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Bobby Rush
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 1st district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 1993
Preceded by Charles Hayes
Personal details
Born Bobby Lee Rush
November 23, 1946
Albany, Georgia, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Sandra Milan[1]
(m. 1967; div. 1974)
Carolyn Thomas
(m. 1981; d. 2017)
Children 6
Residence Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater Roosevelt University (B.G.S.)
University of Illinois (M.A.)
McCormick Seminary (M.A.)
Occupation Politician · Civil Rights leader ·
Pastor
Religion Baptist
Bobby Rush
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bobby Lee Rush (born November 23, 1946) is an American
politician, civil rights leader and pastor. Rush is the U.S.
Representative for Illinois's 1st congressional district, serving
in Congress for more than two decades; he was first elected in
1992 and took office in 1993. He has since won consecutive
re-election. The district was located principally on the South
Side of Chicago, with a population from 2003 to early 2013
that was 65% African-American, a higher proportion than any
other congressional district in the nation. In 2011 the Illinois
General Assembly redistricted this area following the 2010
census. While still minority-majority, since early 2013 it is
51.3% African American, 9.8% Latino and 2% Asian. It
re-elected Rush in 2016. 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.
Contents
1 Early life, education, and activism
2 Formal education
3 Politics
3.1 Chicago politics
3.2 Endorsement of Obama for President
4 U.S. House of Representatives
4.1 Elections
4.2 Tenure
4.3 Issues
4.4 Committee assignments
4.5 Missed Votes
4.6 Ethics Concerns
4.7 Electoral history
5 Beloved Community Christian Church
6 Unpaid Taxes
7 Personal life
8 References
9 External links
Early life, education, and activism
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Website rush.house.gov
(http://rush.house.gov)
Military service
Service/branch United States Army
Years of
service
1963–1968
Rush was born on November 23, 1946 in Albany, Georgia.
After his parents separated when Rush was 7 years old, his
mother took him and his siblings to Chicago, Illinois, joining
the Great Migration of African Americans out of the South in
the first part of the 20th century. In 1963 Rush dropped out of
high school before graduating; he joined the U.S. Army.
While stationed in Chicago in 1966, he joined the Student
Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, which had helped
obtain national civil rights legislation passed in 1964 and
1965. In 1968, he went AWOL from the Army and co-founded the Illinois chapter of the Black Panthers. He
later finished his service, receiving an honorable discharge from the Army.
Throughout the 1960s, Rush was involved in the civil-rights movement and worked in civil-disobedience
campaigns in the Southern United States. After co-founding the Illinois chapter of the Black Panthers in 1968,
he served as its defense minister.[2] After Black Panther Fred Hampton was killed in a police raid, Rush said,
"We needed to arm ourselves", and referred to the police as "pigs".[3] Earlier that same year Rush had discussed
the philosophy of his membership in the Black Panthers saying, "Black people have been on the defensive for all
these years. The trend now is not to wait to be attacked. We advocate offensive violence against the power
structure."[4]
The police claimed self-defense in Hampton's killing, but it was revealed to have been murder, planned with the
FBI's COINTELPRO. Despite the Black Panthers' engagement in violence, Rush worked on several non-violent
projects that built support for the Black Panthers in African-American communities, such as coordinating a
medical clinic which offered sickle-cell anemia testing on an unprecedented scale.[5] Rush's own apartment was
raided in December 1969, where police discovered an unregistered pistol, rifle, shotgun, pistol ammunition,
training manuals on explosives, booby traps, an assortment of communist literature, and a small amount of
marijuana.[6] Rush was imprisoned for six months in 1972 on a weapons charge, after carrying a pistol into a
police station. In 1974, he left the Panthers, who were already in decline. "We started glorifying thuggery and
drugs", he told People magazine. Rush, a deeply religious born-again Christian, said, "I don't repudiate any of
my involvement in the Panther party—it was part of my maturing."[7]
Formal education
In 1973, Rush earned his Bachelor of General Studies with honors from Roosevelt University, and a Master's
degree in political science from University of Illinois at Chicago in 1974.He completed a degree in theological
studies at McCormick Theological Seminary in 1978.[8]
Politics
Chicago politics
In 1974, Rush ran for a seat on the Chicago City Council, the first of several black militants to seek political
office, and was defeated. In the early 1980s, however, Chicago's political life was transformed by the
ascendancy of U.S. Representative Harold Washington, a noted orator and a charismatic figure who helped unite
the city's African-American community. Washington was elected Mayor of Chicago in 1983, the first African
American to hold the office. That same year, Rush was elected alderman from the Second Ward on Chicago's
South Side. He was a part of the pro-Harold Washington faction on the Council during the "Council Wars" that
began in 1983 following Washington's election as Mayor. The contest became racially polarized, with many
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white voters supporting a different candidate. In 1999, Rush ran for Mayor of Chicago, but lost in the
Democratic primary to incumbent Richard M. Daley, an ethnic Irish American whose father had long controlled
the city as mayor.[9] He remained active in city and regional politics. In 2013, Rush criticized a proposal by
Republican congressman Mark Kirk who suggested that 18,000 members of the Chicago gang "Gangster
Disciples" be arrested. Rush called Kirk's approach "headline grabbing", and said it was an "upper-middle-class,
elitist white boy solution to a problem he knows nothing about". A spokesman for Kirk said the Congressman
had dealt with the issues for decades.[10]
In 2015, Rush endorsed Mayor Rahm Emanuel in Emanuel's run-off reelection campaign against Jesus "Chuy"
Garcia, who was working to unite the Latino and black minorities in the city.[11]
Endorsement of Obama for President
Though a very close friend to former President Bill Clinton and his wife, politician Hillary Clinton, Rush
announced early on in the 2008 Democratic primaries that he would support Barack Obama.[12] After Obama
won the Presidency and vacated his Senate seat, Rush proposed that an African American should be appointed to
fill that seat.[13] During a press conference, Rush said, "With the resignation of President-elect Obama, we now
have no African-Americans in the United States Senate, and we believe it will be a national disgrace to not have
this seat filled by one of the many capable African-American Illinois politicians."[14] Rush said he did not
support any particular person, and he was not interested in the seat.[13][14] On December 30, 2008, Governor
Rod Blagojevich announced his appointment of Roland Burris, the former Attorney General of Illinois; Rush
was present at the press conference and spoke in support of Burris.[15]
U.S. House of Representatives
Elections
After redistricting in 1992, Rush decided to run in the newly redrawn Illinois' 1st congressional district, which
included much of the South Side of Chicago. The district had a high proportion of African-American residents.
Rush defeated incumbent U.S. Congressman Charles Hayes and six other candidates in the Democratic primary
election in 1992.[16] He won the general election with 83% of the vote.[17] In the 2000 Democratic primary for
the Illinois' 1st congressional district, Rush was challenged by young Illinois State Senator Barack Obama.[18]
During the primary, Rush said, "Barack Obama went to Harvard and became an educated fool. Barack is a
person who read about the civil rights protests and thinks he knows all about it."[19]
Rush claimed Obama was insufficiently rooted in Chicago's black neighborhoods to represent constituents'
concerns.[20] For his part, Obama said Rush was a part of "a politics that is rooted in the past" and said he could
build bridges with whites to get things done. But while Obama did well in his own Hyde Park base, he did not
get enough support from the surrounding black neighborhoods.[21] Starting with 10% name recognition, Obama
eventually gained 30% of the vote, losing by a more than 2-to-1 margin despite winning among white voters.
Rush won 61% of the votes overall.[22][23][24][25][26] Rush won the general election for the district with 88% of
the vote.[27] Rush has consistently won with high margins, winning above 80% in every election. The exception
was his first bid for re-election in 1994 and in 2012, after redistricting. He still gained more than 70% of the vote
in the district.
Tenure
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Rush has been considered a loyal Democrat during his tenure; in the 110th Congress, he voted with his party
97.8% of the time.[28] Rush is a member of the Congressional Black Caucus.
Issues
Fiscal
Rush initiated the Chicago Partnership for the Earned Income Tax Credit, an ongoing program designed to help
low-income working Chicago resident to receive the Earned Income Tax Credit, a federal income tax credits.
Healthcare
Rush sponsored the Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act passed in 1999. The law temporarily addressed
the nursing shortage by providing non-immigrant visas for qualified foreign nurses in the Englewood
neighborhood of Chicago and was reauthorized in 2005.[29] Rush sponsored the Melanie Blocker-Stokes
Postpartum Depression Research and Care Act, named for Melanie Blocker-Stokes, a Chicago native who
jumped to her death from a 12th-story window due to postpartum depression. The bill would provide for
research on postpartum depression and psychosis and services for individuals suffering from these disorders.[30]
The Children's Health Act, passed in 2000, incorporated Rush's Urban Asthma Reduction Act of 1999,
amending the Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant program and including an integrated approach
to asthma management.
Energy
Rush was very outspoken against the GOP's "No More Solyndras" Bill, which would override a loan guarantee
by the Energy Department to encourage research and development. The Energy Department guaranteed a federal
loan contract with the Solyndras company to help with R&D.[31] He said the "No More Solyndras Bill" would
be better named as the "No More Innovation Bill".[32]
Firearms
Rush introduced the "Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009" on January 6, 2009. The
bill would require all owners of handguns and semiautomatic firearms to register for a federal firearms license.
All sales of the subject firearms would have to go through a licensed dealer. It would also make it a criminal act
not to register as an owner of a firearm.[33]
Darfur genocide
On July 15, 2004, Rush became the second sitting member of Congress, following Charles Rangel and
preceding Joe Hoeffel, to be arrested for trespassing while protesting the genocide in Darfur and other violations
of human rights in Sudan in front of the Sudanese Embassy.[34][35]
Armed forces
On February 13, 2007, Rush opposed President George W. Bush's proposed 20,000-serviceman troop surge in
Iraq. He said the presence of the troops in Iraq was the greatest catalyst of violence in Iraq, and advocated a
political resolution of the situation. Rush stated that the troop surge would only serve to make the Iraqi situation
more volatile.[36]
Trayvon Martin
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On March 28, 2012, Rush addressed the House while wearing a hoodie in honor of Trayvon Martin, a teenager
who was shot in Florida by a local resident. He spoke against racial profiling.[37] As the House forbids its
members from wearing hats, Rush was called out of order and escorted from the chamber.[38]
Committee assignments
Committee on Energy and Commerce
Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade
Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
Subcommittee on Energy and Power (Ranking Member)
Missed Votes
Rush has the distinction of missing more votes than any other member of the House of Representatives. Out of
6,906 votes in the House between 2007 and 2015, Rush missed 1,549 or 22.4%. Health issues for Rush and his
wife were his main explanations for his high number of missed votes.[39][40]
Ethics Concerns
The Office of Congressional Ethics referred a matter involving Rush to the House Ethics Committee in 2014.[41]
The Office of Congressional Ethics report found he did not pay about $365,000 in rent for longtime use of an
office to conduct politics.[42] Rush has paid family members for years in questionable practices. Rush had a
family member who for years worked for his church but was paid by a campaign supporter and friend. [43] The
Federal Election Commission questioned Rush's campaign over a campaign-finance report that showed
thousands of dollars spent on vague categories such as "campaign visibility" and "services rendered." His
campaign paid his wife, Carolyn, $50,000 in 2015 for consulting, and his brother, Marlon Rush of Lansing,
$13,000 in 2016 for two months' work as campaign manager, according to FEC reports.[44][45]
Electoral history
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U.S. House, 1st District of Illinois (General Election)[17][27][46][47][48][49][50]
Year
Winning
candidate
Party Pct Opponent Party Pct Opponent Party Pct
1992 Bobby Rush Democratic 82% Jay Walker Republican 17%
1994
Bobby Rush
(inc.)
Democratic 75% William J. Kelly Republican 24%
1996
Bobby Rush
(inc.)
Democratic 85% Noel Naughton Republican 12% Tim M. Griffin Libertarian 1%
1998
Bobby Rush
(inc.)
Democratic 87% Marlene W. Ahimaz Republican 10% Maggie Kohls Libertarian 2%
2000
Bobby Rush
(inc.)
Democratic 87%
Raymond G.
Wardingley
Republican 12%
2002
Bobby Rush
(inc.)
Democratic 81%
Raymond G.
Wardingley
Republican 16%
Dorothy
Tsatsos
Libertarian 2%
2004
Bobby Rush
(inc.)
Democratic 84%
Raymond G.
Wardingley
Republican 15%
2006
Bobby Rush
(inc.)
Democratic 84% Jason E. Tabour Republican 15%
2008
Bobby Rush
(inc.)
Democratic 85% Antoine Members Republican 14%
2010
Bobby Rush
(inc.)
Democratic 80%
Raymond G.
Wardingley
Republican 15% Jeff Adams Green 3%
2012
Bobby Rush
(inc.)
Democratic 73% Donald Peloquin Republican 26%
Beloved Community Christian Church
Rush is pastor of the Beloved Community Christian Church in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago.[51]
Unpaid Taxes
In 2013, Rush and his wife, the Beloved Community Christian Church of which Rush is pastor, and another
nonprofit organization operating out of the church had tax delinquencies that added up to $195,000, and the
pattern of tax delinquency was a decade old. Unpaid taxes included property taxes, income taxes, and employee
withholding taxes.[52] New City Bank sued Rush and his wife for $500,000, claiming they failed to pay their
property taxes in 2009.[53][54] In 1994, Rush owed the Internal Revenue Service $55,000 in federal income
taxes, according to Cook County records.[55]
Personal life
Rush has been married twice, to Sandra Milan from 1967 until 1974 and later to Carolyn Thomas in 1981 until
her death in 2017. Rush and his wife Carolyn have a blended family of seven children.[56] Their son Huey was
named after Black Panther leader Huey Newton.[57] He was murdered in Chicago at the age of 29.[58] Carolyn
Rush died of congestive heart failure on March 13, 2017 at the age of 68.[59] In 2008, Rush had a rare type of
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malignant tumor removed from his salivary gland.[60] Rush is a member of Iota Phi Theta.[61] According to a
DNA analysis conducted under the auspices of the TV program, Know Your Heritage, he is descended mainly
from the Ashanti people of Ghana.[62]
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"H.R. 45: Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009". GovTrack.us. Retrieved 2010-08-23.33.
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External links
U.S. Representative Bobby Rush (http://www.house.gov/rush/) official U.S. House site
Bobby Rush (http://dmoztools.net/Regional/North_America/United_States/Illinois/Government/Federal
/US_House_of_Representatives/Bobby_Rush_%5BD-1%5D) at DMOZ
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Biography (http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000515) at the Biographical
Directory of the United States Congress
Profile (https://www.votesmart.org/candidate/26831) at Project Vote Smart
Financial information (federal office) (http://www.fec.gov/fecviewer
/CandidateCommitteeDetail.do?&tabIndex=1&candidateCommitteeId=H2IL01042) at the Federal
Election Commission
Legislation sponsored (https://www.congress.gov/member/bobby-rush/R000515) at The Library of
Congress
Appearances (http://www.c-span.org/person/?bobbyrush) on C-SPAN
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Charles Hayes
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 1st congressional district
1993–Present
Succeeded by
Incumbent
United States order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by
Ed Royce
R-California
United States Representatives by seniority
45th
Succeeded by
Bobby Scott
D-Virginia
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bobby_Rush&oldid=770448370"
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