Jim Risch
American lawyer and politician (born 1943)
James Elroy Risch (born May 3, 1943[2]) is the junior United States Senator from Idaho. He is a member of the U.S. Republican Party and has been in Senate since January 3, 2009.[2]
Jim Risch | |
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United States Senator from Idaho | |
Assumed office January 3, 2009 Serving with Mike Crapo | |
Preceded by | Larry Craig |
Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee | |
Assumed office February 3, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Bob Menendez |
Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee | |
In office January 3, 2019 – February 3, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Bob Corker |
Succeeded by | Bob Menendez |
Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee | |
In office January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019 | |
Preceded by | David Vitter |
Succeeded by | Marco Rubio |
31st Governor of Idaho | |
In office May 26, 2006 – January 1, 2007 | |
Lieutenant | Mark Ricks |
Preceded by | Dirk Kempthorne |
Succeeded by | Butch Otter |
39th and 41st Lieutenant Governor of Idaho | |
In office January 1, 2007 – January 3, 2009 | |
Governor | Butch Otter |
Preceded by | Mark Ricks |
Succeeded by | Brad Little |
In office January 3, 2003 – May 26, 2006 | |
Governor | Dirk Kempthorne |
Preceded by | Jack Riggs |
Succeeded by | Mark Ricks |
36th President pro tempore of the Idaho Senate | |
In office 1982–1988 | |
Preceded by | Reed Budge |
Succeeded by | Mike Crapo |
Member of the Idaho Senate from the 18th district | |
In office 1995 – December 1, 2002 | |
Preceded by | Roger Madsen |
Succeeded by | Sheila Sorensen |
Member of the Idaho Senate from the 21st district | |
In office December 1, 1974 – December 1, 1988 | |
Succeeded by | Mike Burkett |
Personal details | |
Born | James Elroy Risch May 3, 1943 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | |
Children | 3 |
Education | University of Idaho (BS, JD) |
Net worth | $20.8 million (2019)[1] |
Signature | ![]() |
Website | Senate website |
Risch was born on May 3, 1943 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He graduated from the University of Idaho. He is married to Vicki Risch. They have three children.
References
change- ↑ "Ranking the Net Worth of the 115th". Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Risch, Jim". Office of Art and Archives and Office of the Historian, The United States Congress. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
Other websites
changeMedia related to Jim Risch at Wikimedia Commons