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What they report · Where they serve · not the pond

Reported assets: At least $20,446,034 (range $20,446,034–$92,240,000); 2025 Senate financial disclosure, lowest value of each band, summed. Official report ↗
Median household income, Idaho: $77,800 (±$743); Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimate. Census table ↗

26,280% of the Idaho median

Median household income, Idaho $77,800

James E Risch, reported assets (low end) $20,446,034, up to $92,240,000

This one owns the pond.

The income bar shows the median as a share of the larger of the two figures, with a 3px minimum width so it stays visible. The assets bar has its own scale, from $1 at the left to $20 million at the right, and follows the low end of the range. It fills completely when the top of the range is over $20 million. Its color, and the color of the percentage above, runs from green on the left to red on the right.

Reported assets are what the disclosure form lists, in value bands, before debts and not counting a primary home. The median is one year's household income. They measure different things.

Context only. The income figure never moves the pond.

How they voted · the eight · not the pond

Latest roll call per issue, shown as the stance it supports. A NO counts as the other side. The line under each label is the exact vote.

ImmigrationStrictervoted YES on S. 5, the Laken Riley detention bill (Senate, 2025)+1 earlier AbortionPro-lifevoted YES on S. 6, the born-alive infant care bill (Senate, cloture to proceed, 2025)+3 earlier GunsMore permissivevoted NO on S. 2938, the Safer Communities gun bill (Senate, concur, 2022)+1 earlier Free speechNO VOTE YETNo vote on this issue yet TaxesLowervoted NO on H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act (Senate, 2022)+1 earlier EnergyFossil fuelsvoted YES on S. 1, the Keystone XL pipeline bill (Senate, 2015)Crime & policingNOvoted NO on S. 756, the First Step sentencing bill (Senate, concur, 2018)Parental rightsStrong parental rightsvoted YES on S.Amdt. 1852, the 529 K–12 savings amendment (Senate, 2017)

Screenshot the card. Every line is sourced on this page. Money never moves the pond.

About James E Risch

Age: 83 (born May 3, 1943)source
Born in: Milwaukee, Wisconsinsource
Years in office: U.S. Senate since Jan 6, 2009 · 17 years.source
Hobbies & fun facts: Says hunting is his favorite outdoor activity, especially elk hunting.Source: Roll Call, 2016

Lawyer raised in Milwaukee; moved to Idaho in the early 1960s. University of Idaho B.S. in forestry (1965) and J.D. (1968). Taught criminal law at Boise State; Ada County prosecuting attorney from 1970; later Idaho lieutenant governor and briefly governor.

Last updated: Oct 19, 2026

For context only. These details never change the pond.

What they're running on

From their campaign site, in their own words. Not the pond.

No official platform found.

Also on the record — not in the pond

Votes and disclosures. A single vote here doesn't change the pond. A checked flip on any bill is listed in the Flips section.

Next election · not the pond

Nov 3, 2026 · ID Senate · General election · On the ballot

Federal general elections are the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Not the pond.

Government salary

$174,000

2026 pay for the office. Set by law. Not the pond.

Reported assets · not the pond

James E Risch · Reported assets, 2025 Senate disclosure (lower bound) · At least $20,446,034 (range $20,446,034–$92,240,000)

Off the chart · scale ends at $10M

$0$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10M

James E Risch: 2025 Senate financial disclosure, lowest value of each band, summed (Official report ↗).

Reported assets. Not the pond.
James E Risch	At least $20,446,034 (range $20,446,034–$92,240,000)

Committee assignments · not the pond

Current committees and subcommittees. Shown so you can see it. Committees never move the pond.

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — Member
Subcommittee: Energy — Member
Subcommittee: Public Lands, Forests, and Mining — Member
Subcommittee: Water and Power — Member
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Chair
Subcommittee: Africa and Global Health Policy — Ex officio
Subcommittee: East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy — Ex officio
Subcommittee: Europe and Regional Security Cooperation — Ex officio
Subcommittee: Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy — Ex officio
Subcommittee: Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism — Ex officio
Subcommittee: State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development — Ex officio
Subcommittee: Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues — Ex officio
Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship — Member
Senate Select Committee on Ethics — Member
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence — Member
United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control — Member

Source: unitedstates/congress-legislators, pulled Oct 20, 2026.

Funding — not the pond

FEC money track · 2024–2026 cycle · never part of the pond

Did they take money from PACs that funded both Democrats and Republicans? Money never moves the pond.

Campaign — they cashed it

$107,500 TAKE (dual-party PAC)

Took at least $1,000 from PACs that fund both parties.

Context. Not the pond. Taking the check is not a flip. Flipping after the check, and staying quiet, is.

Own it — Dual-party PAC

The office types a why in their own words after opening the mailbox link. It does not move the pond.

Largest dual-party PACs on this file.

UBS AMERICAS INC.$10,000
BHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE)$5,000
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TRAVEL ADVISORS, INC.$5,000

Traditional PAC contributions to candidate committees only. A dual-party PAC gave at least $1,000 to both parties. AIPAC in this table is committee C00797670. Legal, disclosed, hard-capped. Super PACs and dark money are not in this number. Taking this money is common. The amount is the story. HippoCricket doesn't put this in the pond. FEC bulk committee-to-candidate (24K/24Z), cycles 2024+2026. Dual-party = PAC gave ≥$1,000 to Dems and ≥$1,000 to Republicans. AIPAC = C00797670 only. Download the PAC table.

Stock trading

S.Amdt. 1481 to S. 2038 — Brown amendment to prohibit financial conflicts of interest
What this was: Would have forced senators to sell individual stocks and dump conflicts of interest. Failed 26–73.
Senate · 2012
Force divestiture. Failed. Rejected 26–73, February 2, 2012.
Nay
Official roll call

Bills they sponsored · floor outcomes · not the pond

Bills and joint resolutions they sponsored since 2015 that passed or failed in a chamber. Sponsor only. Shown so you can see it. Bills never move the pond.

Sponsored 187 since 2015. 2 became law. 1 passed a chamber and did not become law. 0 failed a floor vote.

S. 2160 (118th Congress) — Urban Canal Modernization Act
A bill to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to authorize certain extraordinary operation and maintenance work for urban canals of concern.
Introduced Jun 22, 2023 · Passed Senate Dec 19, 2024 · Official record ↗
S. 1617 (117th Congress) — Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities Act
Introduced May 13, 2021 · Became law Dec 20, 2022 (Public Law 117-249) · Official record ↗
S. 3119 (115th Congress) — Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act
Introduced Jun 21, 2018 · Became law Dec 18, 2018 (Public Law 115-329) · Official record ↗

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS (Library of Congress actions), pulled Oct 20, 2026. Provisions passed inside other bills are not counted.

Where they stand on the eight

A sourced vote always wins. Nothing is guessed.

Immigration & Border SecuritySupportedNo flipStricter enforcement and border controls
AbortionSupportedNo flipPro-life / restricting abortion
Gun Rights & Second AmendmentOpposedNo flipOpposition to the restriction
Free Speech & CensorshipNo sourced recordNo sourced record
Taxes, Spending & DebtSupportedNo flipLower taxes and tax cuts
Energy PolicySupportedNo flipExpanded domestic and fossil-fuel production
Crime & PolicingNayNo flip
Parental Rights & School ChoiceSupportedNo flipVoted Yea. Would let 529 accounts cover K–12 tuition, not just college.

Votes with own party

92% of the time — 12 of 13 roll calls on this page went with the rest of the Republican caucus.

Fat Hippo is whether they stay themselves. This is whether they stay with the party. Doesn't touch the pond.

Why this pond: No flip on the file. Never changed. The landmark votes are shown below.

We show what they said and what they did. The verdict is yours.

Recorded flips

Explained

Unexplained

Stance timeline by issue

Flips first

Each line is a sourced position. One banner is one flip on a landmark issue. Flips on other bills are listed in the Flips section, and Recorded flips counts both.