Former Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) is making a play for her old St. Louis seat in Congress, she announced Friday on X, a year after losing a primary in part due to her opposition to Israel.
“I ran for Congress to change things for regular people,” she said in a video announcement. “I’m running again because St. Louis deserves leadership that doesn’t wait for permission, doesn’t answer to wealthy donors and doesn’t hide when things get tough.”
The former Squad member spent two terms in Congress before being unseated in a messy Democratic primary by Rep. Wesley Bell (D-Mo.), whose campaign was bankrolled by millions from pro-Israel groups, including $8 million from AIPAC.
She was one of two progressive Democrats to lose in primaries against candidates backed by AIPAC last summer. Former Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) was bested last year by Democrat George Latimer.