• RUSH, BOBBY LEE
Experience: House: District 1, 1993-Present
Home State: Illinois
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $499,555Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Bobby L. Rush
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Carolyn; 6 Children (1 deceased)
    Birth Date: 11/23/1946
    Birth Place: Albany, GA
    Home City: Chicago, IL
    Religion: Baptist

Education

    MA, Theological Studies, McCormick Theological Seminary, 1998
    MA, Political Science, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1994
    BA, General Studies, Roosevelt University, 1973

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1993-present
    Deputy Regional Whip
    Member, Democratic Whip Organization
    United States Delegate, North Atlantic Assembly
    Candidate, Mayor of Chicago, 1999
    Alderman, Chicago City Council, 1983-1992
    Central Committee Member, Illinois State Democratic Party, 1990
    Deputy Chair, Illinois State Democratic Party, 1990
    Member, Democratic Committee, Chicago Ward 2, 1984, 1988
    Candidate, Illinois State House of Representatives, 1978
    Candidate, Chicago City Council, 1975

Current Legislative Committees

    Energy and Commerce, Member
    Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, Member
    Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Member
    Subcommittee on Energy and Power (Energy and Commerce), Ranking Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Co-Chair, Congressional Biotechnology Caucus
    Secretary, Congressional Black Caucus
    Member, Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues
    Associate Member, Congressional Hispanic Caucus
    Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus
    Member, Congressional Hunger Caucus
    Member, Congressional Postal Caucus
    Member, Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus
    Member, Congressional Urban Caucus
    Member, Congressional Vietnam-Era Veterans Caucus
    Member, Democratic Study Group

Professional Experience

    Political Aide
    Ordained Baptist Minister
    Insurance Broker
    Pastor, Beloved Community Christian Church
    Private, United States Army, 1963-1968

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Beloved Community Christian Church
    Coordinator, Free Medical Clinic
    Co-Founder, Illinois Black Panther Party, 1968
    Member, Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, 1966-1968
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Oppose
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 176
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
12/07/2010 H.R.6496 To require reports on the management of Arlington National Cemetery. 12/07/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
12/07/2010 H.R.3655 Bereaved Consumer's Bill of Rights Act of 2010 12/07/2010 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 401.  (All Actions)
10/13/2010 H.R.5747 Families Beyond Bars Act of 2010 10/13/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.  (All Actions)
09/22/2010 H.R.4343 Minority Business Development Improvements Act of 2009 09/22/2010 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
07/29/2010 H.Con.Res.309 Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the need for a $500 million recovery fund focusing exclusively on travel and tourism to be administered by the Gulf Coast Claims Facility in the wake of the BP oil spill. 07/29/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
07/01/2010 H.Res.1405 Congratulating the people of the 17 African nations that in 2010 are marking the 50th year of their national independence. 07/01/2010 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
07/29/2010 H.R.5820 Toxic Chemicals Safety Act of 2010 07/29/2010 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
07/19/2010 H.R.5777 BEST PRACTICES Act 07/19/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
06/18/2010 H.R.3100 Food Desert Oasis Act of 2009 06/18/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.  (All Actions)
06/16/2010 H.Res.1414 Congratulating Urban Prep Charter Academy for Young Men-Englewood Campus, the Nation's first all-male charter high school, for achieving a 100 percent college acceptance rate for all 107 members of its first graduating class of 2010. 06/16/2010 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
04/30/2010 H.R.4920 Employing Youth for the American Dream Act of 2010 04/30/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.  (All Actions)
11/03/2009 H.R.3990 To grant the Congressional Gold Medal to John H. Johnson in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the United States. 11/03/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
06/03/2009 H.R.2309 Consumer Credit and Debt Protection Act 06/03/2009 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 9 .  (All Actions)
03/24/2010 H.R.4929 Expanding Opportunities for Main Street Act of 2010 03/24/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Contracting and Technology .  (All Actions)
12/19/2009 H.R.4353 Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act 12/19/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet.  (All Actions)
12/09/2009 H.R.2221 Data Accountability and Trust Act 12/09/2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  (All Actions)
12/08/2009 H.R.4000 Conflict Resolution and Mediation Act of 2009 12/08/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
12/03/2009 H.Res.946 Recognizing that the rate of unemployment in the United States has reached the level of a national crisis, and for other purposes. 12/03/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.  (All Actions)
11/05/2009 H.R.4004 Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Study Act 11/05/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.  (All Actions)
06/03/2009 H.R.1706 Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2009 06/03/2009 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 10 .  (All Actions)
Total: 4738
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/12/2017 H.Res.380 Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
06/08/2017 H.R.2854 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual who is subject to a requirement to present identification as a condition of voting in an election for Federal office to meet such requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017 H.R.2845 To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to support early college high schools and dual or concurrent enrollment programs.
06/08/2017 H.R.2827 To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and expand the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.
05/19/2017 H.R.2557 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program of certain DNA Specimen Provenance Assay clinical diagnostic laboratory tests.
05/19/2017 H.Res.347 Expressing support for designation of May 2017 as "National Brain Tumor Awareness Month".
05/19/2017 H.R.2236 Foster and Homeless Youth Food Security Act of 2017
05/18/2017 H.Res.256 Expressing support for the countries of Eastern Europe and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
05/18/2017 H.R.1677 Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017
05/18/2017 H.R.1477 No Taxpayer Funding for the Wall Act
05/17/2017 H.R.2491 To impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.2479 To rebuild and modernize the Nation's infrastructure to expand access to broadband internet, rehabilitate drinking water infrastructure, modernize the electric grid and energy supply infrastructure, redevelop brownfields, strengthen health care infrastructure, create jobs, protect public health and the environment, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.2475 To provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/16/2017 H.R.2452 Deborah Sampson Act
05/11/2017 H.R.2421 Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act
05/11/2017 H.R.2248 To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from revising the approved oil and gas leasing program for fiscal years 2017 through 2022.
05/05/2017 H.R.2356 MY DATA Act of 2017
05/04/2017 H.R.2392 Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2017
05/04/2017 H.Res.314 Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.
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