Bobby Rush (D)

House - Illinois, District 1 - Up for re-election in 2012

Voting history
Votes with party

93%

of 1241 votes

111th Congress

98%

of 1654 votes

How they voted

 Member Most DEMS
 Most REPS
Passed VOTE 151

House GOP Budget Plan

Passed VOTE 110

JOBS Act

Passed VOTE 72

Extension of the payroll tax holiday and unemployment insurance benefits

Passed VOTE 946

Reject the Senate payroll tax bill

Passed VOTE 923

Payroll tax cut

Failed VOTE 858

Balanced Budget Amendment

Passed VOTE 745

Continuing resolution

Passed VOTE 690

Final debt deal

Passed VOTE 677

Boehner debt-reduction bill

Passed VOTE 277

GOP 2012 Budget Plan

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Bobby Rush
Representative, Illinois, District 1
  • 2011-2013
About Bobby Rush

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, ...