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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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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-6 | Jan 8, 2026 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-6 US-GOV-PD |
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SJRES 98
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 2026-5 | Jan 8, 2026 | Motion to Discharge Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-5 US-GOV-PD |
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SJRES 86
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 2026-4 | Jan 7, 2026 | Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-4 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-3 | Jan 6, 2026 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-3 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-2 | Jan 6, 2026 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-2 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-1 | Jan 5, 2026 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-1 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-659 | Dec 18, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-659 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-658 | Dec 18, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-658 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-657 | Dec 18, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-657 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-656 | Dec 18, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-656 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-655 | Dec 18, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-655 US-GOV-PD |
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SJRES 82
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United…
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On the Joint Resolution | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-654 | Dec 18, 2025 | Joint Resolution Defeated | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-654 US-GOV-PD |
| On the Motion to Proceed | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-641 | Dec 10, 2025 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-641 US-GOV-PD | |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-653 | Dec 17, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-653 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-652 | Dec 17, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-652 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-651 | Dec 17, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-651 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-650 | Dec 17, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-650 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-649 | Dec 17, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-649 US-GOV-PD |
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S 1071
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
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On the Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-648 | Dec 17, 2025 | Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-648 US-GOV-PD |
| On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-647 | Dec 15, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-647 US-GOV-PD | |
| On the Motion to Proceed | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-646 | Dec 11, 2025 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-646 US-GOV-PD | |
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SRES 532
An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain…
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On the Resolution | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-645 | Dec 11, 2025 | Resolution Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-645 US-GOV-PD |
| On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-642 | Dec 10, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-642 US-GOV-PD | |
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S 3385
Lower Health Care Costs Act
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On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-644 | Dec 11, 2025 | Cloture Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-644 US-GOV-PD |
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S 3386
Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-643 | Dec 11, 2025 | Cloture Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-643 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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