James E. Risch
What the money shows
James E. Risch has an estimated net worth of $55.7M. The 2026 campaign raised $3.1M. James E. Risch sits on Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and Public Lands, Forests, and Mining.
Sources: House disclosures · Senate disclosures · FEC
Bills weighed against funded sectors
Each pan counts bills. Excluded bills are shown beside the scale when the vote or bill direction is unclear.
Other
$253K in corporate money from other · 0 roll calls · 0 bills
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
Party Committee
$62K in corporate money from party committee · 0 roll calls · 0 bills
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
Ideological / Leadership
$60K in corporate money from ideological / leadership · 0 roll calls · 0 bills
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
Banking & Financial
$31K in corporate money from banking · 13 roll calls · 9 bills
Agriculture
$20K in corporate money from agriculture · 0 roll calls · 0 bills
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
Defense & Aerospace
$20K in corporate money from defense · 1 roll calls · 1 bills
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
Law & Lobbying
$15K in corporate money from law · 0 roll calls · 0 bills
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
Net worth over time
Estimated from financial disclosures. The band shows the disclosed range; the line is the midpoint estimate.
† Includes one or more open-ended top brackets (over $50M). The high end is a floor, so the true figure may be higher.
Term history
- SenatorIDR2021 – 2027 · 6 yrs
- SenatorIDR2015 – 2021 · 6 yrs
- SenatorIDR2009 – 2015 · 6 yrs
If they'd just invested 20%
A disciplined-saver benchmark: 20% of each year's government salary, invested at an assumed 10%/yr return — versus actual disclosed net worth.
Hypothetical, not actual savings — see methodology.
Senator James E. Risch, ID
Born May 3, 1943.
Vicki Risch an American woman who served as the first lady of Idaho from 2006 to 2007 Governor Jim Risch. During her husband's term as lieutenant governor of Idaho, Risch served as the second lady from 2003 to 2006 and again from 2007 to 2009.
Idaho · Senate
General election 2026-11-03. Money figures are FEC filings for the 2026 cycle.
James E. Risch has raised more than 5 times the next candidate.
Candidate James E. Risch has raised about $3.1M, more than 5 times any rival.
Todd Achilles reports 85% of campaign money from individuals.
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
James E. Risch U · incumbent | vs | TA Todd Achilles I · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $3.1M | Raised | $692K |
| $3.5M | Cash on hand | $194K |
| 29% | From PACs | 1% |
| 67% | From individuals | 85% |
| Party Committee | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |
Recorded votes
31 votes · 24 Yea · 6 Nay. "Sector money" is this member's corporate and union money from the sector each bill touches. Receipts, not a claim about the vote. Money-linked votes first.
Who else Idaho sends to Congress
2 senators and 2 of 2 House seats filled. Counting this seat.
Seat counts come from the 2020 census apportionment. A seat shows as open when no current member holds it. Source
James E. Risch · sources
Only sources that fed this profile are listed here.
| Source | What it gave this page | Last fetched |
|---|---|---|
| @unitedstates congress-legislators github.com | Roster, terms, identifiers, official site link | 2026-07-30 |
| Wikidata www.wikidata.org | Education, career before office, family ties | 2026-07-30 |
| Wikipedia www.wikipedia.org | Quoted descriptors for family rows | 2026-07-30 |
| The member's official site | Where to reach them. We link out rather than republishing office addresses and phone numbers. | - |