| Name: | Bobby Rush |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Gender: | Male |
| Birth Day: | November 23, 1946 |
| Age: | 77 |
| Birth Place: | Albany - Georgia |
| Zodiac Sign: | Sagittarius |
| DOB in Roman: | XI.XXIII.MCMXLVI |
Bobby Rush
Bobby Rush was born on 23 November 1946(77 years old) in Georgia. Bobby Rush is Politician, Zodiac sign - Sagittarius. More detail about Bobby Rush given below.
About Bobby Rush
In 1993, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives for Illinois's 1st congressional district as a Democrat. He was a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus and ran for Mayor of Chicago in 1999, but was unsuccessful.
Bobby Lee Rush is an American politician, activist, pastor and US representative for Illinois' first Congressional District, serving in Congress for more than two decades. A civil rights activist in the 1960s, Rush co-founded the Illinois branch of the Black Panthers. Rush was first elected to Congress in 1992. He won consecutive re-elections. Its county was originally located mostly south of Chicago, with a population between 2003 and early 2013 of 65% African-American, a higher share than any other congressional district in the country. In 2011, the Illinois General Assembly reallocated the area after the 2010 census. Although still a minority, since the beginning of 2013 it has 51.3% African-Americans, 9.8% Latino and 2% Asian. He was re-elected in 2018.
| Political party | Democratic |
| Born | Bobby Lee Rush, November 23, 1946, Albany, Georgia, U.S. |
| Education | Roosevelt University (BGS), University of Illinois at Chicago (MA), McCormick Theological Seminary (MA) |
| Preceded by | Charles Hayes |
Trivia
He became the first person to defeat Barack Obama in an election, which he did in the 2000 Democratic primary for Illinois' 1st congressional district.
Bobby Rush before fame
He was a co-founder of the Black Panther Party in Illinois.
Achievement of Bobby Rush
In the Democratic primary for Illinois' 1st congressional district in 2000, he became the first person to defeat Barack Obama in an election.
Salary 2020
Not known
Net Worth 2020
$300 Thousand
Bobby Rush family life
Huey, his 29-year-old son, was assassinated in Chicago.
Associations of Bobby Rush
On March 28, 2012, he addressed the House wearing a hoodie in memory of Trayvon Martin, a dead adolescent.
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