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Summary

Senator James 'Jim' E. Risch

Full Name: James 'Jim' E. Risch
Office: U.S. Senate (ID) - Jr, Republican
First Elected: 11/04/2008
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Vicki; 3 Children: James, Jason, Jordan
Birth Date: 05/03/1943
Birth Place: Milwaukee, WI
Home City: Boise, ID
Religion: Catholic

Recent Key Votes

S Amdt 1537 - Approving the Keystone XL Pipeline Project
Amendment (Yea)

March 8, 2012 - Authorizes TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P., to construct, operate, and maintain crude oil and hydrocarbon pipeline facilities at the United States-Canada border without any additional ...

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Recent Public Statements

Letter to President Obama - Complete Cooperation into IRS Investigation

May 15, 2013 - Today, all 45 Republican Senators demanded that the Obama Administration fully comply with congressional investigation requests for information on how the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) ...

Letter to Chairman Menendez - Hearing on Benghazi

May 10, 2013 - In a letter today to Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez, D-N.J., committee Republicans including Bob Corker, R-Tenn.; James E. Risch, R-Idaho; Marco Rubio, ...

Barrasso-Risch Hydropower, Rural Jobs Bill Moves Forward

May 8, 2013 - Today, U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY) and James Risch (R-ID), praised the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee's passage of the "Bureau of Reclamation Small ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2009-2010 Irregular Times/Progressive Patriots/That's My Congress Net Congressional Score 17%
2009-2010 Irregular Times/Progressive Patriots/That's My Congress Regressive Action Score 73
2009-2010 Irregular Times/Progressive Patriots/That's My Congress Progressive Action Score 7%
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $3,927,908.00
Total Spent $3,670,612.00
Cash On Hand $232,293.00
Debt $0.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

James Risch repeatedly refused to provide any responses to citizens on the issues through the 2008 Political Courage Test when asked to do so by national leaders of the political parties, prominent members of the media, Project Vote Smart President Richard Kimball, and Project Vote Smart staff.

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Contact Information

Washington, D.C. Webmail
http://www.risch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact?p=Email

Washington, D.C. Website
http://risch.senate.gov/

Capitol Website - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/SenatorJamesRisch

Capitol Website - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jim-Risch/10148632367?v=info

Washington, D.C.
483 Russell Senate Office Building
Room SR-483
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-2752
Fax: 202-224-2573

District
901 Pier View Drive
Suite 202A
Idaho Falls, ID 83402
Phone: 208-523-5541
Fax: 208-523-9373

District
Harbor Plaza
610 Hubbard
Suite 213
Coeur D Alene, ID 83814
Phone: 208-667-6130
Fax: 208-765-1743

District
350 North 9th Street
Suite 302
Boise, ID 83702
Phone: 208-342-7985
Fax: 208-343-2458

District
313 D Street
Suite 106
Lewiston, ID 83501
Phone: 208-743-0792
Fax: 208-746-7275

District
275 South 5th Street
Suite 290
Pocatello, ID 83201
Phone: 208-236-6817
Fax: 208-236-6820

District
1411 Falls Avenue East, Suite 201
Twin Falls, ID 83301
Phone: 208-734-6780
Fax: 208-734-3905

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