Rachel Prusak (born 1975) is an American Democratic politician and nurse practitioner who served as a member of the

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from 2018 to 2023. She represented the 37th district, which includes

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, Rivergrove, Tualatin, and

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Professional career

Prusak graduated from

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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 Palliative care (from Latin root "to cloak") is an interdisciplinary medical care-giving approach aimed at optimizing quality of life and mitigating or reducing suffering among people with serious, complex, and often terminal illnesses. Man ...

and

hospice Hospice care is a type of health care that focuses on the palliation of a terminally ill patient's pain and symptoms and attending to their emotional and spiritual needs at the end of life. Hospice care prioritizes comfort and quality of life b ...

care.

Political career

Prusak defeated incumbent representative

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in the

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. Upon the failure of SB1566, which would have raised the salary for state representatives. Prusak, along with fellow representatives

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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."

Electoral history

External links

Campaign website

Legislative website

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Prusak, Rachel Date of birth missing (living people) Living people Democratic Party members of the Oregon House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Oregon Legislative Assembly American nurses American women nurses Politicians from West Linn, Oregon Northeastern University alumni 1975 births Women state legislators in Oregon 21st-century American women politicians