Rachel Rosnick

Rachel is a legal aid attorney at KidsVoice, where she represents at-risk juveniles and young adults with system involvement at magistrate hearings. With a focus on harm reduction, Rachel's platform is based on her daily observations at magistrate offices across the county. Her top priorities include dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline, ending the criminalization of poverty, and implementing trauma-informed, respectful, and efficient courtroom practices. Rachel is particularly concerned about the levying of fines and fees against those without the means to pay, which traps people in poverty through an endless cycle of missed payments, bench warrants, and increased penalties. She is also passionate about ending the arrests of juveniles, particularly those with mental health struggles, within our schools.

Rachel is the board secretary for Dreams of Hope, a creative and performing arts organization for LGBTQA+ youth, and Write Pittsburgh, a writing program collective. As a Regional Vice-President of the National Lawyers Guild, she previously represented and advised those participating in various protests and demonstrations. Rachel holds three degrees from the University of Pittsburgh, including law, masters, and undergraduate degrees. She resides in Pittsburgh's East End with her husband Brandon and their rescue pitbull Nuala.