"Bobby L. Rush" in Black Americans in Congress, 1870-2007. Prepared under the direction of the Committee on House Administration by the Office of History & Preservation, U. S. House of Representatives. Washington: Government Printing Office, 2008.
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RUSH, Bobby L.
1946–
Biography
RUSH, Bobby L., 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-present).
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Oral History:
2000, amount unknown.
An oral history interview of Bobby Rush conducted on August 23, 2000.
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Committee Assignments
- House Committee - Agriculture
- House Committee - Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
- House Committee - Commerce
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House Committee - Energy and Commerce
- Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection - Chair
- Energy - Chair
- House Committee - Government Operations
- House Committee - Science, Space, and Technology