He's the 24th House Democrat to either retire or run for another office this cycle.
Chicagoland Congressman Bobby Rush announced his retirement on Tuesday, ending a 30-year run in the House. The longtime lawmaker is the to either retire or run for another office in the 2022 midterm election cycle.
"Many times over the last decade I have not been present with my family because of my mission. But we were always together in spirit, which made my mission possible," he said."You can own public service but you can never own public office. And I want to be crystal clear — I am not retiring, I am returning. I will remain in public life, fighting for equity and justice for and within my community.
Rush began his political career as an activist: he co-founded the Illinois chapter of the Black Panthers and recruited Fred Hampton, the chapter's chairman who was killed in a police raid in 1969. A police raid at Rush's house resulted in an illegal firearms charge and he served six months in prison.
He's held the seat since then and was the only person ever to beat former President Obama in an election, brushing off his primary challenge in 2000 by 31 points. Rush encouraged and backed Obama for his 2008 presidential campaign.
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