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Robert Rush
Linn County
BOB RUSH
Son of Bob and Erma Rush, lifelong residents of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Born in Lake Forest, Ill.., on Oct. 30, 1944. Received early education in Cedar Rapids public schools, graduating from Washington High School in 1962. B.A., Northwestern University, 1966, and J.D., University of Iowa Law School, 1970. Graduate study, George Washington University. Married Judy Burgin Ptacek; two daughters. Substitute teacher. Served as special assistant to the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, and trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Washington, D.C., 1971-73. Returned to Cedar Rapids to private law practice. Member, League of Women Voters. Methodist. Second term. Assistant minority leader, 1979-80.
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