Bobby Rush - Wikipedia
Bobby Lee Rush (born November 23, 1946) is an American politician, activist and pastor who served as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 1st congressional district for three decades, ending in 2023.
Bobby Rush (musician) - Wikipedia
Bobby Rush (born Emmett Ellis Jr. in Homer, Louisiana on November 10, 1933) is an American blues musician, composer, record producer, and singer. [1] His style incorporates elements of blues , rap , and funk , as well as a comic sense about blues tropes.
The Honorable Bobby Rush's Biography - The HistoryMakers
Aug 23, 2000 · Congressman Bobby Rush, a legendary figure in modern African American politics, exhibited extraordinary leadership long before his 1992 election to Illinois' First Congressional District. Rush was born in Albany, Georgia, in November 23, 1946, under extremely segregated conditions.
Bobby Rush - Ballotpedia
Bobby Rush (Democratic Party) was a member of the U.S. House, representing Illinois' 1st Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 1993. He left office on January 3, 2023. Rush (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 1st Congressional District. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020
After 30 years in the U.S. House, Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush is leaving - NPR
Jan 7, 2022 · Bobby Rush is leaving Congress. The longtime representative from South Side Chicago is ending a chapter in a life that's seen military service, the fight for civil rights for the Student...
Ex-U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush selling Bronzeville home
Nov 25, 2024 · Former U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush — the former Black Panther, ex-Chicago alderperson and minister — is selling his home in Bronzeville. The five-bedroom home at 3534 S. Calumet Ave. was listed on Saturday for $795,000. Rush and his late wife, Carolyn A. Rush, who died in 2017, owned the house since at least 1986, according to county property records.
Bobby Rush’s retirement is a chance to return to ‘first love’: social ...
Dec 19, 2022 · For nearly three decades, Rep. Bobby Rush (D) has represented the people of Illinois’ first congressional district, speaking up for the overlooked communities of Chicago’s South Side and...
Bobby Rush - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rush is the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 1st congressional district. 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.
Vintage Chicago Tribune: From Black Panther to congressman, Bobby Rush …
Jan 29, 2023 · Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., began his career as a member of the controversial Black Panther Party in the late 1960s, became a Chicago alderman in 1983 and a became a congressman in 1993.
Bobby Rush – Chicago Magazine
Oct 5, 2022 · Chicago’s history has always been centered around protecting the middle-class white community from the Black community. The power structure wants to keep us divided. As long as they can make...