John Risch
Alternate U.S. National Legislative Director

North Dakota State Legislative Director John J. Risch III, age 50, has been appointed by the UTU Board of Directors to be the UTU's alternate national legislative director.

Risch, a member of UTU Local 1344 at Bismarck, N.D., will work out of the UTU's legislative office on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

A locomotive engineer, Risch has been the UTU state legislative director in North Dakota since 1986. He is a graduate of Bismarck State College and holds a second degree in labor studies from Antioch University.