Cori Anika Bush

About

African-American politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Missouri's 1st congressional district. After assuming office in January of 2021, she became the first African-American woman to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri. She is a member of the Democratic Party. 

Before Fame

She attended Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School in St. Louis, Missouri. In the year 2008, she obtained a Diploma in Nursing from the Lutheran School of Nursing. 

Trivia

She appeared in the 2019 Netflix documentary Knock Down the House. She has served as a Nonviolence 365 Ambassador with the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change. Bush was a candidate for the 2016 United States Senate election in Missouri. In the Democratic primary, she placed a distant second to Secretary of State Jason Kander. Kander narrowly lost the election to incumbent Republican Roy Blunt.

Family Life

In February of 2023, she got married to her husband Cortney Merrits. She has two children. 

Associated With

She has been a member of the informal political group The Squad, which has consisted of political figures like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, and Ayanna Pressley.