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.^[4] He sponsored a bill to reduce class sizes. His focus was on environmental protection and First Amendment rights.^[5]

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.^[6] The Florida Supreme Court ruled against Rush in 2023, upholding the three-year suspension.^[7] On July 27, 2023, Rush resigned his license to practice law, informing the state Bar that he had closed his law practice.^[8]

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.^[5]

Rush has filed to run for U.S. Senate again in the 2024 election.^[9]

Rush lives in Tampa.^[4]