Rep. Cori Bush, member of "The Squad," fights for her seat in fierce Democratic primary challenge
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When Democratic Rep. Cori Bush was elected in 2020, she became the first Black woman to represent Missouri, the first nurse and and the first organizer from the Black Lives Matter movement in Congress. And she's hoping Tuesday's primary will go her way, but it's been a difficult journey — and the second most expensive House primary in 2024 — against challenger Wesley Bell, the St. Louis County prosecutor.
"My community knows who I am," Bush told CBS News. "This district has seen me for the last 10 years going from the activist to the 'politivist,' which is what I call myself. They know that about me. They know that I am going to fight for the people in the streets."
Bush rose to national prominence after defeating longtime incumbent Rep. Lacy Clay in 2020. She cruised to victory in 2022 but the two-term congresswoman is now facing her toughest political fight yet against Bell.
