Rep. Bobby L. Rush was born in November 23, 1946 in Albany, Ga. He is married and has five children. He earned his B.A. in Political Science from Roosevelt University in 1973. Rush attended U. of Illinois, Chicago in 1977. He earned his Master's in Political Science from the University of Illinois, Chicago in 1994,. In 1998, he earned his Master's in Theological Science from McCormick Theological Seminary. Bobby Rush served on the Chicago City Council from 1983-93 and has been in the U.S. House since 1993.