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James Risch
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| U.S. Senator James Risch | ||
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| Committees: | Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Senate Select Committee on Ethics, and Senate Select Committee on Intelligence | |
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Candidates for the ID-Senate Class II Seat: | ||
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| Considering: | None so far | |
| Rumored: | None so far | |
| Potential: | None so far | |
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Jim Risch a Republican, has represented the state of Idaho in the Senate since 2009.
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Bio
Prior to being elected to the Senate, Jim Risch served as Idaho’s 37th Lieutenant Governor. He also served as Idaho's 31st Governor. In addition, he spent 11 elected terms in Idaho's State Senate. He is a small business owner, a rancher/farmer and senior partner in the Risch Goss Insinger Gustavel Law firm. [1]
2008 elections
He won the Republican nomination to replace retiring Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) during primary elections held on May 27, 2008. [2] He went on to defeat Democratic nominee Larry LaRocco in the November 2008 general election.[3]
Money in politics
This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.
| Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle | |
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| Donor | Amount (US Dollars) |
| IDACORP Inc | $ 13,099 |
| URS Corp | $ 12,700 |
| Contran Corp | $ 11,000 |
| Union Pacific Corp | $ 11,000 |
| Blue Cross/Blue Shield | $ 10,500 |
| Alamo PAC | $ 10,000 |
| American Assn for Justice | $ 10,000 |
| American Bankers Assn | $ 10,000 |
| American Crystal Sugar | $ 10,000 |
| Associated Builders & Contractors | $ 10,000 |
| Automotive Free International Trade PAC | $ 10,000 |
| Battle Born PAC | $ 10,000 |
| Bluegrass Cmte | $ 10,000 |
| Campaign for America's Future | $ 10,000 |
| Chevron Corp | $ 10,000 |
| Credit Union National Assn | $ 10,000 |
| Defend America PAC | $ 10,000 |
| Freedom Fund | $ 10,000 |
| JR Simplot Co | $ 10,000 |
| KPAC | $ 10,000 |
| National Assn of Home Builders | $ 10,000 |
| National Assn of Realtors | $ 10,000 |
| National Auto Dealers Assn | $ 10,000 |
| National Restaurant Assn | $ 10,000 |
| National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn | $ 10,000 |
| Next Century Fund | $ 10,000 |
| Potlatch Corp | $ 10,000 |
| Senate Majority Fund | $ 10,000 |
| Tenn PAC | $ 10,000 |
| Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates. | |
| Links to more campaign contribution information for James Risch from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site. |
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| Fundraising profile: | 2008 election cycle | Career totals |
| Top contributors by organization/corporation: | 2008 election cycle | Career totals |
| Top contributors by industry: | 2008 election cycle | Career totals |
- Revolving door profile for James Risch from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
- 2006 privately funded travel profile for James Risch from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
- Personal finance profile for James Risch from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
Committees and affiliations
Committees
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Senate Select Committee on Ethics
- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)
Risch will be assigned committees if and when he is elected to Congress.
Affiliations
More background data
Contact
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Articles and resources
See also
References
- ↑ "About Jim Risch" Jim Risch for US Congress
- ↑ Jesse Stanchak, "Idaho Lt. Gov. Is Nominee for Craig’s Senate Seat", CQ Politics, May 28, 2008
- ↑ "Idaho 2008 General Election", TheGreenPapers.com, November 4, 2008
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Semantic data (Edit data)
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| Current Office: U.S. Senate | |||
| Title: Sen | First name: James | Middle name: E. | Last name: Risch |
| Suffix: | Nickname: Jim | ||
| Party: R | State: ID | District:
Junior Seat District short: Junior Seat |
Currently in office? True |
| Gender: M | |||
| Phone: 202-224-2752 | Fax: 202-224-2573 | Website: http://www.risch.senate.gov | Webform email: http://www.risch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Email Email address: |
| DC office: 483 Russell Senate Office Building | |||
| Bioguide ID: R000584 | Votesmart ID: 2919 | FEC ID: S8ID00092 | Govtrack ID: 412322 |
| CRP ID: N00029441 | Eventful ID: | Old Sunlight ID: | Twitter ID: |
| OpenCongress Wiki URL: http://www.opencongress.org/wiki/James_Risch | YouTubeID: SenatorJamesRisch | Senate class: II | |
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| First Elected to Current Office: November 4, 2008 |
First Took Current Office: January 3, 2009 |
Next Election: November 4, 2014 |
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| Freshman Member? Yes |
Previous Political Work? Idaho State Senate, Governor of Idaho |
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Date of Birth: May 3, 1943 November 4, 2008 | |||
Latitude: 43°36′58.334″N
Longitude: 116°12′16.751″W
Latitude: 47°40′18.967″N
Longitude: 116°42′27.633″W
Latitude: 43°29′37.82″N
Longitude: 112°2′30.25″W
Latitude: 46°25′19.041″N
Longitude: 117°1′45.583″W
Latitude: 42°51′54.331″N
Longitude: 112°26′33.828″W
