James E. Risch
- Party
- Republican
- Office Held:
- US Senate, ID
- Office Sought:
- US Senate, ID
- State Candidancy or Office Held:
- See also: State profile for James Risch
RISCH, James, a Senator from Idaho; born in Milwaukee, Wis., May 3, 1943; B.A.,
attended the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1961-1963; B.S. in Forestry,
University of Idaho, 1965; J.D., University of Idaho College of Law, 1968; Ada
County, Idaho, prosecuting attorney, 1970-1974; Idaho State senator, 1974-1989
and 1995-2003, serving as majority leader (1976-1982), and as president pro
tempore (1982-1989); lieutenant governor of Idaho, 2003-2006 and 2007-2009;
governor of Idaho, 2006; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in
2008 for the term ending January 3, 2015.
Source: Bioguide
Campaign Finance
$197,991 Received
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Figures are based on itemized contributions reported to the Federal Election Commission and state agencies. Please note that:
- contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
- only contributions from individuals and organizations to candidates are included. Various accounting measures and more exotic contribution types are excluded.
- contributions are matched based on organization and recipient name reported within each election cycle. Contributions using an incorrect or non-standard version of the name may be missed.
- corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
- organization totals include known subsidiaries of the organization.
For more information, please see our campaign finance methodology page. Lobbyist bundling data is described on our lobbyist bundling methodology page.
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OpenSecrets.org and FollowTheMoney.org classify contribution data into about 100 industries.94% of the total amount raised came from an identifiable industry. -
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Recent and upcoming fundraisers
Full invitations can be viewed at Party TimeDate Event Aug. 20, 2013 - Venue:
- Sun Valley Dinner at Sun Valley Resort
Aug. 17, 2013 - Venue:
- Weekend Golf Excursion at Coeur d'Alene Resort Golf and Spa Resort
July 26, 2013 - Venue:
- All Day Golf Excursion at Kinloch Golf Club
Jan. 11, 2013 - Venue:
- First Annual Idaho Hunting Excursion at Hagerman Wings Farm
Earmarks
$83,832,000 Allocated
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Figures are based on both committee earmark disclosures and on analysis of appropriations bill text. Table shows top 10 earmarks, ordered by dollar amount in the final version of the bill. Earmarks from the president's budget proposal are not included.
For more information, see our Earmark Methodology page.
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Top Earmarks
Fiscal Year Amount Description 2010 $13,000,000 National Rural Water Assn: National Rural Water Association 2010 $4,841,000 Wood Utilization, AK, ID, LA, ME, MI, MN, MS, NC, OR, TN, WV 2010 $4,000,000 Unitech Composites, Inc.: Composite Bottles for Survival Egress Air 2010 $4,000,000 Idaho National Laboratory: Disaster Response: Communications and Other Infrastructure Restoration 2010 $3,875,000 Rural Idaho, ID 2010 $3,200,000 American Semiconductor, Inc: Domestic Manufacturing of 45nm Electronics 2010 $3,000,000 Power and Cyber Systems Protection, Analysis, and Testing Program at the Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, ID 2010 $3,000,000 Sierra Nevada Corp: Support Equipment for Time Critical Targeting, Senior Scout 2010 $2,800,000 Missouri State University/Lumimove d/b/a Crosslink: Self-decontaminating Polymer System for Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents 2010 $2,500,000 Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP), Washington, DC: Rural Community Assistance Partnership
