Sen. James "Jim" Risch (R-ID) Official Photo Navy League Advocates in State 46 Previous Contacts 3 Grassroots Actions Since July 2020 0 Address Room 483 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510-1206 Elected Next Election Term 2008 2020 2nd term Before Politics Education Public Official, Education University of Idaho, Law School J.D. 1968 Education Education University of Idaho B.S. 1965 University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Att. 1963 Bio Sen. James "Jim" Risch is a 2nd term Senator in the US Congress who represents Idaho and received 65.3% of the vote in his last election. He is the Chair of the Foreign Relations committee, and a member of the Small Business, Energy, Ethics, and Intelligence committees.He works most frequently on Public Lands and Natural Resources (23 bills), Energy (22 bills), Congressional oversight (19 bills), Commerce (18 bills), and Idaho (17 bills). He has sponsored 69 bills in his last eleven year(s) in office, voting with his party 90.8% of the time, getting 30.43% of his bills out of committee, and 2.9% of his Sea Service Installations in State: Co-Sponsored Bills We Support Jim Risch, currently serving a second term as Idaho's 28th S. 133: Merchant Mariners of World War II Senator, holds a longstanding commitment to public service and a passion for good government. Known for 'pragmatic decision-making' Risch is what his peers call a 'no-nonsense, get-the-job-done leader' with more than… Powered by Quorum Sen. James "Jim" Risch (R-ID) Committees Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Senate Committee on Small Business and Senate Select Committee on Ethics Subcommittees Senate Subcommittee on Energy Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Senate Subcommittee on Water and Power Powered by Quorum.