RUSH, BOBBY LEE

D · house · bioguide R000515

FEC candidate id: H2IL01042
Internal id: d36943e9-b6e9-411d-b234-4136b2df7a63
Status: incumbent

Who this candidate represents

Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), IL-01. Source.

Category	Metric	Value
People	Population	739,958
People	Median age	40
Income	Median household income	$71,465
Income	Per-capita income	$39,714
Income	In poverty	15.7%
Income	Unemployed	10.0%
Income	Gini inequality index	0.489
Race	White alone	38.1%
Race	Black alone	47.8%
Race	Asian alone	2.2%
Race	Hispanic or Latino	10.5%
Race	Two or more races	6.8%
Origin	Foreign-born	7.6%
Language	Speaks English only at home	86.9%
Language	Speaks Spanish at home	7.3%
Education	High school or higher	58.6%
Education	Bachelor's or higher	32.3%
Education	Advanced degree	13.8%
Household	Family households	60.4%
Household	Avg household size	2.46
Household	Never married (15+)	42.7%
Housing	Median home value	$270,700
Housing	Median gross rent	$1,171
Housing	Single-family detached	52.9%
Housing	Built before 1940	7.9%
Housing	Overcrowded (>1 per room)	1.9%
Housing	Vacant units	9.2%
Service	Veterans (18+)	4.9%
Health	With a disability	14.3%
Connectivity	Households with broadband	88.9%
Connectivity	Households with no internet	8.2%
Commute	Drove alone	63.4%
Commute	Public transit	10.1%
Commute	Worked from home	14.0%

Cycle financials

Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.

Cycle	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand	Debts	Indiv. contribs.
2026	$0	$0	$0	$18,785	$0
2024	$0	$0	$0	$18,785	$0
2022	$221,501	$333,121	$0	$18,785	$39,443
2020	$545,760	$500,779	$111,621	$25,589	$76,485
2018	$386,313	$320,467	$66,640	$25,589	$31,313
2016	$589,580	$621,692	$794	$25,589	$121,080
2014	$353,071	$344,604	$32,905	$25,589	$23,071
2012	$498,765	$476,407	$24,438	$23,489	$81,235
2010	$532,447	$555,188	$2,080	$23,489	$83,138
2008	$431,210	$435,966	$24,821	$23,489	$164,655
2006	$575,306	$684,698	$29,577	$23,489	$190,460
2004	$469,976	$361,039	$138,969	$16,599	$193,275
2002	$256,930	$299,464	$30,032	$30,752	$52,040
2000	$699,387	$637,198	$62,667	$25,749	$355,348
1998	$230,468	$243,587	$6,149	$10,656	$88,225
1996	$174,714	$156,219	$19,275	$10,656	$28,305
1994	$196,510	$195,833	$784	$9,456	$53,335
1992	$257,455	$257,339	$112	$29,407	$125,155

Elections

1992 general house · IL-1 — won
1994 general house · IL-1 — won
1996 general house · IL-1 — won
1998 general house · IL-1 — won
2000 general house · IL-1 — won
2002 general house · IL-1 — won
2004 general house · IL-1 — won
2006 general house · IL-1 — lost_general
2008 general house · IL-1 — won
2010 general house · IL-1 — won
2012 general house · IL-1 — won
2014 general house · IL-1 — won
2016 general house · IL-1 — won
2018 general house · IL-1 — won
2020 general house · IL-1 — won
2022 general house · IL-1 — lost_general

Committees

CITIZENS FOR RUSH — principal · type H
FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT VICTORY FUND — joint_fundraising · type X

Recent votes

No votes on file.

Election prediction

Cycle 2026 · model baseline-v1 · base rate 15.1%

P(win) = 99.0%

Feature	Δ P(win)
Base rate (historical)	15.1%
incumbent	+78.0%
D (major party)	+10.0%

Baseline model (incumbency × party × office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.

Transfers from committees

Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).

Date	From committee	Type	Amount
2025-05-31	ASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION PAC (AA…	24K	$-2,500
2022-08-23	AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLI…	24K	$-1,000
2022-06-13	SOUTHERN COMPANY GAS EMPLOYEES PAC	24K	$-2,500
2022-06-13	SOUTHERN COMPANY GAS EMPLOYEES PAC	24K	$-2,500
2022-05-23	AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC	24K	$-2,500
2022-05-20	UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNIT…	24K	$-5,000
2022-05-12	SOUTHERN COMPANY GAS EMPLOYEES PAC	24K	$-2,500
2022-05-09	AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLI…	24K	$1,000
2022-03-28	THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMIT…	24K	$-1,000
2022-01-31	AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL…	24K	$-2,500
2021-12-23	INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAME…	24K	$-2,500
2021-12-21	AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL…	24K	$2,500
2021-12-21	INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAME…	24K	$2,500
2021-12-20	LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA …	24K	$2,500
2021-12-17	PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMM…	24K	$500
2021-12-15	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION CO…	24K	$2,500
2021-12-15	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLI…	24K	$1,000
2021-12-09	AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTI…	24K	$1,000
2021-12-09	NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION…	24K	$1,500
2021-12-06	BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION …	24K	$1,000
2021-12-04	ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS POLITICAL AC…	24K	$1,000
2021-12-03	PG&E CORPORATION EMPLOYEES ENERGYPAC	24K	$1,000
2021-12-01	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPAN…	24K	$1,000
2021-12-01	DOMINION ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTE…	24K	$1,500
2021-11-30	AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUN…	24K	$1,000

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Inbound (100)

date	from	type	amount	source
2025-05-31	ASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION PAC (AAHOA PAC)	contributed_to	$-2,500	pas2
2022-08-23	AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTION	contributed_to	$-1,000	pas2
2022-06-13	SOUTHERN COMPANY GAS EMPLOYEES PAC	contributed_to	$-2,500	pas2
2022-06-13	SOUTHERN COMPANY GAS EMPLOYEES PAC	contributed_to	$-2,500	pas2
2022-05-23	AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC	contributed_to	$-2,500	pas2
2022-05-20	UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)	contributed_to	$-5,000	pas2
2022-05-12	SOUTHERN COMPANY GAS EMPLOYEES PAC	contributed_to	$-2,500	pas2
2022-05-09	AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTION	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-03-28	THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$-1,000	pas2
2022-01-31	AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E	contributed_to	$-2,500	pas2
2021-12-23	INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL)	contributed_to	$-2,500	pas2
2021-12-21	INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL)	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-12-21	AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-12-20	LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-12-17	PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$500	pas2
2021-12-15	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-12-15	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-12-09	AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-12-09	NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC	contributed_to	$1,500	pas2
2021-12-06	BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-12-04	ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-12-03	PG&E CORPORATION EMPLOYEES ENERGYPAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-12-01	DOMINION ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - DOMINION PAC	contributed_to	$1,500	pas2
2021-12-01	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-11-30	AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-11-23	AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC)	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-11-18	THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-11-17	THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AOTPAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-11-16	VISTRA EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF VISTRA CORP.	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-11-11	THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-11-02	AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITEE (ACRO PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-10-27	COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-10-25	BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-10-21	RENAL PHYSICIANS ASSOCIATION PAC RPA PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-10-21	SOCIETY FOR CARDIOVASCULAR ANGIOGRAPHY AND INTERVENTIONS ASSOCIATION PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-10-14	ALLIANCE FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY QUALITY AND INNOVATION INC PAC	contributed_to	$500	pas2
2021-10-14	COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-10-13	LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-10-08	SOCIETY OF INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-09-30	AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SOYPAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-09-29	SOUTHERN COMPANY GAS EMPLOYEES PAC	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-09-29	SOUTHERN COMPANY GAS EMPLOYEES PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2021-09-29	LKQ CORPORATION EMPLOYEE GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND	contributed_to	$3,000	pas2
2021-09-28	AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2021-09-24	AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC)	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-09-24	CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2021-09-21	NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-09-20	NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-09-16	AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2021-09-15	ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION ACTIVATOR POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT FUND (FED) 'ACTIVATOR'/'ILLINOIS FARM BUREAU ACTIVATOR'	contributed_to	$250	pas2
2021-09-13	NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-09-09	AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NEUROSURGERYPAC)	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-09-08	NATIONAL CONFECTIONERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CANDY PAC)	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-08-18	AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC)	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-08-13	AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FAMMEDPAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-08-12	AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-07-28	AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY INC POLITICAL COMMITTEE (OPHTHPAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-07-19	AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INC. PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-07-13	SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-07-06	AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION PAC	contributed_to	$1,500	pas2
2021-07-06	HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-07-02	AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL UROLOGISTS PAC (UROPAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-06-30	FORD MOTOR COMPANY CIVIC ACTION FUND	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-06-29	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-06-29	KING & SPALDING NONPARTISAN COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-06-29	POWERPAC OF THE EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-06-28	ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY PAC	contributed_to	$1,500	pas2
2021-06-28	CAP-PAC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND OF THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY ACTION FOUNDATION INC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-06-28	THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC. PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-06-28	AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-06-25	AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-06-25	NOVARTIS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-06-24	PPL CORPORATION PEOPLE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-06-24	NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-06-24	AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-06-24	GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-06-24	VISTRA EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF VISTRA CORP.	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-06-24	GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AEROSPACE EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GE AEROSPACE PAC)	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2021-06-23	DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DUKEPAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-06-23	EXELON CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2021-06-23	CAP-PAC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND OF THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY ACTION FOUNDATION INC	contributed_to	$-1,000	pas2
2021-06-22	PG&E CORPORATION EMPLOYEES ENERGYPAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-06-22	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-06-21	REWORLD WASTE, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (REWORLD WASTE PAC)	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2021-06-21	DTE ENERGY COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-06-21	BGR PAC	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-06-21	K&L GATES LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-06-16	PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-06-16	WEC ENERGY GROUP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2021-06-15	MOTOR AND EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION PAC (MEMA PAC)	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-06-11	ENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-06-10	NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-06-09	SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2021-06-09	DOMINION ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - DOMINION PAC	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-06-09	AMERICAN CABLE ASSOCIATION INC PAC (ACA PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-06-09	AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2021-06-08	FLUOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FLUOR PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-06-02	MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INC. PAC	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-05-19	PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTES	contributed_to	$8	pas2
2021-05-05	AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC)	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2

Outbound (5)

date	type	to	amount	role	source
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT VICTORY FUND	—		candidate_committees
—	principal_candidate_of	CITIZENS FOR RUSH	—		candidate_committees
2019-01-09	sponsor_of_bill	HR 362 — Energy Emergency Leadership Act	—	sponsor	sponsorship
2017-01-05	sponsor_of_bill	HR 338 — To promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce.	—	sponsor	sponsorship
2016-02-23	sponsor_of_bill	HR 4583 — To promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce.	—	sponsor	sponsorship

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