Rusche graduated from Aquinas High School, La Crosse, Wisconsin, in 1969.
He earned his Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from the University of Notre Dame, and Doctor of Medicine from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri.
[5] Rusche supported Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2016.
[8] 2012 Rusche was redistricted to District 6, and with Democratic Representative Shirley Ringo redistricted to District 5, Rusche was unopposed for the May 15, 2012, Democratic primary, and won with 984 votes,[9] and won the November 6, 2012, general election with 9,531 votes (52.3%) against Republican nominee Daniel Santiago.
[16] 2004 When Democratic Representative Mike Naccarato ran for the District 7 senate seat leaving the B seat open, Rusche was unopposed for the May 25, 2004, Democratic primary, and won with 1,998 votes,[17] and won the November 2, 2004, general election with 8,850 votes (50.9%) against Republican nominee Charlie Pottenger.