Cori Bush, Former Member of "The Squad" in the U.S. House, Joins Ida's Legacy for Annual Summer Mixer

In 2017, Ida's Legacy was formed as the first political action committee to support progressive African American women candidates in Illinois. At our first summer mixer, Legacy & Libations, our featured guests were four women representing various stages of their political journeys. Sharon Fairley, who ran for the first time to be the state's attorney general; Nicole Johnson, who ran for the first time to be 20th Ward alderperson; Donna Miller, who had run for state Senate and was considering her next campaign; and Lauren Underwood, who had beat six opponents in her primary for Congress, all shared their campaign experiences of being under estimated and under funded.

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• August 7, 2025