Activist Cori Bush Ousts 20-Year US Rep. Clay in Missouri

Activist Cori Bush Ousts 20-Year US Rep.

Clay in Missouri Bush defeated longtime Rep.

William Lacy Clay in Missouri’s Democratic primary on Tuesday.

Cori Bush, via press conference Her victory puts an end to a political dynasty that has lasted more than half a century, with Clay’s father, Bill, holding the seat for 32 years before retiring in 2000.

Bush got her start as a protest leader following the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson in 2014.

Her win essentially secures her a seat in Congress to represent the heavily-Democratic St.

Louis area.