Jessica Risch is originally from Santa Monica, California, and recently graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science. As a student at Michigan, Jessica was at the forefront of the campus pro-Israel movement, and active in Hillel, AIPAC, Hadassah, StandWithUs, and the Michigan Daily. She also spent time working for the Chief Federal Judge of the Eastern District of Michigan. Jessica is a Fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies in Washington D.C.

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