Activist Cori Bush Ousts
20-Year US Rep. Clay in Missouri Bush defeated longtime
Rep. William Lacy Clay
in Missouri’s Democratic
primary on Tuesday. Cori Bush, via
press conference Her victory puts an end to a political dynasty that has lasted more than half a century, with Clay’s father, Bill, holding the seat for 32 years before retiring in 2000. Bush got her start as a protest
leader following the fatal police
shooting of Michael Brown
in Ferguson in 2014. Her win essentially secures her
a seat in Congress to represent the
heavily-Democratic St. Louis area.