Senator Robert Rush View All Years

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Compiled Historical Information
Birth Place: Lake Forest, Illinois
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Assemblies Served:
Senate: 67 (1977) - 69 (1981)
Home County: Linn
Robert Rush
Linn County
BOB RUSH Cedar Rapids 15th Senatorial District Democrat Born in Lake Forest, Ill. Oct. 30, 1944, son of Bob and Erma Rush. Graduated from Washington High School in Cedar Rapids, 1962. B.A. Northwestern University, 1966. J.D. University of Iowa Law School, 1970. Member of Campaign Staff of Senator Robert Kennedy and John Culver. Substitute teacher. Served as Special Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Dist. of Columbia and trial attorney for the U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civil Rights Division. Private practice of law since 1973. Member: American Red Cross Board of Directors, Linn County Criminal Law Association Board of Directors, League of Women Voters, Iowa Civil Liberties Union and Cedar Rapids Law Club Vice President. Methodist. First term.