Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL 1st District)
9th term Democrat from Illinois 1st District.
Bio
Visit Rep. Bobby Rush's candidate bio page.
Residence: Chicago
Marital Status: Married (Carolyn)
Prev. Occupation: Activist, Pastor
Prev. Political Exp.: Chicago City Council, 1983-93
Military: USA, 1963-68
Education: BA Roosevelt University, 1973; MA University of Illinois, 1994; MA McCormick Seminary, 1998
Birthdate: 11/23/1946
Birthplace: Albany, GA
Religion: Baptist
Percentage in Last Election: 86%
Major Opponent: Antoine Members
Contact
Current Elected Office Contact Information
Contact Rep. Bobby Rush via Web Form.
Website: www.house.gov/rush
Washington, D.C. Office:
2416 Rayburn House Office Building,District of Columbia 20515-1301
Phone: (202) 225-4372
Fax: (202) 226-0333
Chicago, Illinois 60619
Phone: (773) 224-6500
Fax: (773) 224-9624
Staff
Current Elected Office Staff Members:
- Chief of Staff: Stanley Watkins
- Scheduler: N. Lenette Myers
Letters
Current Elected Office Letters to Leaders:
Recent messages sent to Rep. Bobby Rush by our constituents:
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A note on a palm vs. TOTUS, you once again are the one looking STUPID.
- Orland Park, IL - 02/09/2010 -
Seeing the light.
- Orland Park, IL - 02/09/2010 -
It's not too late to stop the communist democrats.
- Orland Park, IL - 02/09/2010 -
Democrats, too stupid to learn.
- Orland Park, IL - 02/08/2010 -
Scary stuff about Islam.
- Orland Park, IL - 02/08/2010 -
IN NOVEMBER 2010 WE HAVE A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY TO CLEAN OUT THE ENTIRE HOUSE AND ONE-THIRD OF THE SENATE.
- Orland Park, IL - 02/05/2010 -
QUEEN PELOSI'S NEW JET!!! And the Democrats talk about Sarah's dresses???
- Orland Park, IL - 02/03/2010 -
Democrats stealing again.
- Orland Park, IL - 02/03/2010 -
Hey America, HOW DID JEFFERSON KNOW?????? , Jefferson is on of the founding fathers of this Republic for those of you who don't know.
- Orland Park, IL - 02/03/2010 -
Adam Andrzejewski for Governor - see his web page, www.adamforillinois.com/, he has plan!
- Orland Park, IL - 02/02/2010 -
How to fix the economy
- Orland Park, IL - 02/01/2010 -
Haiti
- CHICAGO, IL - 02/01/2010 -
HR 4248: Free Competition in Currency Act.
- Alsip, IL - 01/29/2010 -
B. Hussein keeps saying he'll listen to good ideas, here's a few.
- Orland Park, IL - 01/29/2010 -
This sounds like treason - "I Will Protect the 'Constitutional Rights' of Foreign Terrorists At All Costs... Even If, By Doing So, I Put the Lives of Innocent Americans in Jeopardy."
- Orland Park, IL - 01/29/2010 -
NO OBAMA CARE - EVER
- Orland Park, IL - 01/27/2010 -
Professor Joseph Olson of Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul , Minnesota , points out some interesting facts concerning last November's Presidential election:
- Orland Park, IL - 01/26/2010 -
They said "It didn't matter!"
- Orland Park, IL - 01/26/2010 -
Barack Hussein Obama: I Told You So, Yes I Did
- Orland Park, IL - 01/26/2010 -
Fixing the economy.
- Orland Park, IL - 01/25/2010
View more Letters to Leaders View more Letters to Rep. Bobby Rush
Recent Headlines
Members retrieve Haitian orphans
Some Members of Congress worked around the clock to help adoptive parents of Haitian orphans after January's devastating earthquake.
How four states handle voting rights
In Vermont, you can vote from prison. In Kentucky, you lose the right forever. In Alabama, you can apply to get it back. And a judge just overturned Washington's rules.
Should ex-felons vote?
Ex-felons lose the right to vote in many states, while in two others they can cast their ballot from prison. Should the federal government weigh in?
Alerts from Groups and Organizations 
Urge CBS to stand firm on airing pro-life Tebow Super Bowl ad
by American Family Association on January 28
Senate Labor Committee is preparing to vote on radical union lawyer Craig Becker
by National Right to Work Committee on January 31
President should take long-term vision for health care
by RESULTS on January 29
Ask President Obama for a US Policy on the International Criminal Court
by United Nations Assn of the USA on January 29
A chance to CHANGE our nation's policies on nuclear weapons
by Women's Action for New Directions on January 29

