Richard McSpedon
Business Representative
Westchester and Fairfield Counties
At the November General Membership meeting, Richard F. McSpedon, Jr. was appointed a Business Representative upon the recommendation of Business Manager Christopher Erikson and the approval of the membership. With his appointment Richard resigned his position on the Executive Board. Richard F. McSpedon is a third-generation member of å_Local 3, IBEW. His father, Richard F. McSpedon, Sr. was an “A” journeyman and shop steward in Manhattan for many years. His grandfather was George “Duke” McSpedon who served as a business representative in the Bronx.
Richard F. McSpedon, Jr. was born to Richard and Anne McSpedon in 1968 in Yonkers, New York. He lived in Hastings-on-Hudson with his two sisters and brother before marrying his wife of nineteen years, Maura. They now reside in Pleasantville, NY with their four children, Molly, Jack, Claire and Dermot. He is active in his Community as both a Little League and CYO coach. Richard graduated Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains. He then attended Coastal Carolina College in South Carolina before being sworn in as a member of Local 3, IBEW in July of 1992.
He worked in both the Supply Division for Midtown Electric, Tremont Electric and in the ADM Division for L.K. Comstock before entering our apprentice program where he graduated from the Harry Van Arsdale, Jr. School of Labor Studies at Empire State College (SUNY) in March, 1998. He went on to be a journeyman and sub-foreman.
In 2002, he became a steward and has worked with seven Business Representatives in the Bronx, Midtown and in Transit where he was last positioned at the World Trade Center Transit Hall.
He belongs to several Affiliated Clubs of Local 3: Bronx Acorn Club, Catholic Council, Colony Club and the Westchester Mechanics Association where he was President from 2003 - 2006.
In 2006, he was nominated and elected to the Executive Board of Local 3 which is a position he holds to this day. He serves on the Board of Directors of the IBEW Disaster Relief Fund. Last year, he was honored by the Staten Island Electrical Club as their “Man of the Year.”
He was a delegate of the 38th IBEW Convention in 2011 and a delegate /sergeant at arms in St. Louis at our 39th IBEW Convention this last September.
Brother McSpedon has been active in trade union issues and political campaigns throughout his twenty-four (24) year career.
