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Cori Bush

US-amerikanische Politikerin (Demokratische Partei)
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Vorlage:Current person Vorlage:Short description Vorlage:Use mdy dates Vorlage:Infobox politician Cori Bush (born JulyVorlage:Nbsp21, 1976)Vorlage:Cn is an American politician, registered nurse, pastor, and activist from St. Louis, Missouri, who is the Democratic nominee for Vorlage:Ushr.[1] On August 4, 2020, she defeated 10-term incumbent Lacy Clay in the 2020 U.S. House of Representatives primary election, advancing to the November general election in the solidly Democratic congressional district. If elected, Bush will be the first African-American woman to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives in Missouri. She previously ran in the Democratic primary for the 2018 U.S. House of Representatives election for Missouri's 1st congressional district and the 2016 U.S. Senate election in Missouri. She was featured in the Netflix documentary Knock Down the House.

Early life and education

Bush was born and raised in St. Louis, where she attended local public schools. She studied at Harris–Stowe State University for one year before earning a graduate diploma in nursing from the Lutheran School of Nursing.[2][3]

Career

In 2011, Bush established the Kingdom Embassy International church in St. Louis. Her interest in politics began after the 2014 Ferguson unrest, where she worked as a triage nurse and organizer. She stated that she was assaulted by police, as she was hit by an officer, but was not arrested.[4]

Bush is a Nonviolence 365 Ambassador with the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change.[4]

Political campaigns

2016 and 2018 campaigns

Bush was a candidate for the 2016 United States Senate election in Missouri. In the Democratic primary, she placed second to Secretary of State Jason Kander. Kander narrowly lost the election to incumbent Republican Roy Blunt.[5][6]

In 2018, Bush launched a primary campaign against incumbent Democratic representative Lacy Clay in Vorlage:Ushr. Described as an "insurgent" candidate, Bush was endorsed by Brand New Congress and Justice Democrats.[7] Along with other progressive candidates, she was featured in the Netflix documentary Knock Down the House, alongside U.S. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who also defeated a 10-term incumbent congressman in her 2018 primary victory.[8][9] Clay defeated Bush, 56.7% to 36.9%.[10]

2020 congressional campaign

In 2020, Bush announced her intention to again run against Clay.[11][12][13]

Bush was endorsed by progressive organizations including Justice Democrats, Sunrise Movement, and Brand New Congress. She has also received endorsements from Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, NY-16 Democratic nominee Jamaal Bowman,[14][15] former Ohio state senator Nina Turner,Vorlage:Cn West Virginian Democratic nominee for Senate Paula Jean Swearengin,Vorlage:Cn and actress Michelle Forbes.Vorlage:Cn Vorlage:External media Bush defeated Clay in the primary election in what was widely seen as an upset victory, and is also seen as tantamount to election in the heavily Democratic district. Bush received 48.6% of the vote, winning St. Louis City and narrowly losing St. Louis County.[16] This will mark the first time since 1968 that the seat was not held by a Clay.[17][18][19]

Political positions

Bush is a progressive Democrat, supporting policies such as criminal justice and police reform, abortion rights, Medicare for All, a $15 minimum wage, tuition-free state college and trade school, and cancelling student debt.[20]

Bush was endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America.[21]

Awards and honors

Bush received the 2015 Women of Courage Award from the Emmett Till Legacy Foundation, the 2016 Delux Magazine Power Award, and the 2018 Community Activist Award from the Missouri Association of Black Ministers. Gazelle Magazine named her one of the Top 50 Women of St. Louis. The St. Louis Coalition of Human Rights honored her as an Unsung Human Rights Shero in 2017.[22]

Personal life

Bush lives in St. Louis, Missouri. She is a single mother of two children, and previously raised them while homeless.[23]

Electoral history

2016

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  1. ↑ Meet Cori Bush, the Ferguson Activist Vying to Be Missouri's First Black Congresswoman, July 31, 2018. Abgerufen im June 22, 2020 
  2. ↑ Pastor Cori Bush Activist. In: Conscious Campus. Abgerufen am 4. August 2020 (amerikanisches Englisch).
  3. ↑ Cori Bush's Biography
  4. ↑ a b TK Barger: Pastor drawn into Mo. protest to give keynote at MLK event: Missouri nursing supervisor to tell of Ferguson's frontlines. In: Toledo Blade. 17. Januar 2016, abgerufen am 24. Juli 2020 (englisch).
  5. ↑ Can Cori Bush end Lacy Clay’s flawless streak at the ballot box? In: St. Louis Public Radio. 26. Juli 2018, abgerufen am 4. August 2020 (englisch).
  6. ↑ Aída Chávez: Insurgent Candidate Cori Bush Wants to End the Dynastic Rule of a Missouri Congressional District. In: The Intercept. 7. August 2018, abgerufen am 4. August 2020 (amerikanisches Englisch).
  7. ↑ Nicholas Fandos: In St. Louis, Testing Liberal Might Against a Democratic Fixture In: The New York Times, 2. August 2020. Abgerufen am 4. August 2020 (amerikanisches Englisch). 
  8. ↑ Sarah Fenske: Cori Bush's Campaign Against Lacy Clay Bolstered by Ocasio-Cortez Upset. In: Riverfront Times. Abgerufen am 4. August 2020 (englisch).
  9. ↑ Cori Bush. In: Brand New Congress. 3. August 2020, abgerufen am 4. August 2020 (englisch).
  10. ↑ Missouri Primary Election Results: First House District In: The New York Times, 24. September 2018. Abgerufen am 4. August 2020 (amerikanisches Englisch). 
  11. ↑ Ian Millhiser: Cori Bush wants to be the next progressive to upset a sitting congressman. Today’s her shot. In: Vox. 4. August 2020, abgerufen am 4. August 2020 (englisch).
  12. ↑ John Bowden: Black Lives Matter activist Cori Bush on running for Congress: 'We have to have progressive change'. In: TheHill. 13. Juli 2020, abgerufen am 4. August 2020 (englisch).
  13. ↑ Kara Voght: This Black Lives Matter activist is running for Congress. Can she bring down a 20-year incumbent? In: Mother Jones. Abgerufen am 4. August 2020 (amerikanisches Englisch).
  14. ↑ Endorsements. In: Cori Bush For Congress. Abgerufen am 24. Juli 2020 (amerikanisches Englisch).
  15. ↑ Gregory Krieg: Jamaal Bowman endorses Missouri progressive Cori Bush in primary challenge to Lacy Clay. In: CNN. Abgerufen am 24. Juli 2020.
  16. ↑ Missouri Primary Election Results: First Congressional District In: The New York Times. Abgerufen am 5. August 2020 (amerikanisches Englisch). 
  17. ↑ Nicholas Fandos: Cori Bush Defeats William Lacy Clay in a Show of Progressive Might. via NYTimes.com, 5. August 2020;.
  18. ↑ William Cummings: Who is Cori Bush, the nurse, pastor and activist who ended a 52-year political dynasty? In: USA TODAY. Abgerufen am 5. August 2020 (amerikanisches Englisch).
  19. ↑ Gregory Krieg CNN: Lacy Clay defeated by progressive primary challenger Cori Bush, CNN projects. In: CNN. Abgerufen am 5. August 2020.
  20. ↑ 'People Are Hurting': Why Cori Bush Is Making Another Congressional Run. In: Rewire.News. Abgerufen am 24. Juli 2020 (englisch).
  21. ↑ Astra Taylor: A New Group of Leftist Primary Challengers Campaign Through Protests and the Coronavirus. In: The New Yorker. Abgerufen am 6. August 2020 (amerikanisches Englisch).
  22. ↑ Pastor Cori Bush Activist. In: Conscious Campus. Abgerufen am 24. Juli 2020 (amerikanisches Englisch).
  23. ↑ Brittany Gibson: Cori Bush Seeks to Be a Congresswoman Organizer. In: The American Prospect. 20. Juli 2020, abgerufen am 24. Juli 2020 (amerikanisches Englisch).
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