Cheri Bustos
Cheryl Lea âCheriâ Bustos (born October 17, 1961, age 64) is the Democrat representative from Illinois' 17th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives.
| Cheri Bustos | |||
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| Former U.S. Representative from Illinois's 17th Congressional District From: January 3, 2013 â January 3, 2023 | |||
| Predecessor | Bobby Schilling | ||
| Successor | Eric Sorensen | ||
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| Party | Democrat | ||
| Spouse(s) | Gerry Bustos | ||
| Religion | Roman Catholic[1] | ||
U.S. House of Representatives
DCCC incompetence
In 2019, Bustos was elected to chair the DCCC.[2] Under her leadership, the Democrats suffered major defeats in the 2020 U.S. House elections despite expecting otherwise,[3][4][5] with many seats they flipped in the 2018 Midterms flipping back towards the Republican Party, including South Carolina's 1st district,[6] Florida's 26th[7] and 27th[8] districts, New Mexico's 2nd district,[9] and Iowa's 1st district.[10] Bustos in finding a childish excuse blamed the results on Google and Facebook.[11] After a chaotic post-election meeting as was reported by The Hill,[12] she announced that she would not seek chairing the DCCC for a second term.[13]
References
- â Religious affiliation of members of 116th Congress
- â Cheri Bustos Elected DCCC Chair
- â House Democratic campaign leader predicts bigger majority
- â Republican fears grow over rising Democratic tide
- â Cook Report shifts 12 House races, all but one toward Democrats
- â Nancy Mace returns South Carolina congressional district to Republican control
- â Carlos Gimenez defeats Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in Florida's 26th District
- â Maria Elvira Salazar defeats Donna Shalala in Florida's 27th Congressional District
- â GOP's Yvette Herrell unseats Torres Small in New Mexico rematch
- â GOP challenger Ashley Hinson defeats Democratic incumbent Abby Finkenauer in northeast Iowa district
- â DCCC Chair Blames Facebook and Google for Losing Seats in House
- â Democrats' post-election 'family meeting' descends into chaos
- â Multiple references: