James E. Risch

How to contact James E. Risch

Official website · Contact form

Washington office: 483 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510 · 202-224-2752

State offices:

• 350 N. 9th St., Suite 302, Boise, ID 83702 · 208-342-7985
• Harbor Plaza, 610 Hubbard, Suite 213, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814 · 208-667-6130
• 901 Pier View Dr., Suite 202A, Idaho Falls, ID 83402 · 208-523-5541
• 313 D St., Suite 106, Lewiston, ID 83501 · 208-743-0792
• 1411 Falls Avenue East, Suite 201, Twin Falls, ID 83301 · 208-734-6780
• 275 South 5th Avenue, Suite 144, Pocatello, ID 83201 · 208-236-6817

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Where James E. Risch falls, left to right

Moderately right, from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview) · Voteview. 73rd from the left of 100

Voting record, 119th Congress

Rankings: 1st of 99 (1st = votes with their party most often) · 36th of 99 (1st = most votes missed)

Legislation, 119th Congress

Sponsored 61 bills and resolutions; 0 became law. Most often about international affairs, crime and law enforcement and energy. 49th of 100 (1st = most bills sponsored)

Most recent

• Affordable HOMES Act of 2026 September 23, 2026
• A resolution recognizing the 100th anniversary of the creation of the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute, Inc. (SAAMI) an July 30, 2026
• A bill to facilitate the conveyance of certain land in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, platted under section 2387 of the Revised Statutes, and for oth August 7, 2026

From Congress.gov. Counts bills where they're the primary sponsor.

Committees

• Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
  Energy · Public Lands, Forests, and Mining · Water and Power
• Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (Chairman)
  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
• Senate Select Committee on Ethics
• Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
• United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control

Service

• In the Senate since 2009
• Current term ends January 3, 2027
• Born 1943

From Congress's member data (congress-legislators, public domain).

Who gives money to James E. Risch

The political action committees that gave to James E. Risch's campaign, and the groups that forwarded bundled gifts, January 2023 through the latest 2026 reports.

Largest direct PAC givers

1. NORPAC · $18,000
2. Dakota PAC (FEC) · $15,000
3. Making a Responsible Stand for Households in America PAC (FEC) · $10,000
4. National Cattlemen's Beef Association Political Action Committee (NCBA-PAC) (FEC) · $10,000
5. Fight on PAC (FEC) · $10,000
6. Big Sky Opportunity PAC (FEC) · $10,000
7. General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC) · $10,000
8. American Bankers Association PAC (BANKPAC) · $10,000
9. Continuing America's Strength and Security PAC (FEC) · $10,000
10. Oorah! Political Action Committee (FEC) · $10,000

Largest bundlers

1. American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee · $421,358
2. NORPAC · $66,420
3. National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee · $1,300

From reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. Two kinds of money are counted, separately: direct contributions from a PAC's own account to a member's campaign, and bundled (earmarked) gifts: donations from individuals, each earmarked for a particular candidate, that a group collected and forwarded to the campaign. "Received" means the campaign got the money; it doesn't mean the group controls how the member votes. Super PAC spending isn't counted, since it isn't given to a campaign. What's a PAC? · How we count.

Quick answers

Who gives money to James E. Risch?

James E. Risch's campaign raised $4.6 million from January 2023 through the latest 2026 reports. $1.4 million (31%) came directly from 273 PACs; the largest were NORPAC ($18,000), Dakota PAC ($15,000) and Making a Responsible Stand for Households in America PAC ($10,000). Groups also forwarded $489,078 in bundled gifts from their donors, most from AIPAC ($421,358), NORPAC ($66,420) and the National Association of Realtors ($1,300). From FEC filings.

How do I contact James E. Risch?

Call the Washington office at 202-224-2752 or one of 6 state offices (Boise 208-342-7985, Coeur d'Alene 208-667-6130 and Idaho Falls 208-523-5541), or write through the official website, https://www.risch.senate.gov.

Is James E. Risch liberal or conservative?

By voting record, James E. Risch is moderately right: a DW-NOMINATE score of +0.55 on a scale from −1 (left) to +1 (right), from every roll-call vote in the 119th Congress (Voteview, UCLA); 73rd from the left of 100 senators.

How often does James E. Risch vote with their party, and miss votes?

James E. Risch voted with their party on 100% of 817 party-line votes and missed 2.8% of 915 roll-call votes in the 119th Congress (Voteview).

What bills has James E. Risch passed?

James E. Risch sponsored 61 bills and resolutions in the 119th Congress; 0 became law (Congress.gov).

How much PAC money has James E. Risch received?

$1.4 million directly from 273 PACs since January 2023, plus $62,000 from party committees, plus $489,078 in bundled gifts that groups forwarded.

What is a PAC?

A political action committee: a group registered with the Federal Election Commission that raises money and spends it on elections, including by giving to candidates. Corporations, labor unions, trade associations and membership groups can sponsor one, which may raise money only from people tied to the sponsor (its employees, members or shareholders, for example). Independent (nonconnected) PACs can raise from the public, and many politicians have a leadership PAC to give to other candidates. In 2025–26 a PAC that gives to several candidates can give each one up to $5,000 per election.

What is a super PAC?

A committee that can raise unlimited sums from individuals, corporations, unions and other PACs, but only to spend independently: ads and other activity not coordinated with a campaign. It doesn't give to campaigns, so super PAC money isn't in the PAC totals here.

What is a bundled (earmarked) donation?

A donation from an individual that a group collects and passes on to the candidate it's earmarked for. Under federal rules it counts as that individual's own contribution (up to $3,500 per election in 2025–26), and the campaign reports it as earmarked through the group. It's separate from the PAC's own direct contributions.