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James E. Risch
U.S. Senator (Class 2), ID
Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senator (Class 2), ID current
Idaho |
Republican | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2027 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 2), ID
Idaho |
Republican | Jan 6, 2015 | Jan 3, 2021 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 2), ID
Idaho |
Republican | Jan 6, 2009 | Jan 3, 2015 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — Energy unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — Public Lands, Forests, and Mining unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — Water and Power unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Africa and Global Health Policy — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Europe and Regional Security Cooperation — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Select Committee on Ethics unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. 0.551, social dim. 0.382. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (840 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Earl Matthews to be General Counsel of the Department of Defense | Yea | Jul 28, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: David Wright, of South Carolina, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission | Yea | Jul 28, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: David Wright to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission | Yea | Jul 28, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Emil J. Bove III to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit | Yea | Jul 24, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Richard Topping, of Ohio, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs | Yea | Jul 24, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Richard Topping to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs | Yea | Jul 24, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Matthew Lohmeier, of Arizona, to be Under Secretary of the Air Force | Yea | Jul 24, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Matthew Lohmeier to be Under Secretary of the Air Force | Yea | Jul 23, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Aaron Szabo, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Yea | Jul 23, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Aaron Szabo to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Yea | Jul 23, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Zachary M. Bluestone, of Missouri, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri | Yea | Jul 23, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Zachary M. Bluestone to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri | Yea | Jul 23, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3944 — Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yea | Jul 23, 2025 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: John Hurley, of California, to be Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes | Yea | Jul 23, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Arielle Roth, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of Communications and Information | Yea | Jul 23, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Bradley Hansell, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security | Yea | Jul 22, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Aaron Lukas, of Arkansas, to be Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence | Yea | Jul 22, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3944 — Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yea | Jul 22, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3944 — Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yea | Jul 22, 2025 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Cristian M. Stevens, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri | Yea | Jul 22, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Joshua M. Divine, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri | Yea | Jul 22, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Terrance Cole, of Virginia, to be Administrator of Drug Enforcement | Yea | Jul 22, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Terrance Cole to be Administrator of Drug Enforcement | Not voting | Jul 21, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: John Hurley to be Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes | Yea | Jul 17, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Arielle Roth to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information | Yea | Jul 17, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
Campaign funding
610 recorded contributions totalling $603,507. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 345 of 610 classified so far.
| Funding type | Contributions | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate PAC | 30 | $161,607 | 27% |
| Big donor | 49 | $152,171 | 25% |
| Small-dollar | 266 | $7,809 | 1% |
| Unclassified | 265 | $281,920 | 47% |
Largest contributions
| Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,000 | ALPHA SERVICES LLC | JIM RISCH FOR U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Jan 26, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $6,779 | BANK OF IDAHO | JIM RISCH FOR U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Apr 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $6,071 | BANK OF IDAHO | JIM RISCH FOR U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Aug 31, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $6,045 | BANK OF IDAHO | JIM RISCH FOR U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Jul 31, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,826 | BANK OF IDAHO | JIM RISCH FOR U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Jun 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,649 | BANK OF IDAHO | JIM RISCH FOR U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Nov 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,628 | BANK OF IDAHO | JIM RISCH FOR U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | May 9, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,609 | BANK OF IDAHO | JIM RISCH FOR U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | May 31, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | UBS AMERICAS INC. PAC (UBS PAC) | JIM RISCH FOR U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Oct 1, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | UBS AMERICAS INC. PAC (UBS PAC) | JIM RISCH FOR U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Oct 1, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | DEFEND OUR CONSERVATIVE SENATE PAC (DOC'S PAC) | JIM RISCH FOR U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Dec 23, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | DIRIGO PAC | JIM RISCH FOR U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Dec 23, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | DEFEND OUR CONSERVATIVE SENATE PAC (DOC'S PAC) | JIM RISCH FOR U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Dec 23, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | DIRIGO PAC | JIM RISCH FOR U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Dec 23, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | COMMON VALUES PAC | JIM RISCH FOR U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Dec 27, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
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