Activist Cori Bush Ousts <br />20-Year US Rep. Clay in Missouri Bush defeated longtime <br />Rep. William Lacy Clay<br />in Missouri’s Democratic <br />primary on Tuesday. Cori Bush, via <br />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 <br />leader following the fatal police <br />shooting of Michael Brown<br />in Ferguson in 2014. Her win essentially secures her <br />a seat in Congress to represent the <br />heavily-Democratic St. Louis area.
