James E. Risch

U.S. Senator — Idaho

Republican
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Terms

Term Start: 2021-01-03
Term End: 2027-01-03
Senate Class: 2
Seniority: Junior
Born: 1943-05-03
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Contact

Capitol Office

483 Russell Senate Office Building

202-224-2752

Direct

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Social & Media

External Profiles

Committees

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Rank #3
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- Energy Rank #3
- Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Rank #2
- Water and Power Rank #2
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Chairman
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- Africa and Global Health Policy Ex Officio
- East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy Ex Officio
- Europe and Regional Security Cooperation Ex Officio
- Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy Ex Officio
- Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism Ex Officio
- State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development Ex Officio
- Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues Ex Officio
Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Rank #2
Senate Select Committee on Ethics Rank #2
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Rank #2
United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control Rank #3

Campaign Finance

Cycle 2026 · through 04/29/2026 · FEC

$2.86M

Total receipts

$1.55M

Total spent

$3.73M

Cash on hand

Burn rate54% of receipts spent

Where the money came from

Individuals$1.86M · 69.8%

PACs / Other committees$746.1k · 27.9%

Party$62.0k · 2.3%

Cash flow this cycle

Cash at start

$2.42M

Cash at close

$3.73M

Net change

+$1.31M

Transfers in

$110.3k

Refunds to individuals

$40.2k

Refunds to committees

$31.2k

Cycle history

2008

$3.59M

$3.57M

COH $21.6k

2010

$458.6k

$448.3k

COH $31.9k

2012

$394.5k

$194.1k

COH $232.3k

2014

$2.09M

$1.18M

COH $1.14M

2016

$160.5k

$219.6k

COH $1.08M

2018

$236.1k

$229.9k

COH $1.09M

2020

$2.94M

$1.84M

COH $2.19M

2022

$441.3k

$385.8k

COH $2.24M

2024

$632.2k

$462.3k

COH $2.42M

2026

$2.86M

$1.55M

COH $3.73M

Receipts Disbursements COH = cash on hand, close of period

Linked committees (6)

JIM RISCH FOR U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE Principal campaign committee

Senate campaign BOISE, ID Connected: ONE TEAM SENATE MAJORITY Treasurer: WHITE, RYAN C00440362
PAC FOR AMERICA 2 Leadership PAC

Non-qualified PAC BOISE, ID Connected: PAC FOR AMERICA Treasurer: WHITE, RYAN C00772442
SAVE AMERICA PAC II Leadership PAC

Non-qualified PAC BOISE, ID Connected: SAVE AMERICA PAC Treasurer: WHITE, RYAN C00656637
SUPPORTERS OF JIM RISCH Authorized by candidate

Senate campaign WASHINGTON, DC Treasurer: WILLIAMSON, LES C00705855
RISCH VICTORY COMMITTEE Joint fundraising

Non-qualified PAC ALEXANDRIA, VA Treasurer: KEITH A DAVIS C00546655
GEM STATE VICTORY FUND Joint fundraising

Non-qualified PAC ATHENS, GA Connected: NONE Treasurer: KILGORE, PAUL C00485482

FEC registration

Candidate ID

S8ID00092

Office

U.S. Senate · ID

Status

Incumbent

Candidacy

Statutory candidate

Registered address

BOISE, ID 837026049

Principal committee

C00440362

Elections

2026 Idaho U.S. Senate Elections

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

IDInc: James E Mr. Risch (UNK)
General Election
Democratic Nominee
David Jordan RothDEMUncontestedBallotpedia ↗
Republican Nominee
TBD — awaiting primary
Independent / Third-Party Candidates
Todd Baker AchillesINDBallotpedia ↗
James E Mr. RischUNKIncumbent
Democratic Primary1 candidate
- David Jordan RothDEMUncontestedBallotpedia ↗
Republican Primary3 candidates

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