Former member of Congress
Bobby L. Rush
Rep. for IL-01, Democrat, in the 117th Congress (2021–2022).
No longer in Congress. This page shows their record in the past Congresses on this site, with the seat and party they held then.
Time in office
Every stretch of service in Congress, from the congress-legislators records. Vote counts on this site begin in 2013, so service before then has dates but no scores.
| Office | Seat | Party | From | To | Congresses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. House, Illinois | IL-01 | Democrat | Jan. 5, 1993 | Jan. 3, 2023 | 103rd–117th |
Voting record by President
All the votes on this site from their time in office, added up under the President in office on the day of each vote. One President's figures are never combined with another's, and Trump's two terms are separate. A new President can take office partway through a Congress, so these can differ slightly from a Congress's own figures.
| President | Congresses | Votes with the President | Party loyalty | Missed votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph R. Biden Jr. (2021–2025) | 117th | 100% (116 of 116) | 100% (557 of 557) | 0.5% (5 of 980) |
| Donald J. Trump (2017–2021) | 117th, 116th, 115th | 14% (21 of 155) | 99% (1,265 of 1,280) | 13% (278 of 2,115) |
| Barack Obama (2009–2017) | 115th, 114th, 113th | 93% (169 of 182) | 97% (1,302 of 1,339) | 33% (858 of 2,578) |
Every Congress
Each row is that Congress alone, and the President score is for the President of that time. Missed votes are left out of both scores.
| Congress | Seat | Party | Party loyalty | Votes with the President | Missed votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 117th Congress (2021–2022) | House IL-01 | Democrat | 100% | Trump: –; Biden: 100% | 0.5% |
| 116th Congress (2019–2020) | House IL-01 | Democrat | 99% | Trump: 13% | 6% |
| 115th Congress (2017–2018) | House IL-01 | Democrat | 98% | Obama: –; Trump: 15% | 22% |
| 114th Congress (2015–2016) | House IL-01 | Democrat | 98% | Obama: 94% | 24% |
| 113th Congress (2013–2014) | House IL-01 | Democrat | 97% | Obama: 90% | 41% |
Where they broke ranks, 117th Congress
Votes where they went against most of their party on a vote that split the parties (0), or against the position President Trump / Biden took publicly before the vote (3).
Where they broke ranks, 116th Congress
Votes where they went against most of their party on a vote that split the parties (2), or against the position President Trump took publicly before the vote (86).
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Dec. 28, 2020
116-H952Voted Yes -
Dec. 8, 2020
116-H937Voted Yes -
Nov. 20, 2020
116-H926Voted Yes -
Sept. 24, 2020
116-H905Voted Yes -
Sept. 16, 2020
116-H891Voted Yes -
Aug. 22, 2020
116-H881Voted Yes -
July 31, 2020
116-H877Voted Yes -
July 24, 2020
116-H865Voted Yes -
July 22, 2020
116-H853Voted Yes -
July 22, 2020
116-H852Voted Yes -
July 21, 2020
116-H851Voted Yes -
July 1, 2020
116-H837Voted Yes -
June 29, 2020
116-H828Voted Yes -
June 29, 2020
116-H827Voted Yes -
June 29, 2020
116-H825Voted Yes -
June 29, 2020
116-H823Voted Yes -
June 26, 2020
116-H821Voted Yes -
June 26, 2020
116-H819Voted Yes -
June 25, 2020
116-H818Voted Yes -
May 15, 2020
116-H808Voted Yes -
March 11, 2020
116-H800Voted Yes -
March 5, 2020
116-H789A vote to pass H.R. 1140, the Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2020, in the House.Voted Yes -
Feb. 28, 2020
116-H777Voted Yes -
Feb. 12, 2020
116-H768Voted Yes -
Feb. 7, 2020
116-H753Voted Yes -
Feb. 6, 2020
116-H749Voted Yes -
Jan. 30, 2020
116-H733Voted Yes -
Jan. 30, 2020
116-H732Voted Yes -
Jan. 29, 2020
116-H730Voted Yes -
Jan. 16, 2020
116-H721Voted Yes -
Jan. 15, 2020
116-H720Voted Yes -
Jan. 10, 2020
116-H712Voted Yes -
Jan. 9, 2020
116-H706Voted Yes -
Dec. 19, 2019
116-H699Voted Yes -
Dec. 18, 2019
116-H695Voted Yes -
Dec. 18, 2019
116-H694Voted Yes -
Dec. 12, 2019
116-H681Voted Yes -
Dec. 6, 2019
116-H653Voted Yes -
Nov. 21, 2019
116-H641Voted Yes -
Nov. 15, 2019
116-H623Voted Yes -
Oct. 31, 2019
116-H608Voted Yes -
Oct. 30, 2019
116-H601Voted Yes -
Oct. 23, 2019
116-H582Voted Yes -
Oct. 17, 2019
116-H563Voted Yes -
Sept. 27, 2019
116-H552Voted Yes -
Sept. 26, 2019
116-H551Voted Yes -
Sept. 25, 2019
116-H545Voted Yes -
Sept. 20, 2019
116-H539Voted Yes -
Sept. 12, 2019
116-H529Voted Yes -
Sept. 11, 2019
116-H524Voted Yes -
Sept. 11, 2019
116-H520Voted Yes -
July 24, 2019
116-H506Voted Yes -
July 18, 2019
116-H495Voted Yes -
July 17, 2019
116-H487Voted Yes -
July 17, 2019
116-H486Voted Yes -
July 17, 2019
116-H485Voted Yes -
July 16, 2019
116-H481Voted Yes -
July 12, 2019
116-H472Voted Yes -
July 11, 2019
116-H450Voted No -
June 26, 2019
116-H423Voted Yes -
June 25, 2019
116-H413Voted Yes -
June 25, 2019
116-H407Voted Yes -
June 19, 2019
116-H366Voted Yes -
June 4, 2019
116-H239Voted Yes -
May 22, 2019
116-H227Voted Yes -
May 16, 2019
116-H213Voted Yes -
May 10, 2019
116-H201Voted Yes -
May 2, 2019
116-H183Voted Yes -
April 10, 2019
116-H166Voted Yes -
April 4, 2019
116-H152Voted Yes -
March 26, 2019
116-H126Voted Yes -
March 8, 2019
116-H117Voted Yes -
Feb. 28, 2019
116-H102Voted Yes -
Feb. 27, 2019
116-H98Voted Yes -
Feb. 26, 2019
116-H93Voted Yes -
Feb. 13, 2019
116-H82Voted Yes -
Feb. 13, 2019
116-H80Voted Yes -
Jan. 24, 2019
116-H50Voted Yes -
Jan. 23, 2019
116-H48Voted Yes -
Jan. 23, 2019
116-H45Voted Yes -
Jan. 16, 2019
116-H38Voted Yes -
Jan. 15, 2019
116-H30Voted Yes -
Jan. 11, 2019
116-H26Voted Yes -
Jan. 10, 2019
116-H24Voted Yes -
Jan. 10, 2019
116-H22Voted Yes -
Jan. 9, 2019
116-H20Voted Yes -
Jan. 3, 2019
116-H10Voted Yes -
Jan. 3, 2019
116-H8Voted Yes
Where they broke ranks, 115th Congress
Votes where they went against most of their party on a vote that split the parties (13), or against the position President Obama / Trump took publicly before the vote (45).
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Dec. 12, 2018
115-H1140Voted Yes -
July 25, 2018
115-H1084Voted No -
July 25, 2018
115-H1083Voted No -
July 24, 2018
115-H1079Voted No -
June 28, 2018
115-H1018Voted No -
June 21, 2018
115-H991Voted No -
June 20, 2018
115-H985Voted No -
June 20, 2018
115-H983Voted Yes -
June 15, 2018
115-H975Voted No -
June 14, 2018
115-H972Voted No -
June 7, 2018
115-H950Voted No -
May 22, 2018
115-H923Voted No -
May 22, 2018
115-H921Voted No -
May 18, 2018
115-H912Voted No -
May 16, 2018
115-H896Voted No -
May 16, 2018
115-H893Voted Yes -
May 10, 2018
115-H887Voted Yes -
May 8, 2018
115-H878Voted No -
April 12, 2018
115-H845Voted No -
March 22, 2018
115-H834Voted No -
Feb. 9, 2018
115-H776Voted No -
Feb. 6, 2018
115-H767Voted No -
Feb. 6, 2018
115-H763Voted No -
Jan. 30, 2018
115-H756Voted No -
Jan. 18, 2018
115-H741Voted No -
Jan. 11, 2018
115-H724Voted No -
Dec. 21, 2017
115-H707Voted No -
Dec. 20, 2017
115-H698Voted No -
Dec. 19, 2017
115-H691Voted No -
Dec. 7, 2017
115-H669Voted No -
Dec. 5, 2017
115-H656Voted Yes -
Dec. 1, 2017
115-H651Voted Yes -
Nov. 16, 2017
115-H636Voted No -
Nov. 14, 2017
115-H629Voted No -
Nov. 2, 2017
115-H603Voted Yes -
Nov. 1, 2017
115-H595Voted Yes -
Oct. 4, 2017
115-H553Voted No -
Oct. 3, 2017
115-H548Voted No -
Sept. 28, 2017
115-H541Voted No -
Sept. 14, 2017
115-H527Voted No -
Sept. 14, 2017
115-H516Voted No -
Sept. 13, 2017
115-H507Voted Yes -
Sept. 6, 2017
115-H443Voted Yes -
July 27, 2017
115-H434Voted No -
July 25, 2017
115-H411Voted No -
June 29, 2017
115-H343Voted No -
June 29, 2017
115-H341Voted No -
June 28, 2017
115-H336Voted No -
June 13, 2017
115-H305Voted No -
June 8, 2017
115-H298Voted No -
May 4, 2017
115-H255Voted No -
May 3, 2017
115-H248Voted No -
May 2, 2017
115-H243Voted No -
March 8, 2017
115-H135Voted No -
March 1, 2017
115-H120Voted No -
March 1, 2017
115-H119Voted No -
March 1, 2017
115-H113Voted Yes -
Feb. 15, 2017
115-H96Voted No
Where they broke ranks, 114th Congress
Votes where they went against most of their party on a vote that split the parties (19), or against the position President Obama took publicly before the vote (7).
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July 13, 2016
114-H1163Voted No -
July 13, 2016
114-H1147Voted No -
July 13, 2016
114-H1138Voted Yes -
July 11, 2016
114-H1103Voted Yes -
June 16, 2016
114-H1012Voted Yes -
June 9, 2016
114-H988Voted No -
June 9, 2016
114-H986Voted Yes -
May 25, 2016
114-H957Voted No -
May 25, 2016
114-H950Voted Yes -
May 23, 2016
114-H929Voted Yes -
May 19, 2016
114-H928Voted Yes -
Dec. 17, 2015
114-H700Voted No -
Nov. 4, 2015
114-H598Voted Yes -
Nov. 3, 2015
114-H589Voted No -
Oct. 28, 2015
114-H575Voted Yes -
July 8, 2015
114-H393Voted No -
June 18, 2015
114-H372Voted No -
June 12, 2015
114-H360Voted No -
June 12, 2015
114-H359Voted No -
June 3, 2015
114-H287Voted No -
June 3, 2015
114-H285Voted No -
June 3, 2015
114-H278Voted No -
May 13, 2015
114-H223Voted No -
April 22, 2015
114-H169Voted No -
March 25, 2015
114-H135Voted No -
Jan. 7, 2015
114-H8Voted Yes
Where they broke ranks, 113th Congress
Votes where they went against most of their party on a vote that split the parties (18), or against the position President Obama took publicly before the vote (6).
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Dec. 11, 2014
113-H1201Voted No -
Sept. 17, 2014
113-H1145Voted No -
July 17, 2014
113-H1067Voted Yes -
July 10, 2014
113-H1040Voted Yes -
July 9, 2014
113-H1010Voted No -
July 9, 2014
113-H1009Voted Yes -
July 30, 2013
113-H424Voted No -
July 30, 2013
113-H423Voted No -
July 30, 2013
113-H422Voted No -
July 24, 2013
113-H411Voted Yes -
July 24, 2013
113-H401Voted Yes -
July 23, 2013
113-H390A vote to adopt a floor amendment to the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014 (H.R. 2397).Voted No -
June 20, 2013
113-H281Voted No -
June 20, 2013
113-H280Voted Yes -
June 20, 2013
113-H279Voted Yes -
June 20, 2013
113-H278Voted Yes -
June 20, 2013
113-H277Voted Yes -
June 20, 2013
113-H276Voted No -
June 5, 2013
113-H205Voted No -
June 5, 2013
113-H199Voted No -
June 4, 2013
113-H192Voted Yes -
March 21, 2013
113-H88Voted No -
Jan. 15, 2013
113-H10Voted Yes