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{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Cori Bush
|image=
|party=[[Democrat]]
|spouse=
|children=Two
|alma_mater=Lutheran School of Nursing
|occupation=Nurse
|religion=[[Christian]]
|birth_date=July 21, 1976
|birth_place=[[St. Louis]]
}}
'''Cori Bush''' (born July 21, 1976 (age {{age|1976|7|21}})) (no relation to the Bush dynasty) is a nurse, pastor, and [[far-left]] Democrat running for [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[Missouri]]'s 1st congressional district in the [[2020 U.S. House elections|2020 elections]]. A single mother who had been a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault,<ref>[Cori Bush Is Latest Anti-Israel Democrat to Win a Primaryhttps://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/05/meet-cori-bush-blm-activist-who-just-defeated-a-veteran-missouri-congressman.html Meet Cori Bush, the Black Lives Matter activist who just defeated a veteran Missouri congressman]</ref> and was formerly homeless, Bush apparently believes the notion that [[progressivism]] lifts poor people out of poverty and into prosperity when such has not been proven to be the case.
==2020 U.S. House election in Missouri's 1st district==
Bush announced in mid-2020 her run for the [[United States House of Representatives]] to challenge incumbent [[Lacy Clay]], a member of the [[Congressional Progressive Caucus]] who, according to the former, isn't left-wing enough.<ref>[https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/507087-black-lives-matter-activist-cori-bush-on-running-for-congress-we-have-to-have Black Lives Matter activist Cori Bush on running for Congress: 'We have to have progressive change']</ref> She narrowly won the [[Democrat]] primary over Clay in a major upset,<ref>[https://enr.sos.mo.gov/ State of Missouri - Election Night Results]</ref> and may become the fifth member of [[the Squad]], as she is expected to easily win the general election in the highly [[liberal]] district.
===Extremism===
Bush is an anti-[[Israel]] activist who supports the radical [[BDS]] movement.<ref>Multiple references:
*[https://www.jta.org/quick-reads/candidate-who-expressed-support-for-bds-becomes-the-democratic-nominee-in-missouri-congressional-race Cori Bush, candidate who expressed support for BDS, defeats longtime congressman in Missouri Democratic primary]
*[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/284794 Pro-BDS Cori Bush defeats incumbent in Missouri Democratic congressional primary]
*[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/05/cori-bush-is-latest-anti-israel-democrat-to-win-a-primary/ Cori Bush Is Latest Anti-Israel Democrat to Win a Primary]</ref>
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External links==
*[https://coribush.org/ Official Website]
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Cori_Bush Cori Bush - Ballotpedia]
*[https://twitter.com/coribush Twitter Page]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bush, Cori}}
[[Category:Missouri]]
[[Category:Leftists]]
[[Category:Progressivism]]
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[[Category:Anti-Semitism]]
|name=Cori Bush
|image=
|party=[[Democrat]]
|spouse=
|children=Two
|alma_mater=Lutheran School of Nursing
|occupation=Nurse
|religion=[[Christian]]
|birth_date=July 21, 1976
|birth_place=[[St. Louis]]
}}
'''Cori Bush''' (born July 21, 1976 (age {{age|1976|7|21}})) (no relation to the Bush dynasty) is a nurse, pastor, and [[far-left]] Democrat running for [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[Missouri]]'s 1st congressional district in the [[2020 U.S. House elections|2020 elections]]. A single mother who had been a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault,<ref>[Cori Bush Is Latest Anti-Israel Democrat to Win a Primaryhttps://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/05/meet-cori-bush-blm-activist-who-just-defeated-a-veteran-missouri-congressman.html Meet Cori Bush, the Black Lives Matter activist who just defeated a veteran Missouri congressman]</ref> and was formerly homeless, Bush apparently believes the notion that [[progressivism]] lifts poor people out of poverty and into prosperity when such has not been proven to be the case.
==2020 U.S. House election in Missouri's 1st district==
Bush announced in mid-2020 her run for the [[United States House of Representatives]] to challenge incumbent [[Lacy Clay]], a member of the [[Congressional Progressive Caucus]] who, according to the former, isn't left-wing enough.<ref>[https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/507087-black-lives-matter-activist-cori-bush-on-running-for-congress-we-have-to-have Black Lives Matter activist Cori Bush on running for Congress: 'We have to have progressive change']</ref> She narrowly won the [[Democrat]] primary over Clay in a major upset,<ref>[https://enr.sos.mo.gov/ State of Missouri - Election Night Results]</ref> and may become the fifth member of [[the Squad]], as she is expected to easily win the general election in the highly [[liberal]] district.
===Extremism===
Bush is an anti-[[Israel]] activist who supports the radical [[BDS]] movement.<ref>Multiple references:
*[https://www.jta.org/quick-reads/candidate-who-expressed-support-for-bds-becomes-the-democratic-nominee-in-missouri-congressional-race Cori Bush, candidate who expressed support for BDS, defeats longtime congressman in Missouri Democratic primary]
*[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/284794 Pro-BDS Cori Bush defeats incumbent in Missouri Democratic congressional primary]
*[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/05/cori-bush-is-latest-anti-israel-democrat-to-win-a-primary/ Cori Bush Is Latest Anti-Israel Democrat to Win a Primary]</ref>
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External links==
*[https://coribush.org/ Official Website]
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Cori_Bush Cori Bush - Ballotpedia]
*[https://twitter.com/coribush Twitter Page]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bush, Cori}}
[[Category:Missouri]]
[[Category:Leftists]]
[[Category:Progressivism]]
{{communism}}
[[Category:Anti-Semitism]]