# Rachel Prusak > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rachel_Prusak > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rachel_Prusak.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Prusak > Source revision: 1356506895 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 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 50–51) Party Democratic Alma mater Northeastern University (BA) Frontier Nursing University (MA) Occupation nurse practitioner **Rachel Prusak** (born 1975) is an American [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) politician and nurse practitioner who served as a member of the [Oregon House of Representatives](/source/Oregon_House_of_Representatives) from 2018 to 2023. She represented the 37th district, which includes [West Linn](/source/West_Linn%2C_Oregon), [Durham](/source/Durham%2C_Oregon), [Rivergrove](/source/Rivergrove%2C_Oregon), [Tualatin](/source/Tualatin%2C_Oregon), and [Stafford](/source/Stafford%2C_Oregon). ## Professional career Prusak graduated from [Northeastern University](/source/Northeastern_University) with a BA in nursing and then earned a master's degree in nursing from [Frontier Nursing University](/source/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](/source/Palliative_care) and [hospice](/source/Hospice) care.[1][2] ## Political career Prusak defeated incumbent representative [Julie Parrish](/source/Julie_Parrish_(politician)) in the [2018 Oregon legislative election](/source/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](/source/Karin_Power) and [Anna Williams](/source/Anna_Williams_(politician)), 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](http://www.rachelforstaterep.com) - [Legislative website](https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/prusak) - [Profile](https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/179910) at [Vote Smart](/source/Vote_Smart) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Meet Rachel"](https://rachelforstaterep.com/meet-rachel/). Rachel Prusak for State Representative. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20181231025525/https://rachelforstaterep.com/meet-rachel/) from the original on December 31, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Malee, Patrick (January 4, 2019). ["Prusak ready to hit ground running"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190105202556/https://pamplinmedia.com/wlt/95-news/415997-318051-prusak-ready-to-hit-ground-running). *[West Linn Tidings](/source/West_Linn_Tidings)*. Archived from [the original](https://pamplinmedia.com/wlt/95-news/415997-318051-prusak-ready-to-hit-ground-running) on January 5, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Jaquiss, Nigel](/source/Nigel_Jaquiss) (February 28, 2022). ["In Joint Announcement, Three Veteran House Democrats Say They Won't Seek Reelection"](https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/02/28/in-joint-announcement-three-veteran-house-democrats-say-they-wont-seek-re-election/). *[Willamette Week](/source/Willamette_Week)*. [Archived](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/) from the original on 2022-06-13. Retrieved 2026-05-27. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["November 6, 2018, General Election Abstract of Votes"](http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873825). *Oregon Secretary of State*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230406153942/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873825) from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["November 3, 2020, General Election Abstract of Votes"](https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2020.pdf) (PDF). *Oregon Secretary of State*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20221112205917/https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2020.pdf) (PDF) from the original on November 12, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2023. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Rachel Prusak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Prusak) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Prusak?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.