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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: Robert Cekada to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives | Yea | Apr 27, 2026 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| SCONRES 33 — A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the… | Yea | Apr 23, 2026 | Concurrent Resolution Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Schiff Amdt. No. 5333 | Nay | Apr 23, 2026 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Wyden Amdt. No. 5336 | Nay | Apr 23, 2026 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Padilla Amdt. No. 4855 | Nay | Apr 23, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Sanders Amdt. No. 5159 | Nay | Apr 23, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Merkley Amdt. No. 5235 | Nay | Apr 23, 2026 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Paul Amdt. No. 5378 | Nay | Apr 23, 2026 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Markey Amdt. No. 5001 | Nay | Apr 23, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Hawley Amdt. No. 4794 | Yea | Apr 23, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Kennedy Amdt. No. 5414 | Yea | Apr 23, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Alsobrooks Amdt. No. 5294 | Nay | Apr 22, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Hickenlooper Amdt. No. 4956 | Nay | Apr 22, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Hirono Amdt. No. 4884 | Nay | Apr 22, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Graham Amdt. No. 5281 | Yea | Apr 22, 2026 | Amendment Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Ossoff Amdt. No. 4897 | Nay | Apr 22, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Lujan Amdt. No. 4798 | Nay | Apr 22, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Schumer Amdt. No. 4799 | Nay | Apr 22, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| SJRES 114 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that… | Nay | Apr 22, 2026 | Motion to Discharge Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| SCONRES 33 — A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the… | Yea | Apr 21, 2026 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Andrew B. Davis, of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas | Not voting | Apr 20, 2026 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Andrew B. Davis to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas | Yea | Apr 16, 2026 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HJRES 140 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land… | Yea | Apr 16, 2026 | Joint Resolution Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HJRES 140 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land… | Yea | Apr 15, 2026 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HJRES 140 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land… | Yea | Apr 15, 2026 | Motion to Table 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.
Social media
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