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James E. Risch
U.S. Senator (Class 2), ID
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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)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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SJRES 138
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to…
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On the Motion to Discharge | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-81 | Apr 15, 2026 | Motion to Discharge Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-81 US-GOV-PD |
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SJRES 32
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to…
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On the Motion to Discharge | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-80 | Apr 15, 2026 | Motion to Discharge Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-80 US-GOV-PD |
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SJRES 123
A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or…
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On the Motion to Discharge | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-79 | Apr 15, 2026 | Motion to Discharge Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-79 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-78 | Apr 14, 2026 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-78 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-77 | Apr 14, 2026 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-77 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-76 | Apr 14, 2026 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-76 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Not voting | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-75 | Apr 13, 2026 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-75 US-GOV-PD |
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HR 7147
Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.
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On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-74 | Mar 26, 2026 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-74 US-GOV-PD |
| On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-71 | Mar 25, 2026 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-71 US-GOV-PD | |
| On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-59 | Mar 20, 2026 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-59 US-GOV-PD | |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-73 | Mar 26, 2026 | Cloture Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-73 US-GOV-PD |
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SJRES 103
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United…
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On the Motion to Proceed | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-72 | Mar 25, 2026 | Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-72 US-GOV-PD |
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SJRES 107
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United…
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On the Motion to Proceed | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-70 | Mar 25, 2026 | Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-70 US-GOV-PD |
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SJRES 116
A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or…
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On the Motion to Discharge | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-69 | Mar 24, 2026 | Motion to Discharge Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-69 US-GOV-PD |
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S 1383
Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025
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On the Motion to Table | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-68 | Mar 24, 2026 | Motion to Table Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-68 US-GOV-PD |
| On the Motion to Table | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-67 | Mar 24, 2026 | Motion to Table Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-67 US-GOV-PD | |
| On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-61 | Mar 21, 2026 | Cloture Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-61 US-GOV-PD | |
| On the Motion to Proceed | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-57 | Mar 17, 2026 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-57 US-GOV-PD | |
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On the Motion to Proceed | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-66 | Mar 24, 2026 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-66 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-65 | Mar 24, 2026 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-65 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-64 | Mar 23, 2026 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-64 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-63 | Mar 23, 2026 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-63 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-62 | Mar 22, 2026 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-62 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-60 | Mar 21, 2026 | Cloture Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-60 US-GOV-PD |
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SJRES 118
A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or…
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On the Motion to Discharge | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-58 | Mar 18, 2026 | Motion to Discharge Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-58 US-GOV-PD |
Campaign finance
2024 · Itemized receipts loaded
Period Jan 8, 2023–Dec 31, 2024 · verified Jun 21, 2026 · 11:40 AM · coverage: itemized partial · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
| Gross receipts loaded | Refunds/reversals loaded | Net receipts loaded |
|---|---|---|
| $603,507 | $0 | $603,507 |
Largest itemized receipts
| Cycle | Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Coverage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $10,000 | ALPHA SERVICES LLC | JIM RISCH FOR U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Jan 26, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $6,779 | BANK OF IDAHO | JIM RISCH FOR U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Apr 30, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $6,071 | BANK OF IDAHO | JIM RISCH FOR U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Aug 31, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $6,045 | BANK OF IDAHO | JIM RISCH FOR U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Jul 31, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $5,826 | BANK OF IDAHO | JIM RISCH FOR U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Jun 30, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $5,649 | BANK OF IDAHO | JIM RISCH FOR U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Nov 30, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $5,628 | BANK OF IDAHO | JIM RISCH FOR U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | May 9, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $5,609 | BANK OF IDAHO | JIM RISCH FOR U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | May 31, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $5,000 | UBS AMERICAS INC. PAC (UBS PAC) | JIM RISCH FOR U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Oct 1, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $5,000 | DEFEND OUR CONSERVATIVE SENATE PAC (DOC'S PAC) | JIM RISCH FOR U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Dec 23, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $5,000 | DEFEND OUR CONSERVATIVE SENATE PAC (DOC'S PAC) | JIM RISCH FOR U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Dec 23, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $5,000 | COMMON VALUES PAC | JIM RISCH FOR U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Dec 27, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $5,000 | DIRIGO PAC | JIM RISCH FOR U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Dec 23, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $5,000 | UBS AMERICAS INC. PAC (UBS PAC) | JIM RISCH FOR U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Oct 1, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $5,000 | DIRIGO PAC | JIM RISCH FOR U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Dec 23, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
Largest loaded receipts, not a complete total. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
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