
John,
Cori Bush was one of our very first endorsed candidates in 2018. A registered nurse, ordained pastor, and activist — Cori Bush represents the people who she’s running to serve in Missouri’s 1st District.
Missouri’s 1st District encompasses St. Louis City and County, which includes Ferguson. It’s one of the epicenters of the Black Lives Matter movement. As a nurse, Cori treated protestors in the streets of Ferguson after Mike Brown was murdered.
Cori Bush is a survivor of police brutality and harassment. She will work every single day in Congress for racial equity and ending our systems of police violence and mass incarceration.
We need more leaders on the federal level who understand what Black people have to endure every day in this country. Who understand the agony, pain, and anxiety of fearing institutions that are supposed to protect and serve.
Cori will work to defund our system of policing and invest in communities that have been ignored for far too long.
Defunding the police is about translating our values into budget priorities and facilitating social programs that truly make our communities safer. We need more investment in education, housing, healthcare, jobs, and other programs that address the roots of crime, not less.
Cori will be a fierce leader on this issue in Congress. With just over two weeks until the primary election, we need to make sure she has the resources to win on August 4th.
Thank you for supporting Cori today,
Justice Democrats
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