James E. Risch
- Republican · US Senator, Idaho · On the Nov 3 ballot for re-election
- Background
- Attorney · State legislator
- Raised
- $3.9M
- Cash on hand
- $2.1M
- Years in Congress
- 17
- Age
- 83
- Races
- Won 8 of 9
Spectrum
Centrist is the middle of the scale, not of Congress. How this works
By donors (CFscore, 2024 cycle)
Research estimate from Stanford DIME 4.0. Source
Method and limits
Published score 0.927 on a scale from −2.0 to 2.0, where 0 is the center. 775 donors. License: ODC-BY 1.0.
Places a candidate by who gave them money; candidates who share donors sit close together.
Reflects the donor network, not votes or views, and comes from past cycles, not a 2026 reading.
Now
US Senate, Idaho · Tue, Nov 3
Todd Achilles IndependentNatalie M Fleming IndependentMatt Loesby LibertarianJames E. Risch Republican (inc.)
- Newest poll
- Risch 34, Achilles 30, Loesby 4 · The Bullfinch Group, Aug 7, 2026 · polls as of Oct 30, 2026, from VoteHub
Career
| Year | Race | Result | Share | Lost to, or other round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US Senate, ID | Won · primary won 100% | 62.6% | |
| 2014 | US Senate, ID | Won · primary won 79.9% | 65.3% | |
| 2008 | US Senate, ID | Won · primary won 65.3% | 57.7% | |
| 2006 | Lieutenant Governor, ID | Won | ||
| 2002 | Lieutenant Governor, ID | Won | ||
| 2000 | State Senate, ID | Won | 80.3% | |
| 1998 | State Senate, ID | Won | 76% | |
| 1996 | State Senate, ID | Won | 67.5% |
Earlier races (1 more race)
| Year | Race | Result | Share | Lost to, or other round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | State Senate, ID · election | Lost |
Races in our results files. Other offices, earlier years and most primaries can be missing. A general that went to a runoff counts as neither a win nor a loss.
Money
FEC, through Oct 14, 2026Spent $4.2M · Debts owed $0
Reports through Oct 14, 2026.
How these are counted
Later filings are not in yet. Totals for the 2025 to 2026 cycle, not the six-year figures fec.gov shows for senators. Raised $3,935,512. Cash on hand $2,122,235. Spent $4,233,642. Debts owed $0. Main committee: Jim Risch for U.S. Senate Committee. No donor names are shown.
Senate votes
119th Congress, through Sept 30, 2026915 roll calls. Yea 657, Nay 232, Not voting 26.
- Roll calls missed
- 2.8%
- Voted with own party when parties split
- 100%
How these are counted
Missed is Not Voting divided by every roll call the member was listed on, including quorum calls and procedural votes. It covers any absence, including illness and leave.
Party split: a roll call counts when the Democratic majority and the Republican majority voted opposite ways. That was 817 roll calls, and the member matched their own party on 817. We pick no votes ourselves.
Senate votes come from Voteview. Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/
Showing the newest 8 of 915
Sep 30, 2026 · Senate roll call 256
On the Nomination · PN1129
Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor
Vote: YeaNomination Confirmed, 47 to 41
Sep 30, 2026 · Senate roll call 255
On the Cloture Motion · PN1129
Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor
Vote: YeaCloture Motion Agreed to, 53 to 47
Sep 30, 2026 · Senate roll call 254
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · HR9340
A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal standard relating to the recovery of the full, incremental costs of upgrades that serve large-load customers, and for other purposes.
Vote: YeaCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected, 57 to 43
Sep 30, 2026 · Senate roll call 253
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · HR7008
A bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes.
Vote: YeaCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected, 53 to 47
Sep 29, 2026 · Senate roll call 252
On the Motion to Discharge · SRES852
A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
Vote: NayMotion to Discharge Rejected, 47 to 51
Sep 29, 2026 · Senate roll call 251
On the Motion to Proceed · SJRES197
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program".
Vote: NayMotion to Proceed Rejected, 48 to 51
Sep 28, 2026 · Senate roll call 250
On Passage of the Bill · S4668
A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.
Vote: YeaBill Passed, 77 to 22
Sep 28, 2026 · Senate roll call 249
On the Amendment · S4668
To establish certain standards with respect to coaches of varsity sports teams.
Vote: NayAmendment Rejected, 47 to 52
Legislation
119th Congress, congress.gov, as of Oct 30, 2026Sponsored 49 bills and 12 resolutions. Cosponsored 242 bills and 88 resolutions. Amendments are not counted.
Latest bills James E. Risch sponsored
- Affordable HOMES Act of 2026S. 5484, introduced Sep 23, 2026
- A bill to facilitate the conveyance of certain land in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, platted under section 2387 of the Revised Statutes, and for other purposes.S. 5374, introduced Aug 7, 2026
- Veterans’ Earned Benefits Access Act of 2026S. 5266, introduced Aug 5, 2026
- Civil Nuclear Export Act of 2026S. 5254, introduced Aug 5, 2026
- CLEAN ActS. 4960, introduced Jul 14, 2026
More about James E. Risch
Offices held (3 terms and offices)
- 2009 to nowUS SenateRepublican
Committees (16 assignments)
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
- Energy subcommittee
- Public Lands, Forests, and Mining subcommittee
- Water and Power subcommittee
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Chairman
- Ex Officio of the Africa and Global Health Policy subcommittee
- Ex Officio of the East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy subcommittee
- Ex Officio of the Europe and Regional Security Cooperation subcommittee
- Ex Officio of the Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy subcommittee
- Ex Officio of the Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism subcommittee
- Ex Officio of the State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development subcommittee
- Ex Officio of the Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues subcommittee
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
Background
- Attorney
- State legislator
Source: Campaign site
Official pages (8 links)
Their own pages
Sources (13 sources)
Ballot listing, run.voteidaho.gov
Name, party, office and status. Retrieved Oct 28, 2026.
unitedstates/congress-legislators (current)
Office, terms, committees, official links, age. Retrieved Oct 28, 2026. License: CC0-1.0.
Compiled by the @unitedstates project volunteers (rosters from official congressional sources) from official returns. Not an official source.
Federal 2026 candidates: money totals (web/data/people/money) and the MN federal filing list. Bulk files, no API and no key. Retrieved Oct 31, 2026. License: US government work, public domain. Totals and committee names only; no donor names or addresses are stored.
Stanford DIME public v4.0, recipients file (CFscores)
CFscores for candidates and officials; web/data/ideology/dime.json and aggregate.json. A research estimate by Adam Bonica, not an official measure. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: ODC-BY 1.0.
Compiled by Adam Bonica, Stanford University Libraries (built from campaign finance filings) from official returns. Not an official source.
Bonica, Adam. 2024. Database on Ideology, Money in Politics, and Elections: Public version 4.0 [Computer file]. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Libraries. https://data.stanford.edu/dime .
Voteview: Senate roll calls and votes, 119th Congress
Senate roll calls and votes with own party. Retrieved Oct 30, 2026. License: None stated. Cited as Voteview's data page asks.
Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/
Congress.gov API: sponsored and cosponsored legislation, nominations
Bills and resolutions. Retrieved Oct 30, 2026. License: US government work.
Election Wrld 2026 candidate files (state election office lists)
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: state public records; see each row's sourceUrl.
unitedstates/congress-legislators
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: CC0 1.0.
Election Wrld state legislative returns (web/data/results/sld); each row names its upstream source
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: see sources.json.
FEC candidate master file (cnYY.zip bulk download)
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: US government work, public domain.
Stanford DIME v4.0 recipients file
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: ODC-BY 1.0.
MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. Senate statewide 1976-2024
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: CC0 1.0.
Election Wrld officials files (web/data/officials)
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: see sources.json.
- Age: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), official birthday field, counted to Nov 3, 2026. We show the age, never the birth date.
- Took office in Congress 2009-01-06. Basis: congress-legislators terms (CC0).
Officials files, 2026 candidate files, returns files, DIME, FEC candidate master and congress-legislators terms, as of 2026-10-29. Nothing about jobs, retirement, or reasons is recorded or inferred.
DataDownload votes (JSON)Sources: FEC, Voteview, congress.gov, DIME (ODC-BY), Results filesData as of Oct 29, 2026Photo credits