Cori Anika Bush is an American politician, registered nurse, pastor, and activist. She is the Democratic Representative-elect for Missouri’s 1st congressional district. Bush is the first African-American woman to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri. She was featured in the Netflix documentary Knock Down the House.
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Cori Anika Bush is an American politician, registered nurse, pastor, and activist. She is the Democratic Representative-elect for Missouri’s 1st congressional district. Bush is the first African-American woman to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri. She was featured in the Netflix documentary Knock Down the House. Bush was a candidate for the 2016 United States Senate election in Missouri. In 2018, Bush launched a primary campaign against incumbent Democratic representative Lacy Clay.
Clay defeated Bush, 56. 7% to 36. 9%. In 2020, Bush announced her intention to again run against Clay. Bush received the 2015 Women of Courage Award from the Emmett Till Legacy Foundation, the 2016 Delux Magazine Power Award, and the 2018 Community Activist Award from Missouri Association of Black Ministers. Gazelle Magazine named her one of the Top 50 Unsung Women of 2017.
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