Russ McGurk is president of GoRail, which he co-founded in 2004. McGurk has worked on grassroots campaigns for the freight rail industry since 1997. With over 30 years of management, policy and communications experience on Capitol Hill, in state government and on political campaigns, he believes deeply in the value of constituent input to creating sound public policy. A Rhode Island native, he lives in Washington, DC with his wife and family.
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