Bobby L. Rush

A Representative from Illinois. Born in Albany, Dougherty County, Ga. , November 23, 1946. Attended Marshall High School, Marshall, Ill. B. A. , Roosevelt University, Chicago, Ill. , 1974. M. A. , University of Illinois, Chicago, Ill. , 1994. M. A. , McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago, Ill. , 1998. United States Army, 1963-1968. Insurance agent. Alderman, Chicago, Ill. , city council, 1983-1993. Deputy chairman, Illinois Democratic Party, 1990. Unsuccessful candidate for mayor of Chicago, Ill. , 1999. Minister. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Third and to the fourteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1993-January 3, 2023). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress in 2022.  .