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John Rusche's Biography

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Full Name:

John M. Rusche

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Kay; 1 Child: Caitllin

Birth Date:

12/03/1950

Birth Place:

Waukesha, WI

Home City:

Lewiston, ID

Religion:

Christian

MD, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, 1977

BS, Chemical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, 1973

Former Member, Environment, Energy, and Technology, Idaho State House of Representatives, present

Commission Member, Leadership in Nuclear Engineering (LINE) 2.0 Commission, present

Former Appointee, Court Appointed Child Advocates

Candidate, Idaho House of Representatives, District 6B, 2018

Representative, Idaho House of Representatives, 2004-2016

Minority Leader, Idaho House of Representatives, 2008-2016

Representative, Idaho State House of Representatives, 2004-2016

Minority Leader, Idaho State House of Representatives, 2010-2016

Minority Caucus Chairman, Idaho House of Representatives, 2007-2008

Appointed Commission Member, Health Quality Planning Commission, present

Former Member, Education Committee, Idaho State House of Representatives

Former Member, Health and Welfare, Idaho State House of Representatives

Co-chairman, Joint Legislative Oversight Committee, 2014-16

Former Member, Judiciary, Rules and Administration

Former Member, Legislative Oversight Committee, Idaho State House of Representatives

Former Member, Millenium Fund Committee, Idaho State House of Representatives

Former Member, Ways and Means, Idaho State House of Representatives

Chair, Minority Caucus, Idaho State House of Representative, 2007

Chair, Lewiston City Daycare Task Force, 1985

Senior Vice President, Regence BlueCross BlueShield, 1995-2006

Chief Medical Officer, Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah, 1995-2006

Chief Medical Officer, Regence BlueShield of Idaho, 1995-2006

Senior Vice President, Regence BlueShield of Idaho, 1995-2006

Medical Director, Regence Blue Shield of Medicine, 1995-1999

General Pediatrician, Valley Medical Center, 1980-1995

Physician, Valley Medical Center, 1980-1995

Instructor, Department of Pediatrics, Health Sciences Center, University of Arizona, 1977-1980

Board Member, Indigent Health Care (CAT) Board of Directors, present

Physician Member, Medical Care Advisory Committee for Medicaid, present

Committee Member, Milbank Memorial Fund–Reforming States Group Steering Committee, present

Board Member, Millennium Fund Board, present

Board Member, State Hospital North Advisory Board of Directors, present

Board Member, YourHealthIdaho (Health Insurance Exchange) Board of Directors, present

Member, American Council of Physician Executives

Board Member, Idaho Nonprofit Center, 2015-16

Board Member, 2nd Judicial District CASA, 1990-2016

Board Member, Tristate Memorial Hospital Foundation, 1998-2006

Campaign Chair, Twin County United Way, 2001

Chief of Staff, Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, 1993

Secretary-Treasurer, Idaho Pediatrics Society, 1986-1992

Treasurer, Idaho Pediatrics Society, 1986-1992

Board Member, Northwest Children's Home, 1986-1992

Board Member, Idaho Medical Association, 1984-1988

Secretary, American Academy of Pediatrics, Idaho Chapter, 1983-1987

Board Member, Lewis-Clark State College Artist Series, 1983-1986

Awards:

Child Advocate award, American Academy of Pediatrics, Idaho Chapter 1991, 2008
NASW Legislative Award, 2013
Qualis Legislative award for Health, 2009
Idaho Public Health Departments Legislative Award, 2013

In 1991 he was awarded the Idaho Pediatric Society "Shaker and Mover" award
In 2012 he received the Qualis Health Quality award
the Idaho Academy of Pediatrics child advocacy award in 2014
In 2015 he was named public official of the year by the Idaho Association of Social Work
named an "AG All Star" for 2016 by the Food Producers of Idaho

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