[1]Cori Bush

John,

Today, I am proud to announce that we’re officially running again to
represent Missouri’s 1st District in Congress.

Together, we’ve already made so much progress in our first term in
Congress demanding the urgent, transformative change that our communities
need and saving lives — but this is just the beginning of our work.

I’m running for re-election because the people making decisions in
Congress should be people who come from our communities. Who have actually
lived our struggles. Who have marched in our streets.



[ [link removed] ]If you’re ready to rise up with our campaign to do this work, will you
chip in $5 or anything you can today to show the strength
of our grassroots movement from day one? We’re not accepting a single cent
from corporate PACs or special interests in this campaign — every bit is
funded by folks like you,
John.

[ [link removed] ]Chip in $5



To be honest with you, folks like me don’t usually get elected to office —
or even run in the first place.

Although my story might not be common for a member of Congress, I know
it’s what so many of us face every day here in St. Louis and communities
like it. That's why, when I walk through the halls of Congress, I always
carry with me the hopes, concerns, and struggles of my community.

Because I’m not the only one who has sat outside a payday loan office,
wondering why life is so hard for people making $9 an hour.

I’m not the only mother who has had to live out of my car while caring for
my babies.

It’s not just me who’s experienced and still lives the pain of surviving
sexual assault.

I’m not the only person in our country who’s sick and tired of watching
our neighbors being brutalized by police.

It’s not just me who’s made the difficult decision to get an abortion.

I came to Congress as a "politivist" — a politician and a Ferguson-made
activist — because I know that policy change only occurs when people work
on the inside and outside of our political systems. Your stories — our
stories — are why I got involved in public service and why I’m officially
announcing our re-election campaign today so we can continue doing the
absolute most for everyone, starting with those who have the least.

[ [link removed] ]Will you become a founding donor to our re-election campaign so we can
continue transforming our politics in Congress? It’s critical we
demonstrate the strength of our grassroots movement today as we start our
work to bring people-first, progressive leadership to the House.

[ [link removed] ]Chip in $5

From introducing the Green New Deal for Cities, to organizing a historic
mobilization around the houseless crisis in our country, and securing over
$1 million dollars for Headstart programs in our neighborhoods — we’ve
made critical progress in re-centering our politics around the people we
were elected to serve. 

But the harsh reality we face is that there is still a lot of work ahead
of us to save lives and rise up to the urgent crises we face. 

Too many people are still being shot and killed by gun violence and by a
policing system that devalues Black and Brown life. Too many Missourians
are losing their lives and their livelihoods in a climate emergency that
our politicians have spent decades doing nothing about. Too many folks in
St. Louis are still being evicted in the midst of an ever-changing
pandemic. 

It’s going to be a struggle,
John. Corporate special
interests are going to keep coming after us. They’ll say we don’t deserve
a seat at the table. Fox News will spew any racist attack to smear our
movement. They’ll say we’re too radical. And they’ll say all of this
simply because they can’t stand that we’re leading with love.

[ [link removed] ]Together, I know we can continue moving mountains. If you’re ready to
join this movement, please chip in $5 today. 

Thank you for all of your support. 

Your Congresswoman loves you,

Cori


 


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