James E. Risch

RepublicanID · Senator

James E. Risch

RepublicanID · Senator

Voting Ideologyⓘ

Liberal

Conservative

Conservative (0.552)

James E. Risch is a Republican Senator from ID. He has served 17 years in Congress across 3 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as conservative, voting with his party 33.5% of the time.

Years in Office

Terms Served

119

Current Congress

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Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

33.5%

Party Loyaltyⓘ

214 votes against party

0.6%

Missed Votesⓘ

324 total votes

Bills Sponsoredⓘ

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How James Compares

vs. the average Senator

Party Loyalty-12.6% vs avg

33.5%

Avg: 46.1%

Missed Votes-1.7% vs avg

0.6%

Avg: 2.3%

Bills Sponsored+1.9 vs avg

Avg: 18.1

Committee Assignments

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Africa and Global Health Policy SubcommitteeEx Officio East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy SubcommitteeEx Officio Energy SubcommitteeMember Energy and Natural Resources CommitteeMember Ethics (Select) CommitteeMember Europe and Regional Security Cooperation SubcommitteeEx Officio Foreign Relations CommitteeChair Intelligence (Select) CommitteeMember Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy SubcommitteeEx Officio Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism SubcommitteeEx Officio Public Lands, Forests, and Mining SubcommitteeMember Small Business and Entrepreneurship CommitteeMember State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development SubcommitteeEx Officio United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics ControlMember Water and Power SubcommitteeMember Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues SubcommitteeEx Officio

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2025-12-31

$3,875,871

Cash on Handⓘ

$2,431,016

Total Receiptsⓘ

$972,655

Disbursementsⓘ

$1,527,384

Individual Donors

$657,750

PAC Contributionsⓘ

Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

2009–PresentSenate · ID · RepublicanCurrent

State Demographics

ID · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

1,893,296

Population

$74,568

Median Income

37.1

Median Age

31.3%

College Educated

Racial Composition

White 83.3%Black 0.7%Hispanic 13.4%Asian 1.3%