RUSH, BOBBY LEE

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: 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%; Write a Review

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 Abortion should be decided by a woman herself. It is an important part of their health rights and reproductive freedom.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Strongly Oppose The death penalty should be abolished. We should let judges and juries decide what penalties to apply in each case.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Support A progressive income tax is necessary in modern society. That is the right way to run our tax system.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Support The federal government should intervene in the economy and inject as much funding as needed to recover from the Great Recession, including direct federal job creation.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Oppose Public schools are an important component of American society. We should improve public schools rather than destroying them with vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Support Voter ID laws just make it harder for people to vote, but what we should do is to make voting easier.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Support Overuse of fossil fuels causes serious problems that we should deal with immediately. And green energy is absolutly a good option for us to Stop Global Warming.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Oppose Expanding the military is not important and integrant for U.S. now. But when the country meets with defiance or agression, it is acceptable to continue expanding our military.
11. Support & expand free trade	Oppose Trade should be Fair, not Free. Free trade poses a risk to job security, causes humanitarian problems overseas, or results in environmental damage.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Oppose Availability of guns should be absolutely limited, because more guns mean more killing.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Support Immigration restrictions are racist because they keep out Hispanics and other non-whites. Social services should be offered to all residents of the United States regardless of immigration status.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Strongly Oppose Animals have inherent rights, and nature has inherent value. It is necessary to support vegetarianism and protect environment.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Oppose Faith-based origanizations and prayer in schools are inappropriate because they fail to recognize American pluralism and religious diversity.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Oppose Government should control the Social Security forever. The Trust Fund should not be invested in anything with risk.

Total: 176

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/04/2007	H.R.1902	Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2007	05/04/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. (All Actions)
03/29/2007	H.Con.Res.108	Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued honoring Rosa Louise McCauley Parks.	03/29/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
03/13/2007	H.R.1321	Medicare Advanced Laboratory Diagnostics Act of 2007	03/13/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/06/2007	H.R.1320	Interference Protection for Existing Television Band Devices Act of 2007	03/06/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. (All Actions)
02/09/2007	H.R.958	Data Accountability and Trust Act	02/09/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. (All Actions)
02/02/2007	H.R.555	Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2007	02/02/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. (All Actions)
01/22/2007	H.R.600	Telecommunications Ownership Diversification Act of 2007	01/22/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
01/04/2007	H.R.18	To provide for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor of Rosa Parks.	01/04/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
12/20/2006	H.R.1285	Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Reauthorization Act of 2005	12/20/2006 Became Public Law No: 109-423. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
03/24/2006	H.R.4248	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil and to use the proceeds to carry out the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981.	03/24/2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. (All Actions)
01/20/2006	H.R.2640	SBA Microenterprise Improvements Act	01/20/2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit. (All Actions)
01/03/2006	H.R.4544	340B Program Revision and Expansion Act of 2005	01/03/2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
12/16/2005	H.R.4466	Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2005	12/16/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. (All Actions)
11/16/2005	H.R.4343	To provide for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor of Rosa Parks.	11/16/2005 Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. (All Actions)
10/20/2005	H.R.1940	Melanie Blocker-Stokes Postpartum Depression Research and Care Act	10/20/2005 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
10/17/2005	H.Res.473	Condemning the racist remarks of William Bennett.	10/17/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. (All Actions)
09/28/2005	H.R.3856	For the relief of Elvira Arellano, Maria Isabel Benitez, Adrian Briseno Esparza, Francisco Javier Castro, Araceli Contreras Del Toro, Jaime Cruz, Disifredo Adan Del Valle, Oralia Espindola, Angel Espinoza Martinez, Laura Flores, Juan Antonio Guzman, Francisca Lino, Maria Natividad Loza, Maria Antonia Martin Gonzalez, Blanca Estela Nolte, Mario Pacheco, Domenico Papaianni, Romina Perea, Ruben Ramirez, Martha Elena Davalos, Hermion Davalos Renteria, Juan Jose Rangel, Jorge Santos, Martin Guerrero Barrios, Antonino Cerami, Juan Carlos Arreguin Lara, Sylvia Soler, Dayron Rios, Jose Pelayo, Juan Jose Mesa, Tomas Martinez, Aurelia Martinez, Veronica Lopez, Alma Delia Jimenez de Sosa, and Rosalva Gutierrez.	09/28/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. (All Actions)
05/25/2005	H.R.2639	Small Business Intermediary Lending Pilot Program Act of 2005	05/25/2005 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (All Actions)
05/19/2005	H.R.1660	Payday Borrower Protection Act of 2005	05/19/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit. (All Actions)
05/05/2005	H.Res.231	Recognizing and celebrating the life and accomplishments of the great African American jockey Jimmy "Wink" Winkfield and the significant contributions and excellence of other African American jockeys and trainers in the sport of horse racing and the history of the Kentucky Derby.	05/05/2005 Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)

Total: 4738

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
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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