Former Rep. Cori Bush (D-Missouri) announced Friday she is seeking to reclaim Missouri’s 1st Congressional District seat, nearly a year after losing the primary to Rep. Wesley Bell (D-Mo.), The Hill reported.

In a more than two-minute campaign ad, Bush, a progressive activist and former nurse, said she’s 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.”

She cited her focus on working-class St. Louisans and criticized opponents who “attacked my name, my motives, spread lies and hate.”

Bush, a member of the Democrats’ progressive “Squad” from 2021 to 2025, lost last year’s primary by nearly six points after well-funded groups, including those aligned with the American Israel Pub

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