[1] Rauscher served on the Sutton Community Council from 2007 to 2011.

He defeated Representative Jim Colver during the August 2016 primary election by 95 votes.

[1] He defeated Pamela Goode in the November election.

In 2018, Rauscher won the Republican party nomination over Colver and Goode.

He was reelected in November 2018, defeating Democrat Bill Johnson and Republican James Squyres.