About Rachel Storch

At age 32, Rachel Storch was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives. A native St. Louisian, Rachel grew up in the district she now represents. She graduated from the John Burroughs School and attended Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where she graduated cum laude with an A.B. in American History and Literature. She received her law degree from Washington University School of Law, where she was an Olin Fellow in Law and an Associate Editor of the law review.

Rachel serves on three committees in the Missouri House: Budget; Ways and Means; and Appropriations for Transportation and Economic Development. She is also a Deputy Whip for the Democratic Caucus. Following her first year in the legislature, Rachel was recognized as "Best Local Politician" by the Riverfront Times and "Best Up-and-Coming Politician" by St. Louis Magazine. She also received "Legislator of the Year" awards from Paraquad and Legal Services of Eastern Missouri.

Rachel has committed her adult life to fighting for the people of Missouri. She had the privilege of working for both Mel and Jean Carnahan. In 2000, Rachel was the Director of Operations on Governor Carnahan's campaign for the United States Senate against John Ashcroft. Subsequently, she served as Deputy Chief of Staff to Senator Jean Carnahan in Washington, D.C. Rachel was the senior policy advisor for Senator Carnahan on a range of issues, including education, crime and public safety issues, and judicial nominations.
Rachel also served as Legal Counsel and Director of Policy to Senator Ken Jacob, the Democratic Leader in Missouri's State Senate. She worked closely with Senator Jacob and other legislators to strengthen Missouri schools, protect the environment, promote urban development and preserve critical healthcare programs like the Children's Health Insurance Program.

Additionally, Rachel tutors a first-grader at the Adams Elementary School. She also serves on the Advisory Board for the Family Care Health Center in the Forest Park Southeast neighborhood.

Prior to her work in politics, Rachel was a public interest attorney at Legal Services of Eastern Missouri where she focused on health care and welfare issues affecting low-income Missourians. She also served as an Americorps*VISTA attorney at Legal Services for a year after graduating from law school.

Rachel's father, Greg, is a doctor who has been on the faculty at Children's Hospital for thirty years. He also runs an AIDS clinic for children in the city of St. Louis. Her mother, Debby, passed away from Leukemia in 2006.  Rachel has three siblings, Nate, Emily, and Thomas.