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
05/21/2009	H.R.2645	For the relief of Elvira Arellano, Juan Carlos Arreguin, Maria I. Benitez, Francisco J. Castro, Jaime Cruz, Martha Davalos, Maria A. Martin, Juan Jose Mesa, Domenico Papaianni, Juan Manuel Castellanos, Juan Jose Rangel Sr, Dayron S. Rios Arenas, Araceli Contreras-Del Toro, Doris Oneida Ulloa, Bladimir I. Caballero, Arnulfo Alfaro, Consuelo Castellanos, Eliseo Pulido, Gilberto Romero, Maria Liliana Rua-Saenz, Aurelia Martinez-Garcia, Tomas F. Martinez-Garcia, Flor Crisostomo, Gloria M. Alcantara, Roberto Barrera - lopez, Toribio Barrera-Vieyra, Carolina Carrillo de Uribe, Adan Rosales Del Valle, Marie Teresa Herenandez, Consualo Constella, Lucia Larios Arreola, Maria Guadalupe Lopez, Jose Martinez de la Cerde, Ruben Mendoza Lagunas, Jesus de Parafox, German Raminez, Josefina Santoyo, Noelia Corona, Teresa Figueroa-Villasenoe, and Fatima Karuma.	05/21/2009 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
05/18/2009	H.Con.Res.128	Expressing the sense of Congress that Africa is of significant strategic, political, economic, and humanitarian importance to the United States.	05/18/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
05/07/2009	H.R.2299	Minority Small Business Enhancement Act of 2009	05/07/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Contracting and Technology . (All Actions)
05/07/2009	H.R.2272	United States-Cuba Trade Normalization Act of 2009	05/07/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. (All Actions)
09/28/2008	H.R.7115	CAN DO Act of 2008	09/28/2008 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
08/14/2008	H.R.4040	Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008	08/14/2008 Became Public Law No: 110-314. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
03/31/2009	H.R.20	Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act	03/31/2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
03/16/2009	H.R.1303	CAN DO Act of 2009	03/16/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (All Actions)
02/24/2009	H.R.1133	Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2009	02/24/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet. (All Actions)
02/09/2009	H.R.45	Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009	02/09/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (All Actions)
01/14/2009	H.R.444	340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act of 2009	01/14/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
04/16/2008	H.R.5806	School Emergency Notification Deployment Act	04/16/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. (All Actions)
03/25/2008	H.R.5193	To award a congressional gold medal to Barry C. Scheck and to Peter Neufeld in recognition of their outstanding service to the Nation and to justice as co-founders and co-directors of the Innocence Project.	03/25/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology. (All Actions)
03/14/2008	H.R.5654	Families Beyond Bars Act of 2008	03/14/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (All Actions)
02/29/2008	H.R.5505	Black Metropolis District National Heritage Area Study Act	02/29/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. (All Actions)
10/16/2007	H.R.20	Melanie Blocker-Stokes Postpartum Depression Research and Care Act	10/16/2007 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
10/15/2007	H.R.2474	Product Safety Civil Penalties Improvement Act	10/15/2007 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (All Actions)
07/16/2007	H.R.2666	Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2007	07/16/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (All Actions)
06/11/2007	H.R.2182	For the relief of Elvira Arellano, Juan Carlos Arreguin, Martin Guerrero Barrios, Maria I. Benitez, Francisco J. Castro, Jaime Cruz,Martha Davalos, Herminion Davalos, Disifredo Adan Delvalle, Angel Espinoza, Veronica Lopez, Francisca Lino, Maria A. Martin, Juan Jose Mesa, Maria Natividad Loza,Blanca E. Nolte,Domenico Papaianni, Romina Perea, Juan Jose Rangel Sr., Dayron S. Rios Arenas, Araceli Contreras-Del Toro, Doris Oneida Ulloa, Bladimir I. Caballero, Arnulfo Alfaro, Consuelo and Juan Manuel Castellanos, Eliseo Pulido, Gilberto Romero, Maria Liliana Rua-Saenz, Aurelia and Tomas F. Martinez-Garcia, Flor Crisostomo; Fatuma Karuma, Stanislaw Rychtarczyk, Slobodan Radanovich, and Agustin Sanchez-Dominguez.	06/11/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. (All Actions)
06/07/2007	H.R.2606	340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act of 2007	06/07/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (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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