Bobby Rush Net Worth, spouse, young children, awards, movies

$300,000

Bobby Rush, the famous American politician and civil rights leader, has a net worth of $300 thousand. Born in Albany, Georgia in November 1946, Rush has had a notable career serving as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Illinois’s 1st district since 1993, representing the South Side of Chicago with a high proportion of African-Americans. Notably, he holds the distinction of being the only politician to defeat Barack Obama in an election, in the 200 Democratic primary for Illinois’ 1st congressional district.

Key facts:

Bobby Rush is an American politician and civil rights leader.

He has been serving as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 1st district since 1993.

Rush's district was located on the South Side of Chicago and had the highest proportion of African-Americans in any congressional district in the nation at 65%.

Rush holds the distinction of being the only politician to defeat Barack Obama in an election, which happened in the 200 Democratic primary for Illinois' 1st congressional district.

Rush founded the Illinois chapter of the Black Panthers and was a civil rights activist.

Basic Information About Bobby Rush

Category	Politicians › Democrats
Net worth	$300,000
Date of birth	1946-11-23 (77 years old)
Place of birth	Albany, Georgia, U.S.
Social Media	↗︎ Wikipedia

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1/ Filename: bobby-rush-6TOi3dn4.jpg

Checked: ✅ Yes (2023-07-02 03:14:03)
Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bobby_Rush.png
Original Source: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=msu.31293012373985&view=1up&seq=57&skin=2021&q1=rush
Author: US Congress
Date taken: 1993

2/ Filename: u-s-congressman-bobby-rush-at-the-bud-billiken-parade-2015-20402358096-r8C9ZMF0.jpg

Checked: ✅ Yes (2023-07-02 03:14:04)
Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:U.S._Congressman_Bobby_Rush_at_the_Bud_Billiken_Parade_2015_(20402358096).jpg
Original Source: U.S. Congressman Bobby Rush at the Bud Billiken Parade 2015
Author: Daniel X. O'Neil from USA
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
Date taken: 8 August 2015, 11:49