Rachel Prusak

American politician and nurse practitioner

Rachel Prusak

Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 37th district
In office January 14, 2019 – January 9, 2023
Preceded by	Julie Parrish
Succeeded by	Jules Walters

Personal details
Born	1975 (age 48–49)
Political party	Democratic
Residence(s)	West Linn, Oregon, U.S.
Alma mater	Northeastern University (BA) Frontier Nursing University (MA)
Occupation	nurse practitioner

Rachel Prusak (born 1975) is an American Democratic politician and nurse practitioner who served as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from 2018 to 2023. She represented the 37th district, which includes West Linn, Durham, Rivergrove, Tualatin, and Stafford.

Professional career

Prusak graduated from Northeastern University with a BA in nursing and then earned a master's degree in nursing from Frontier Nursing University. Before her tenure in office, she was a family nurse practitioner who served elderly homebound patients for over 20 years, specializing in palliative and hospice care.^[1]^[2]

Political career

Prusak defeated incumbent representative Julie Parrish in the 2018 Oregon legislative election.

Upon the failure of SB1566, which would have raised the salary for state representatives. Prusak, along with fellow representatives Karin Power and Anna Williams, announced her intention not to run for re-election. In a joint statement with Power and Williams, they said they "could not afford to work full time for part-time pay."^[3]

Electoral history

2018 Oregon State Representative, 37th district ^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rachel Prusak	18,357	52.7
	Republican	Julie Parrish	16,434	47.2
	Write-in		51	0.1
Total votes			34,842	100%

2020 Oregon State Representative, 37th district ^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rachel Prusak	23,757	57.1
	Republican	Kelly Sloop	17,770	42.7
	Write-in		44	0.1
Total votes			41,571	100%

External links

Campaign website
Legislative website
Profile at Vote Smart

References

^ "Meet Rachel". Rachel Prusak for State Representative. Archived from the original on December 31, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
^ Malee, Patrick (January 4, 2019). "Prusak ready to hit ground running". West Linn Tidings. Archived from the original on January 5, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
^ "In Joint Announcement, Three Veteran House Democrats Say They Won't Seek Reelection". Willamette Week. 2022-02-28. Archived from the original on 2022-06-13. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
^ "November 6, 2018, General Election Abstract of Votes". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
^ "November 3, 2020, General Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 12, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2023.