| Brian Rush | |
| State House: | Florida |
| District: | 47th |
| Term Start: | January 3, 1987 |
| Term End: | January 3, 1995 |
| Predecessor: | John A. Grant, Jr. |
| Successor: | Rob Wallace |
| Birth Date: | 1958 or 1959 |
| Party: | Democratic |
Brian Rush (born 1958 or 1959) is an American politician from the state of Florida. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1987 to 1995.
Rush was born and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida.[1] He attended the University of Florida, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in 1980. Rush graduated from the University of Florida Levin College of Law in 1982.[2]
Rush worked as a trial lawyer in Carrollwood, Florida.[3]
Rush was first elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 1986. He was re-elected three times before losing to Republican Rob Wallace in 1994. He sponsored a bill to reduce class sizes. His focus was on environmental protection and First Amendment rights.[4]
In 2022, Rush was accused of wrongdoing in a 2018 eminent domain case. The Florida Bar alleged that Rush worked against the interests of his client in order to enrich himself, recommending a three-year suspension of Rush's law license. Rush denied wrongdoing and challenged the decision in court.[5] The Florida Supreme Court ruled against Rush in 2023, upholding the three-year suspension.[6] On July 27, 2023, Rush resigned his license to practice law, informing the state Bar that he had closed his law practice.[7]
In 2022, Rush returned to politics by running in that year's U.S. Senate election. He finished second in the Democratic primary with 6.28% of the vote.
Rush has filed to run for U.S. Senate again in the 2024 election.[8]