Cori Bush

The activist's primary win against Rep. William Lacy Clay in Missouri's 1st Congressional District is a milestone for the movement born in Ferguson.
Progressive challenger Cori Bush unseated a longtime incumbent in the Democratic primary in Missouri. If she wins in November, she’ll be joining the “Squad.”
Clay, a 10-term incumbent, relies mostly on family to staff his campaign.
The progressive taking on Rep. Lacy Clay in the Democratic primary improved her cash haul despite two hospitalizations for COVID-19.
For women of color running for office, the president's insults against Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and others only motivate them more.
"Well, I look like women in my district," Missouri Democrat Cori Bush says in a dig at body shamers.