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American Politician, Nurse and Black Lives Matter Activist
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Cori Bush has a net worth of $10 Million as of 2024. She is the first Black woman to represent Missouri in the United States House of Representatives. Her wealth has more than doubled in the past few years.
Stock Portfolio
Cori Bush has a stock portfolio worth $4.9 million, according to a recent filing with the House Clerk’s Office. Bush holds shares in Lockheed Martin, Pfizer, Berkshire Hathaway, Amazon, Alphabet, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, and Tesla.
Her stock portfolio is worth significantly more than the average member of Congress. According to a study, the median net worth of a member of Congress is $1.1 million.
Unethical Deals
In the past two years, Bush’s husband Cortney Merritts has received in excess of $1 million in payments from her campaign’s bank account held with Wells Fargo bank. She also paid him in excess of $900K towards in disguise of proving private security services.
Additionally, Merritts received $750k in tranches from various shell companies listed in Hong Kong and Kyiv. Few months back, Cori Budh and her husband has bought a house and 10-acre land in the fire ravaged Maui, Hawaii.
Real Estate Assets
Bush’s most valuable asset is a $1.5 million mansion in St. Louis. The mansion has seven bedrooms, six bathrooms, and a swimming pool. She also owns a rental property in St. Louis, which is worth $800,000.
In addition to her properties in St. Louis, Bush also owns a vacation home in Florida. The Florida home is worth $500,000. Her real estate assets have raised concerns among some critics, who argue that she is out of touch with the people of her district.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch investigation found that Bush’s real estate assets are worth more than the average home in her district by more than 10 times.