{{Short description|American politician and nurse practitioner}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Rachel Prusak | honorific_suffix = | image = | alt = | state_house = Oregon | district = 37th | term_start = January 14, 2019 | term_end = January 9, 2023 | predecessor = [[Julie Parrish (politician)|Julie Parrish]] | successor = [[Jules Walters]] | office1 = | term_start1 = | term_end1 = | predecessor1 = | successor1 = | prior_term = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1975}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | citizenship = | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | spouse = | children = | education = | alma_mater = [[Northeastern University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Frontier Nursing University]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]]) | occupation = [[nurse practitioner]] | signature = }} '''Rachel Prusak''' (born 1975) is an American [[Democratic Party (United States)|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, Oregon|West Linn]], [[Durham, Oregon|Durham]], [[Rivergrove, Oregon|Rivergrove]], [[Tualatin, Oregon|Tualatin]], and [[Stafford, Oregon|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 care|palliative]] and [[hospice]] care.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rachelforstaterep.com/meet-rachel/|title=Meet Rachel|publisher=Rachel Prusak for State Representative|accessdate=January 5, 2019|archive-date=December 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181231025525/https://rachelforstaterep.com/meet-rachel/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://pamplinmedia.com/wlt/95-news/415997-318051-prusak-ready-to-hit-ground-running|title=Prusak ready to hit ground running|newspaper=[[West Linn Tidings]]|last=Malee|first=Patrick|date=January 4, 2019|accessdate=January 5, 2019|archive-date=January 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105202556/https://pamplinmedia.com/wlt/95-news/415997-318051-prusak-ready-to-hit-ground-running|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Political career== Prusak defeated incumbent representative [[Julie Parrish (politician)|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 (politician)|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."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jaquiss |first=Nigel |author-link=Nigel Jaquiss |date=February 28, 2022 |title=In Joint Announcement, Three Veteran House Democrats Say They Won't Seek Reelection |url=https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/02/28/in-joint-announcement-three-veteran-house-democrats-say-they-wont-seek-re-election/ |access-date=2026-05-27 |website=[[Willamette Week]] |language=en |archive-date=2022-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613081948/https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/02/28/in-joint-announcement-three-veteran-house-democrats-say-they-wont-seek-re-election/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Electoral history== {{Election box begin no change | title = [[2018 Oregon legislative election|2018 Oregon State Representative]], [[Oregon's 37th House district|37th district]]<ref>{{cite web | title = November 6, 2018, General Election Abstract of Votes | url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873825 | website = Oregon Secretary of State | access-date = October 30, 2023 | archive-date = April 6, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230406153942/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873825 | url-status = live }}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Rachel Prusak | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 18,357 | percentage = 52.7}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = [[Julie Parrish (politician)|Julie Parrish]] | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 16,434 | percentage = 47.2}} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 51 | percentage = 0.1}} {{Election box total no change | votes = 34,842 | percentage = 100%}} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title = [[2020 Oregon House of Representatives election|2020 Oregon State Representative]], [[Oregon's 37th House district|37th district]]<ref>{{cite web | title = November 3, 2020, General Election Abstract of Votes | url = https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2020.pdf | website = Oregon Secretary of State | access-date = October 30, 2023 | archive-date = November 12, 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221112205917/https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2020.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Rachel Prusak | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 23,757 | percentage = 57.1}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Kelly Sloop | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 17,770 | percentage = 42.7}} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 44 | percentage = 0.1}} {{Election box total no change | votes = 41,571 | percentage = 100%}} {{Election box end}}
==External links== * [http://www.rachelforstaterep.com Campaign website] * [https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/prusak Legislative website]{{CongLinks | congbio= | votesmart=179910 | fec= | congress= }}
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