One of the more controversial members of the progressive leftist "Squad" in the House will not be returning to Congress next month after she was voted out by her own constituents during the Democratic primary elections earlier this year.

Outgoing Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) isn't going quietly, though, as she has said she'll always be a "Squad" member and will likely run for a seat in Congress again in future elections, Fox News reported.

The same could be said for similarly outgoing fellow progressive Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), who was also ousted by his constituents in the Democratic primary but has likewise signaled his devotion to the "Squad" and his intent to run for office again.

Bush running for Congress again is "not off the table"

Rep. Bush, previously a nurse and community organizer, was first elected by St. Louis voters in 2020 and was re-elected in 2022, but was defeated by another Democrat in the 2024 primary and is now preparing to head back to Missouri, at least for the next couple of years.

In an exit interview with Politico, Bush was asked about her future plans and if she'd run for office again, to which she replied, "The possibilities are endless. All I know right now is that I am not going anywhere. I’m going to keep fighting for the issues that I fought for before I ever entered Congress, and since I’ve been in Congress."

"Running for office again is not off the table at all," she continued. "I did not expect to only be in Congress for four years, and so I do believe at some point I will run again, whether it’s for Congress or something else, I don’t know."

"I don’t have any plans right now, but it’s not off the table," Bush added. "What I will do, though, is I will organize and I will work on the same issues and more that I started with before I ever made it to the Congress."

"I will always be Squad. I’m not going far."

In the Politico interview with Rep. Bush, it was noted that fellow "Squad"-mate Rep. Bowman had similarly been primaried out of office, and the outgoing congresswoman was asked for her thoughts on the future of the "Squad."

"The Squad will keep fighting," Bush said. "The numbers will be lower for the 119th Congress, but they will keep fighting for people who have the greatest need. They’re not going to change their priorities and what they believe."

"The number of people in Congress on the team will just be smaller. But they’ve never been silent," she added. "Anyone who underestimates our power is severely mistaken, because we aren’t going anywhere, and I will always be Squad. I’m not going far."

Bowman says there's a "good chance" he'll run for Congress again

New York's City & State conducted a similar exit interview with outgoing Rep. Bowman, a former school principal and community organizer who, like his comrade Rep. Bush, was first elected in 2020 and re-elected in 2022 but voted out by his own constituents in this year's primary cycle.

Asked about his future plans, Bowman replied, "The liberating aspect of no longer being in Congress formally is now I have an opportunity to be helpful and support my community in a variety of ways. There's many ways to teach and be an educator and lead as it relates to education. There's many ways to impact electoral politics."

"I plan to be a part of that from a community organizing perspective and a fundraising perspective. And yes, there is a good chance I will run for office again, at some point, depending on the right situation and where that goes," he continued.

Bowman went on to say that he would be "hyperlocal initially in my engagement" in communities like Yonkers and the Bronx, but he certainly didn't rule out another run for Congress to rejoin his fellow progressives in the "Squad" after another election cycle or two.