Congresswoman Bush loses Democratic primary in Missouri

State prosecutor Wesley Bell won the Democratic party nomination over incumbent Rep. Cori Bush after securing about 51 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s primary. Pro-Israel Bell received millions in support from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. Bell will appear across from the Republican nominee on the ballot in November. Early Monday morning, the Republican primary for the race was too close to call.

Bush recently spoke at an anti-Israel event as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Congress. In February, she was one of only two members of Congress to vote against an anti-Hamas bill, joining Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan. The duo said the bill was unnecessary and was just being used to incite anti-Muslim hatred. Bush was first elected in an upset victory in 2020.

An ouster similar to Bush’s came earlier this year when incumbent Rep. Jamaal Bowman lost his reelection bid to pro-Israel politician George Latimer in the New York primary.

What other races occurred in Missouri? Current Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe will represent the Republican party in the state’s Gubernatorial race after winning nearly 40 percent of the vote. Kehoe will run against state House Rep. Crystal Quade. Kehoe has campaigned on pro-life values and maintaining 2nd amendment rights, while Quade aims to resurrect pro-abortion state laws. Both intend to stop foreign governments from buying local farmland.

In Michigan: In a much-watched race, current Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin will run against former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers to replace retiring Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow. Each achieved landslide victories in the state’s Tuesday primary vote and will battle for a seat that could upend the Senate’s Democratic majority.

Slotkin began serving in the House in 2019 and has campaigned on lowering prescription drug costs and strengthening supply chains for better Michigan jobs. She began her public service career as a CIA analyst before working in various defense and intelligence positions under the Bush and Obama administrations.

Rogers retired from the U.S. House of Representatives in 2014 after serving nearly 20 years in public service. He has campaigned on bolstering the economy to lower the prices of gas and groceries and quashing the threat of communist China. Rogers also campaigned for closing the U.S. southern border and quelling rising crime rates with tougher policies.

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