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Saturday, July 9, 2016

FREE BEACON: Rep. Bobby Rush Paid Wife $550K From Campaign Funds, Kicked $190K to Church He Founded

Social services arm of church received $14 million in government grants in recent years

Bobby Rush / AP

BY: Joe Schoffstall
July 8, 2016 11:50 am

Rep. Bobby Rush (D., Ill.) has paid both his wife and the church he founded hundreds of thousands of dollars from his campaign’s coffers since 2002, campaign finance records show.
Campaign expenditures also show funds were given to a number of other Rush family members throughout the years. Additionally, more than $14 million in taxpayer-backed government grants were awarded to a wellness center associated with the church he founded in Chicago.