Becca Rausch

Rebecca Lynne Rausch (born August 31, 1979) is an American attorney and politician from the commonwealth of Massachusetts. A member of the Democratic Party, she represents the Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex district in the Massachusetts Senate.^[1]

Rebecca Rausch
Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2019
Preceded by	Richard J. Ross
Member of the Needham Town Meeting
In office 2017–2018
Personal details
Born	(1979-08-31) August 31, 1979 (age 45) Albany, New York
Political party	Democratic Party
Residence	Needham, Massachusetts
Alma mater	Northeastern University (JD), University of California, Berkeley (LLM in Health Law, Reproduction, Feminist Theory), Brandeis University (BA in American Studies with a minor in Women's Studies)
Website	beccarausch.com

Political career

Becca Rausch served as an elected Needham Town Meeting member from 2017 to 2018. She was first elected to the state senate in November 2018. Rausch won her primary with 53% of the vote. She then defeated Republican incumbent Richard Ross with 51% of the vote.^[2][3]

Rausch's Committee assignments as a State Senator^[4]

• Joint Committee on Children, Families, and Persons with Disabilities
• Joint Committee on Elder Affairs
• Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
• Joint Committee on Public Health
• Joint Committee on Public Service
• Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
• Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs

The Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus endorsed her as an incumbent candidate in the 2020 Massachusetts general election.^[5]

In 2022, Rausch won reelection over state Representative Shawn Dooley.^[6]

Personal life

Rausch was raised in Albany, New York. She currently lives in Needham, Massachusetts with her husband and two children.

Career

Rausch began her legal career by clerking for Judge Kenneth Laurence of the Massachusetts Appeals Court.^[7]

Education

Rausch graduated from Brandeis University in 2001^[8] with a bachelor's in American Studies and a minor in Women's Studies,^[8] then went on to earn her Juris Doctor from the Northeastern University School of Law in 2004.^[9] She later completed her Master of Laws from University of California, Berkeley in 2011 with a focus in women's health and reproduction and the law.^[7] She graduated Shaker High School in Latham, New York in 1997.

2018 Massachusetts' Norfolk, Bristol & Middlesex State Senate District Election

← 2016 November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06) 2020 →

Nominee Becca Rausch Richard J. Ross Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 37,830 35,856 Percentage 51.2% 48.6%

Municipality results Rausch:      60–70% Ross:      50–60%      60–70%

State Senator before election Richard J. Ross Republican Elected State Senator Becca Rausch Democratic

See also

• 2019–2020 Massachusetts legislature
• 2021–2022 Massachusetts legislature