Shusterman was first elected in 2018, successfully unseating four-term incumbent Republican Representative Warren Kampf with 57 percent of the vote.[4] During her campaign, she was endorsed by organizations such as Planned Parenthood, the Pennsylvania Fraternal Order of Police, and the Sierra Club,[5] as well as by former President Barack Obama.[6] Her committee assignments include the Aging and Older Adult Services, Children & Youth, Commerce, and Rules.[7] Shusterman also serves as Democratic secretary of the Judiciary committee.[8] Shusterman is the first freshman representative to serve as a deputy whip for her party.[9]