, among other related proposals. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.^[17]

Passed (224-206)

Yea

Respect for Marriage Act

The Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 8404) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 13, 2022. The bill codified the recognition of marriages between individuals of the same sex and of different races, ethnicities, or national origins, and provided that the law would not impact religious liberty or conscience protections, or provide grounds to compel nonprofit religious organizations to recognize same-sex marriages. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.^[18] Click here to read more.

Passed (258-169)

Yea

Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023

The Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R. 6833) was a bill approved by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on September 30, 2022. It provided for some fiscal year 2023 appropriations, supplemental funds for Ukraine, and extended several other programs and authorities. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.^[19]

Passed (230-201)

Yea

Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act

The Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act (H.R. 7688) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to prohibit individuals from selling consumer fuels at excessive prices during a proclaimed energy emergency. It would have also required the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether the price of gasoline was being manipulated. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.^[20]

Passed (217-207)

Yea

Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021

The Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021 (H.R. 8) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to prohibit the transfer of firearms between private parties unless a licensed firearm vendor conducted a background check on the recipient. The bill also provided for certain exceptions to this requirement. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.^[21]

Passed (227-203)

Yea

Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act

The Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act was a federal elections bill approved by the House of Representatives and voted down by the Senate in a failed cloture vote that sought to, among other provisions, make Election Day a public holiday, allow for same-day voter registration, establish minimum early voting periods, and allow absentee voting for any reason, restrict the removal of local election administrators in federal elections, regulate congressional redistricting, expand campaign finance disclosure rules for some organizations, and amend the Voting Rights Act to require some states to obtain clearance from the U.S. Department of Justice before implementing new election laws. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.^[22] Click here to read more.

Passed (220-203)

Yea

Bipartisan Safer Communities Act

The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938) was a firearm regulation and mental health bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on June 25, 2022. Provisions of the bill included expanding background checks for individuals under the age of 21, providing funding for mental health services, preventing individuals who had been convicted of a domestic violence misdemeanor or felony in dating relationships from purchasing firearms for five years, providing funding for state grants to implement crisis intervention order programs, and providing funding for community-based violence prevention initiatives. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.^[23] Click here to read more.

Passed (234-193)

Yea

Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.

This was a resolution before the 117th Congress setting forth an article of impeachment saying that Donald Trump (R) incited an insurrection against the government of the United States on January 6, 2021. The House of Representatives approved the article of impeachment, and the Senate adjudged that Trump was not guilty of the charges. The article of impeachment required a simple majority vote in the House.^[24] Click here to read more.

Passed (232-197)

Yea

Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022

The Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act was a bill passed by the 117th Congress in the form of an amendment to a year-end omnibus funding bill that was signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 23, 2022. The bill changed the procedure for counting electoral votes outlined in the Electoral Count Act of 1887. Elements of the bill included specifying that the vice president's role at the joint session of congress to count electoral votes is ministerial, raising the objection threshold at the joint session of congress to count electoral votes to one-fifth of the members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, identifying governors as the single official responsible for submitting the certificate of ascertainment identifying that state’s electors, and providing for expedited judicial review of certain claims about states' certificates identifying their electors. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.^[25] Click here to read more.

Passed (225-201)

Elections

2024

General election

The primary will occur on August 6, 2024. The general election will occur on November 5, 2024. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1

Incumbent Cori Bush and Wesley Bell are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate
		Cori Bush
		Wesley Bell

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2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Missouri District 1

Incumbent Cori Bush defeated Andrew Jones Jr. and George Zsidisin in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 1 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Cori Bush (D)	72.9	160,999
	Andrew Jones Jr. (R)	24.3	53,767
	George Zsidisin (L)	2.8	6,192
	Other/Write-in votes	0.0	7

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 220,965
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1

Incumbent Cori Bush defeated Steve Roberts, Michael Daniels, Ronald Harshaw, and Earl Childress in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1 on August 2, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Cori Bush	69.5	65,326
	Steve Roberts	26.6	25,015
	Michael Daniels	1.8	1,683
	Ronald Harshaw	1.1	1,065
	Earl Childress	1.0	929

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 94,018
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

David Koehr (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1

Andrew Jones Jr. defeated Steven Jordan and Laura Mitchell-Riley in the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1 on August 2, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Andrew Jones Jr.	42.4	6,937
	Steven Jordan	31.5	5,153
	Laura Mitchell-Riley	26.1	4,260

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,350
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

James Snider (R)

Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1

George Zsidisin advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		George Zsidisin	100.0	206

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 206
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2020

Missouri's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Democratic primary)

Missouri's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Missouri District 1

Cori Bush defeated Anthony Rogers, Alex Furman, and Martin Baker in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 1 on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Cori Bush (D)	78.8	249,087
	Anthony Rogers (R)	19.0	59,940
	Alex Furman (L)	2.1	6,766
	Martin Baker (Independent) (Write-in)	0.1	378

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 316,171
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1

Cori Bush defeated incumbent William Lacy Clay and Katherine Bruckner in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1 on August 4, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Cori Bush	48.5	73,274
	William Lacy Clay	45.6	68,887
	Katherine Bruckner	5.9	8,850

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 151,011
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1

Anthony Rogers defeated Winnie Heartstrong in the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1 on August 4, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Anthony Rogers	61.5	6,979
	Winnie Heartstrong	38.5	4,367

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,346
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1

Alex Furman advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alex Furman	100.0	337

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 337
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Candidate profile

Cori Bush

Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Biography: Bush attended Harris-Stowe State University and received a graduate RN diploma from the Lutheran School of Nursing. She worked as a pastor from 2011 to 2014. Bush was an organizer during the protests in Ferguson, Missouri, following the police-related shooting death of Michael Brown. At the time of the election, she was a nurse and co-director of the Truth Telling Project, a civil rights group.

Key Messages

The following key messages were curated by Ballotpedia staff. For more on how we identify key messages, click here.

"I've struggled paycheck to paycheck asking 'Where's our progress?' and as a Black mom, I'm sick of having to say 'Just make it home safely' ... Lacy Clay hasn't risen to meet this moment ... It's time for a change, for new leadership that works for you."

"My opponent, Representative Clay, has taken thousands of dollars from investment firms, insurance companies, banks, pharmaceutical and agricultural corporations ... we must demand that our leadership denounce the influence of money in our politics ... which is why our campaign is 100% grassroots, funded by the people and for the people."

Show sources

Sources: Bush's 2020 campaign website, "Campaign Finance Reform," accessed July 24, 2020, Bush's 2020 campaign website, "About," accessed July 24, 2020, YouTube, "Our Time," July 22, 2020; LinkedIn, "Cori Bush," accessed July 24, 2020, St. Louis Public Radio, "After Years of Slow Progress, Post-Ferguson Political Agenda Picks Up Steam in St. Louis County," August 1, 2019

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Missouri District 1 in 2020.

2018

See also: Missouri's 1st Congressional District election, 2018

General election

Incumbent William Lacy Clay defeated Robert Vroman and Robb Cunningham in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 1 on November 6, 2018.

General election for U.S. House Missouri District 1

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	William Lacy Clay (D)	80.1	219,781
	Robert Vroman (R)	16.7	45,867
	Robb Cunningham (L)	3.2	8,727

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 274,375
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Democratic primary

Incumbent William Lacy Clay defeated Cori Bush, Joshua Shipp, and Demarco Davidson in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1 on August 7, 2018.

Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	William Lacy Clay	56.7	81,812
	Cori Bush	36.9	53,250
	Joshua Shipp	3.4	4,974
	Demarco Davidson	2.9	4,243

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 144,279 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Susan Bolhafner (D)

Republican primary

Robert Vroman defeated Edward Van Deventer Jr. and Camille Lombardi-Olive in the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1 on August 7, 2018.

Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Robert Vroman	34.5	5,101
	Edward Van Deventer Jr.	32.9	4,876
	Camille Lombardi-Olive	32.6	4,829

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,806 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Libertarian primary election

Robb Cunningham advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1 on August 7, 2018.

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robb Cunningham	100.0	478

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 478 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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2016

See also: United States Senate election in Missouri, 2016

Ballotpedia rated the race for Missouri's U.S. Senate seat as a battleground, in part, because of the Democratic Party's effort to turn a state that leaned Republican into Democratic territory. However, incumbent Roy Blunt (R) won re-election, defeating Jason Kander (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Blunt also defeated Jonathan Dine (L), Fred Ryman (Constitution Party), Johnathan McFarland (G), and write-in candidates Gina Bufe and Patrick Lee.

Kander's strategy was to run as a political outsider and try to paint Blunt as a Washington insider. According to The Kansas City Star, “Kander labels Blunt the 'consummate Washington insider' and insists Blunt has lost touch with voters who sent him to the Capitol. Kander further contends that Blunt is far too cozy with lobbyists and is in fact married to one while three of his children are lobbyists.” In response, Blunt tried to tie Kander to "Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama, both of whom are unpopular in the state.”^[26]

Satellite groups also sought to influence the race by spending $44,961,510. In the last weeks of the race, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee planned to spend $3.5 million to support Kander's bid to unseat Blunt. Republicans also spent money on the race to protect Blunt's seat and their majority in the Senate. The Senate Leadership Fund invested $2.5 million in Missouri in September.^[27]^[28]^[29]

In his concession speech, Kander encouraged his supporters, especially his young supporters, to stay involved in politics despite the results. He said, "They need to know that I'm not OK with them stepping away, that this country is a place you've got to stay invested in. This generation is not going anywhere."^[30]

In his victory speech, Blunt said, "What a great moment for our state." Blunt, who distanced himself from Trump during the campaign, was optimistic about Republican control of the presidency and Congress. He said, "A Republican president and a Republican Senate and a Republican House can do things to change this country and focus again on opportunity."^[30]

**U.S. Senate, Missouri General Election, 2016**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Roy Blunt Incumbent	49.2%	1,378,458
	Democratic	Jason Kander	46.4%	1,300,200
	Libertarian	Jonathan Dine	2.4%	67,738
	Green	Johnathan McFarland	1.1%	30,743
	Constitution	Fred Ryman	0.9%	25,407
	N/A	Write-in	0%	95
Total Votes				2,802,641
Source: Missouri Secretary of State

**U.S. Senate, Missouri Democratic Primary, 2016**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jason Kander	69.9%	223,492
Cori Bush	13.3%	42,453
Chief Wana Dubie	9.5%	30,432
Robert Mack	7.3%	23,509
Total Votes		319,886
Source: Missouri Secretary of State

**U.S. Senate, Missouri Republican Primary, 2016**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Roy Blunt	72.6%	481,444
Kristi Nichols	20.2%	134,025
Ryan Luethy	4.4%	29,328
Bernie Mowinski	2.8%	18,789
Total Votes		663,586
Source: Missouri Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

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2016

The following issues were listed on Bush's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“

Supporting a living wage for all Americans and Equal Pay for women and minorities
Expanding Medicaid and reducing the costs for prescription drugs
Fully funding public education and improving the quality of public schools
Fair Policing and Criminal Justice Reform
Eliminating the school to prison pipeline

^[31]

”

—Cori Bush's campaign website, http://coribush.com/issues/

Notable endorsements

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Noteworthy events

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 Congress operate when they recruit and help candidates run for office.^[32]^[33]

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Missouri's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Josh Hawley (R)

Eric Schmitt (R)

Representatives

District 1

Cori Bush (D)

District 2

Ann Wagner (R)

District 3

Blaine Luetkemeyer (R)

District 4

Mark Alford (R)

District 5

Emanuel Cleaver (D)

District 6

Sam Graves (R)

District 7

Eric Burlison (R)

District 8

Jason Smith (R)

Republican Party (8)

Democratic Party (2)

Political offices
Preceded by William Lacy Clay (D)	U.S. House Missouri District 1 2021-Present	Succeeded by -

[PrevBio-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Jack Besser," August 26, 2020

[bio-2] Cori Bush for Congress, "About," accessed April 20, 2021

[3] Congress.gov, "H.R.3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act," accessed April 15, 2022

[4] Congress.gov, "H.R.1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021," accessed April 15, 2022

[5] Congress.gov, "H.R.5376 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022," accessed January 20, 2023

[6] Congress.gov, "H.R.3617 - Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act," accessed January 20, 2023

[7] Congress.gov, "H.R.1 - For the People Act of 2021," accessed April 15, 2022

[8] Congress.gov, "H.R.1808 - Assault Weapons Ban of 2022," accessed January 20, 2023

[9] Congress.gov, "S.1605 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022," accessed April 15, 2022

[10] Congress.gov, "H.R.7776 - James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023," accessed January 20, 2023

[11] Congress.gov, "H.R.6 - American Dream and Promise Act of 2021," accessed April 15, 2022

[12] Congress.gov, "S.3373 - Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022," accessed January 20, 2023

[13] Congress.gov, "H.R.4346 - Chips and Science Act," accessed January 20, 2023

[14] Congress.gov, "H.R.3755 - Women's Health Protection Act of 2021," accessed April 15, 2022

[15] Congress.gov, "H.R.1996 - SAFE Banking Act of 2021," accessed April 15, 2022

[16] Congress.gov, "H.R.2471 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022," accessed January 20, 2023

[17] Congress.gov, "H.R.5 - Equality Act," accessed April 15, 2022

[18] Congress.gov, "H.R.8404 - Respect for Marriage Act," accessed January 20, 2023

[19] Congress.gov, "H.R.6833 - Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023," accessed January 20, 2023

[20] Congress.gov, "H.R.7688 - Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act," accessed January 20, 2023

[21] Congress.gov, "H.R.8 - Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021," accessed January 20, 2023

[22] Congress.gov, "H.R.5746 - Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act," accessed January 20, 2023

[23] Congress.gov, "S.2938 - Bipartisan Safer Communities Act," accessed January 20, 2023

[24] Congress.gov, "H.Res.24 - Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.," accessed April 15, 2022

[25] Congress.gov, "H.R.2617 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023," accessed January 20, 2023

[invout-26] Kansas City Star, "Roy Blunt the insider vs. Jason Kander the outsider sums up U.S. Senate contest in Missouri," accessed September 27, 2016

[27] OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed November 12, 2016

[28] St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "Missouri Senate race unique in complex national cross-currents of 2016," accessed September 30, 2016

[29] National Review, "Missouri’s Senate Race Wasn’t Supposed to Be This Close," accessed September 30, 2016

[mt-30] 30.0 ^30.1 The Military Times, "Incumbent Blunt defeats Kander in Missouri Senate race," accessed November 12, 2016

[quotedisclaimer-31] Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

[32] CNN, "Netflix documentary on campaigns of four Democratic women, including Ocasio-Cortez, set to be released in May," April 24, 2019

[33] BuzzFeed News, "This New Documentary Shows Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Before She Was AOC," May 3, 2019

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Cori Bush

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2023-2024

2021-2022

Key votes

Key votes: 117th Congress, 2021-2023

Elections

2024

General election

Democratic primary election

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Endorsements

2022

General election

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Democratic primary election

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

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Libertarian primary election

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2020

General election

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1

Libertarian primary election

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Candidate profile

2018

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General election

General election for U.S. House Missouri District 1

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1

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Republican primary election

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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1

2016

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