Cori Bush is a nurse, single mother, ordained pastor and community activist running for US Congress in Missouri's 1st District

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  Team Cori · [email protected]
March 26, 2024 at 2:32 PM

The Black Women Fundraising Gap

John,    Did you know, historically, Black women raise on average a third of what other candidates raise in competitive primaries? And it’s not for lack of trying... The odds have been stacked a…
  Team Cori · [email protected]
March 24, 2024 at 3:02 PM

END SOLITARY CONFINEMENT

John, Solitary confinement is a form of psychological torture that can cause lasting harm. Unfortunately, that hasn’t stopped Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from using the inhumane practice on an estimated 3,000 immigrant detainees each year. I…
  Ronika Moody, Finance Director · [email protected]
March 21, 2024 at 8:32 PM

Two ways to help our campaign today

Hi John,    Ronika here, with a quick fundraising update. As Cori's finance director, it’s my job to make sure our fundraising stays on track. I just looked over our Q1 numbers and I’m concerned.   It’s no secret that AIPAC and other right-wing special in…
  Cori Bush · [email protected]
March 17, 2024 at 2:23 PM

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again

Donald Trump is the Former White Supremacist-in-Chief. John, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Donald Trump is the former White Supremacist-in-Chief. Why? Because this is the same man who led a deadly, white supremacist attack against our democra…
  Team Cori · [email protected]
March 14, 2024 at 3:21 PM

Our race is being flooded by AIPAC money

John,  According to a recent Politico article, AIPAC and their GOP mega-donors are planning to spend $100 million to unseat progressive candidates. Their “top target”? Congresswoman Cori Bush.  As one of the most outspoken Members of Congress calling for …
  Team Cori · [email protected]
March 12, 2024 at 1:23 PM

Congressional Black Caucus PAC-endorsed!

The Congressional Black Caucus PAC (CBC PAC) has officially endorsed our re-election campaign! Hi team,  Team Cori here with some HUGE NEWS: The Congressional Black Caucus PAC (CBC PAC) has officially endorsed our re-election campaign!  Here’s what the CBC…
  Team Cori · [email protected]
January 26, 2024 at 6:13 PM

Become a founding donor today

Your support will help give our re-election campaign a running start when it hits the ground tomorrow. John, Tomorrow, we are officially launching Cori’s re-election campaign. As we stand together in this journey, we are not just campaigning; we are building a movemen…
  Team Cori · [email protected]
January 24, 2024 at 5:03 PM

Speaking truth to power comes at a price

Cori will always stand up for Palestinians' rights to life John, Since before Cori even took office, she was speaking truth to power, advocating for real racial justice, police accountability, and better conditions for all of us. That’s why it comes as no surprise to …
  Team Cori · [email protected]
January 23, 2024 at 7:13 PM

"One of the progressives who gave us hope in 2023"

The Nation recognized Cori for her bold pro-peace, pro-humanity leadership in Congress John, The Nation just published an article titled “The Progressives Who Gave Us Hope in 2023” naming labor leaders, activists, academics, and politicians who shone a light of hope d…
  Team Cori · [email protected]
January 22, 2024 at 5:32 PM

Escaping the winter cold

Nobody should go through the extreme cold without a roof over their head. John, Over the last few weeks, tens of millions of people in the middle of the country had to endure the coldest depths of winter; parts of the Midwest as cold as -30 degrees Fahrenheit. Nobody …
  Team Cori · [email protected]
January 19, 2024 at 5:40 PM

Cori and St. Louis stand for humanity

All of us must come together to demand a ceasefire to save lives. John, Last week, St. Louis City’s Board of Aldermen unanimously passed a resolution calling on President Joe Biden to work toward a ceasefire in Gaza. We’re so proud of St. Louis for taking a stand agai…
  Team Cori · [email protected]
January 17, 2024 at 5:34 PM

Call on President Biden to invest in human needs and cut the Pentagon budget now

To influence policymakers in the White House and make a real impact, the time to act is NOW. John, The president is putting the final touches on next year’s budget now, and with global tensions on a razor’s edge, “security” is certain to be a top priority. But for decades, th…
  Team Cori · [email protected]
January 13, 2024 at 6:42 PM

We couldn’t be prouder of St. Louis

Build on the momentum: add your name to the ceasefire resolution today John, We have some incredible news: yesterday, St. Louis City’s Board of Aldermen’s unanimous passage of a resolution calling on President Joe Biden to work toward a ceasefire in Gaza. When Cori intro…
  Team Cori · [email protected]
January 12, 2024 at 9:07 PM

Cori is unapologetically standing up for human rights

Cori refuses to be silent in the face of mass suffering John, Beginning yesterday, South Africa began its case before the International Court of Justice against Israel’s inhumane slaughter of over 20,000 Palestinians in Gaza over the last few months. Congresswoman Co…
  Team Cori · [email protected]
January 11, 2024 at 9:40 PM

Speaking truth to power

Cori will always stand up for Palestinians' rights to life John, Since before Cori even took office, she was speaking truth to power, advocating for real racial justice, police accountability, and better conditions for all of us. That’s why it comes as no surprise to …
  Team Cori · [email protected]
January 9, 2024 at 2:58 PM

Coldwater Creek

Cori is a leader on this important issue in Congress, and she’s an environmental justice champion. John, Every single person deserves to live without having to worry about their water and air being contaminated. And yet for decades, tens of thousands of people who have …
  Team Cori · [email protected]
January 6, 2024 at 5:32 PM

3 years since the insurrection

We need Cori’s leadership in Congress to combat white supremacy and right-wing extremism. John, Today marks 3 years since a white supremacist coup, instigated by Republican extremists, took place in our nation’s capital. It was a stark reminder of the right wing extremism…
  Cori Bush · [email protected]
January 5, 2024 at 4:39 PM

It’s time the unhoused have their own bill of rights

A safe place to live is a human right that has been undermined by intentional policy decisions. John, Last year, the number of people without housing in our country increased by 12% due to soaring rents and increased cost of living. That’s 653,000 people in our country who…
  Team Cori · [email protected]
January 3, 2024 at 4:29 PM

Ceasefire in the new year

Add your name to the ceasefire now resolution John, While many of us got to spend the end of the year re-energizing, relaxing, and celebrating with loved ones, Palestinians in Gaza continued to suffer at the hands of the Israeli military. Over the last two months, more than 2…
  Team Cori · [email protected]
January 1, 2024 at 12:08 AM

$2,275 left to go

Help us hit our $20,000 end-of-year goal before midnight! John, With just a few hours left in 2023, we’ll keep this short: We’re only $2,275 away from hitting our end-of-year goal of $20,000, to ensure that we can hit the ground running in 2024. Can you donate right now so t…
  Team Cori · [email protected]
December 31, 2023 at 3:44 PM

In 2024, let's reject the status quo

Every person deserves better than the status quo and that's what Cori's fighting for John, As we near the end of the year, let’s talk about the danger of the status quo. Throughout this year, Congresswoman Cori refused to accept the status quo, because the status quo of a s…
  Team Cori · [email protected]
December 29, 2023 at 2:54 PM

2023: $27.4 million in community project funding for St. Louis

Cori works day in and day out for the communities of St. Louis and beyond, advocating for their basic rights and making sure their needs are met. John, Cori was elected by the people to serve the people and she’s been doing just that, not just on a national level, but on a …
  Team Cori · [email protected]
December 27, 2023 at 6:17 PM

5 days left

We need your help now more than ever. Let’s show corporate super PACs and war-hawks that our democracy is not for sale. John, We’ll keep this short: With 5 days left in the year, we urgently need your support to hit our end-of-year goal of $20,000, so that we can hit the ground r…
  Team Cori · [email protected]
December 26, 2023 at 7:01 PM

No matter how much they spend, Cori won’t back down

AIPAC is set to spend $100 million to oust Cori and other members of the movement for ceasefire from Congress in 2024. John, As the year comes towards an end, it’s important we address the $100 million elephant in the room: AIPAC. AIPAC is a right-wing PAC that funded over…
  Summer Lee · [email protected]
December 22, 2023 at 4:04 PM

Update on our fight to keep working class Black women in Congress

As we approach the end of the year, Cori Bush and I are facing a HUGE challenge, and we need your support now more than ever. Hey John— it's Summer Lee! As we approach the end of the year, Cori Bush and I are facing a HUGE challenge, and we need your support now more than e…
  Team Cori · [email protected]
December 21, 2023 at 9:32 PM

10 days left, 10 accomplishments

Let's look back at 10 of Cori's accomplishments from this past year John, There are just TEN DAYS left in 2023, so we wanted to highlight TEN things Congresswoman Cori Bush has done this year. Introduced the Reparations Now resolution, recognizing that the United State…
  Team Cori · [email protected]
December 20, 2023 at 8:14 PM

2023 Rewind: The Equal Rights Amendment

Let's look back at the tireless work Cori's done for equal rights this year John, As we approach the end of 2023, it’s time for us to reflect on what we’ve done this year and what work lies ahead of us. So let’s go back to March, when Cori launched the first ever Congressio…
  Team Cori · [email protected]
December 19, 2023 at 5:06 PM

Not one more death

Add your name to the ceasefire now resolution John, Over the last two months, almost 20,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, 70% of whom are women and children. That is a devastating loss of human life. As country with a diplomatic relationship with Israel and that send…
  Team Cori · [email protected]
December 18, 2023 at 6:41 PM

The Former white supremacist-in-chief

Cori Bush has constantly called out the GOP for its harmful rhetoric and legislation John, Today marks the four year anniversary of former white supremacist-in-chief Donald Trump’s first impeachment. He was impeached for his abuse of power and for soliciting foreign interfere…
  Team Cori · [email protected]
December 15, 2023 at 5:44 PM

Only two weeks left

In 2024, we’re going to be thrust into one of the most challenging election years yet John, There are just two weeks left in 2023. This year has really flown by. And when the clock strikes midnight on the 31st, we’re going to be thrust into one of the most challenging electio…
  Team Cori · [email protected]
December 14, 2023 at 8:42 PM

Cori vs. pro-war PACs

Cori has always stood up for what’s right no matter what corporate or rightwing interests threatened her with. John, Cori has always stood up for what’s right no matter what corporate or rightwing interests threatened her with. That’s why she was one of the first members of C…
  Cori Bush · [email protected]
December 13, 2023 at 3:44 PM

Jamaal and I stand together

We’re both facing new challengers in 2024 who have the backing of pro-war groups determined to spend $100 million in right-wing money in an attempt to unseat us. John, Congressman Jamaal Bowman and I know that leading with courage and moral clarity has its risks. Corporate in…
  Team Cori · [email protected]
December 12, 2023 at 3:14 PM

Sign on: Protect Black Maternal Health!

Dismantling systemic racism is a public health issue John, Did you know that right now, Black people are *3 TO 4 TIMES* more likely than white people to die in labor or from related complications and Black babies are more than *2 TIMES* as likely to die in their 1st year than…
  Team Cori · [email protected]
December 7, 2023 at 6:29 PM

GOP attacks on our LGBTQ+ siblings

Cori’s always willing to call out the GOP’s strategy of wasting money on division and fear instead of bringing our communities together for healing. John, When Cori was elected to Congress, she promised to spend every day advocating for the people of our community and of our …
  Team Cori · [email protected]
December 5, 2023 at 6:52 PM

We must never turn away refugees

Let’s call a spade a spade, the idea of banning Palestinian refugees from coming to Missouri is pure anti-Palestinian racism. John, Did you see this? Last week a Missouri House Republican suggested that we should not accept any Palestinian refugees who are fleeing the bloodsh…
  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
December 4, 2023 at 3:52 PM

Cori and I stand together

We're both facing challengers this election year, who will have millions of dollars in support from pro-war interests that want to take us down. John, Cori and I both are leading with courage and moral clarity, no matter the price. Because we legislate for the people and not fo…
  Team Cori · [email protected]
December 1, 2023 at 1:30 AM

$2173 left to go

We're so close to reaching our end-of-month fundraising goal. Help us get there by midnight. John, We’ll keep this short: We’re only $2173 away from hitting our end-of-month goal of $10,000, just .01% of what AIPAC is preparing to spend against our pro-peace, pro-humanity movemen…
  Team Cori · [email protected]
November 30, 2023 at 6:10 PM

What it means to run a grassroots campaign

The money you donate goes towards resources for organizers, volunteers, and staffers to bring our community together on the ground. John, So many campaigns send emails about the importance of reaching their end-of-month goal, but not as many talk about what that money will go t…
  Team Cori · [email protected]
November 29, 2023 at 3:30 PM

.01% of their $100 million

We’ve set a goal of raising $10,000 in the next two days, just .01% of what AIPAC is budgeting against our movement. John, Cori was elected by the people of St. Louis to represent the people’s interests and to save lives. Since day one in Congress, that’s what she’s focused on.…
  Team Cori · [email protected]
November 28, 2023 at 7:59 PM

We’re supporting Rise this Giving Tuesday

Rise has been working to connect communities with local institutions to empower the revitalization of neighborhoods in Greater St. Louis for over 30 years John, Our campaign is based on building towards a world where every person is housed and has enough not just to get by, but t…
  Team Cori · [email protected]
November 27, 2023 at 11:50 PM

We cannot bomb our way to peace

We must continue to vigorously push for a permanent ceasefire that ends this violence, protects and saves lives, and ensures the safe return of all hostages John, We are relieved by the recent temporary pause in violence in Gaza and reunification of Palestinian, Israeli, Amer…
  Team Cori · [email protected]
November 22, 2023 at 3:31 PM

The Pentagon failed its SIXTH Audit in a row

Cori has and will continue to fight to strengthen our community’s social safety net while refusing to accept an ever-ballooning defense budget John, Imagine a future where we end homelessness, guarantee free healthcare, and fully fund our public schools. We can do that and so m…
  Team Cori · [email protected]
November 21, 2023 at 4:43 PM

Paying the price for leading with courage and love

While AIPAC continues its cynical ploy to silence and punish Cori, her advocacy for peace will not waiver. John, Why is AIPAC is gearing up to spend over $100 MILLION to knock Cori and the rest of the squad out of Congress in 2024? It’s simple: AIPAC and their right-wing billion…
  TeamCori · [email protected]
November 20, 2023 at 3:30 PM

Tell Biden: Demand the Israeli government ban the use of white phosphorus

it’s illegal under international law when it’s used close to civilians John, Team Cori is pro-peace, and pro-humanity. That’s why we’re taking a stand against white phosphorus being used as a weapon of war. White phosphorus is a devastating weapon. When the chemical comes in con…
  Team Cori · [email protected]
November 15, 2023 at 10:08 PM

$100,000,000

While AIPAC continues its cynical ploy to silence and punish Cori, her advocacy for peace will not waiver. John, We’ll keep this short. We don’t usually email twice in one day, but we need to respond to this startling news: AIPAC is gearing up to spend over $100 MILLION as part …
  Team Cori · [email protected]
November 15, 2023 at 3:19 PM

Ceasefire today, not tomorrow

This is a time for humanity and moral clarity to prevail. John, Over the last week, Cori joined veterans and Rabbis for ceasefire, speaking out and praying for peace and humanity. This comes after last month, when Cori introduced the Ceasefire NOW resolution in Congress. With…
  Team Cori · [email protected]
November 14, 2023 at 4:06 PM

AIPAC’s Attack Ads

While AIPAC continues its cynical ploy to silence and punish Cori, her advocacy for peace will not waiver. John, Leading with courage and a love for all of humanity has always put a target on Cori’s back by those who want to reverse the progress our movement has built. So it’s n…
  Team Cori · [email protected]
November 13, 2023 at 3:36 PM

Delivering for the people > attack ads

Over this past year alone, Cori’s managed to bring in $27.4 million in community project funding for St. Louis. John, Check this out. We just learned outside groups have begun polling to see what messaging they can use in the baseless attack ads they’re going to use against Cori …
  Team Cori · [email protected]
November 8, 2023 at 6:05 PM

Cori will never shy away from speaking truth to power

Cori will never be bought off. Her loyalty is to the people. John, One of the obstacles in our race is AIPAC, a right-wing PAC that funded over 100 insurrectionist Republicans and is funded by Republican mega donors. AIPAC often targets progressive candidates of color, especially…
  Team Cori · [email protected]
November 7, 2023 at 2:39 PM

Sign onto the pro-peace, pro-humanity resolution

This is a time for humanity and moral clarity to prevail. John, Last month, Cori introduced the Ceasefire Now resolution in Congress, because we urgently need to call for de-escalation and an immediate ceasefire in Israel and Occupied Palestine, and for humanitarian assistance…