Rep. Cori Bush Loses Primary

Wesley Bell’s victory over ‘Squad’ member Bush, was the second-most expensive primary contest on record.

U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) (C) and Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) hold up signs as President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address during a joint meeting of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol on March 7, 2024. Alex Wong/Getty Images

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.—Another member of the “Squad” is headed out of Congress.

On Aug. 6, voters in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District chose Wesley Bell in the jurisdiction’s Democratic Party primary. As the predominantly black and urban district covering much of St. Louis and its northern suburbs is heavily Democratic, Bell will likely secure a seat in the House in November.