John Joseph Rizzo (born October 3, 1980) is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Missouri Senate from 2017 to 2024.
His father was a Missouri State Representative from 1985 until 2002 and in recent years served as chairman of the Jackson County legislature.
Upon his graduation, he was appointed to the board of directors at Truman Medical Centers, serving on the fiscal responsibility committee there until his election to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2011.
[4] Rizzo resigned from the Missouri Senate in June 2024 in order to take a position as executive director of the Jackson County Sports Authority.
The court ultimately denied Royster's appeal before new evidence was brought forth including three voters who had admitted on camera to KCTV to using a false address in the district in order to vote there.