James E. Risch

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James E. Risch

U.S. Senator · Idaho · R

U.S. Senator — ID (R)

James Elroy Risch ( RISH; born May 3, 1943) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the junior United States senator from Idaho since 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he served as Lieutenant Governor of Idaho under Governors Dirk Kempthorne and Butch Otter, and briefly as governor between their terms. Raised in Milwaukee, Risch moved to Idaho in the early 1960s. After graduating from the University of Idaho, he received a B.S. [Wikipedia ↗]

FEC receipts · 2008–2026 cycles

$11,719,662 raised

Influence graph
Individual 58%
PAC 31%
Other

Where the $11,719,662 raised came from · FEC · 2008–2026 cycle

$11,719,662
Raised
FEC receipts · 2008–2026 cycle
$3,588,963
PAC receipts
FEC committee contributions · 2008–2026 cycles
$1,027,000
Spent supporting them
outside + direct · 82 sources

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Committee assignments · 9

Seats on the panels that write the rules — where a donor industry meets the member it funded.

  • Senate Committee on Foreign RelationsChairman
  • Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
  • Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
  • Senate Select Committee on Ethics
  • Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
  • United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control
  • Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — Energy
  • Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
  • Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — Water and Power

Source: @unitedstates/congress-legislators

Legislation sponsored · 55

Bills and resolutions this member introduced in the 119th Congress — what they put their name on, alongside who funds them.

  • S. 4960A bill to amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to increase the frequency of lease sales, to require replacement sales, and for other purposes.
  • S. 4726PEACE in Sudan Act· International Affairs
  • S. 4621SILVER Act· Finance and Financial Sector
  • S.Res. 719A resolution celebrating the 154th anniversary of Arbor Day.· Environmental Protection
  • S.Res. 697A resolution welcoming Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom to the United States on the occasion of His Majesty's address to a joint meeting of Congress, and recognizing the historic global significance of the United States-United Kingdom relationship.· International Affairs

Source: govinfo.gov · BILLSTATUS bulk data (sponsor of record)

Top connections · 83 total

People0
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Organizations1
PACs / committees82

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