Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

James E. Risch

Office: U.S. senator from Idaho (class 2)
Party: Republican
Born: 1943
In Congress: Senate since 2009 · 17 years in office
Current term: January 3, 2021 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name: RISCH, JAMES E
Next election: General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)

Idaho

Official website YouTube X (Twitter)Facebook FEC page Congressional biography

Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

RepublicanU.S. Senate · IdahoIncumbentWon the general election (62.62%)

FEC candidate ID S8ID00092 · Principal campaign committee: JIM RISCH FOR U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE

Cycle	Office	Raised	Outcome
2025–2026	U.S. Senate · Idaho	$3,823,851.01	General-election nominee
2019–2020	U.S. Senate · Idaho	$2,937,292.77	Won the general election (62.62%)

Total raised$2,937,292.77

Total spent$1,835,042.23

Cash on hand$2,187,545.16

Debts owed by the campaign$0.00

Loans from the candidate$0.00

2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions$1,635,587.0356%
PACs and other committees$1,160,761.7340%
Party committees$35,000.001%
Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$75,533.343%
Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$30,410.671%

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

Committees

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

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

286 committees reported giving $1,217,855.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

NRSCParty committee$35,000.00
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
HALLIBURTON COMPANY PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GDC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
DELTA AIR LINES PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$10,000.00
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXXONMOBIL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
SOUTHERN COMPANY EMPLOYEES PACPAC$10,000.00
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$10,000.00
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$10,000.00
BLUEGRASS COMMITTEELeadership PAC$10,000.00
COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
AUTOMOTIVE FREE INTERNATIONAL TRADE PACHybrid PAC$10,000.00
REPUBLICAN MAJORITY FUNDLeadership PAC$10,000.00
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
DEFEND AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
NEXT CENTURY FUNDLeadership PAC$10,000.00
RELY ON YOUR BELIEFS FUNDLeadership PAC$10,000.00

Show all 286 committees

REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION-POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC) Company pagePAC$10,000.00
21ST CENTURY MAJORITY FUNDLeadership PAC$10,000.00
RESPONSIBILITY AND FREEDOM WORK PAC (RFWPAC)Leadership PAC$10,000.00
FUND FOR AMERICA'S FUTURELeadership PAC$10,000.00
DIRIGO PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
HEARTLAND VALUES PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
MAKING A RESPONSIBLE STAND FOR HOUSEHOLDS IN AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
TOMORROW IS MEANINGFUL PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
RECLAIM AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
NEBRASKA SANDHILLS PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
OORAH! POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$10,000.00
TRUE NORTH PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
ONE GEORGIA PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
VISTA OUTDOOR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A/K/A VISTA OUTDOOR PAC)PAC$10,000.00
PELICAN PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
HOOSIER PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION PAC Company pagePAC$9,000.00
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$9,000.00
GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$9,000.00
GOOGLE LLC NETPAC Company pageConnected PAC$9,000.00
BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$8,500.00
CULAC THE PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Company pageConnected PAC$8,000.00
POTLATCHDELTIC CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (POTLATCHDELTIC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$8,000.00
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$8,000.00
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$8,000.00
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM Company pagePAC$7,500.00
BP CORPORATION NORTH AMERICA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
FEDEX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
HECLA MINING COMPANY/HECLA LIMITED PACPAC$7,500.00
INTEL CORPORATION EMPLOYEE GOVERNMENT ACTION FUNDConnected PAC$7,500.00
THE BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
VISA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
THE NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION (ACRE) Company pageConnected PAC$7,000.00
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
FLUOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FLUOR PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
POWERPAC OF THE EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
CONOCOPHILLIPS SPIRIT PAC Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
CURTISS WRIGHT CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF FOREST OWNERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NAFO PAC)Connected PAC$6,000.00
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
THUNDERBOLT PACLeadership PAC$6,000.00
BELIEVE IN AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$5,600.00
SENATE EAGLE PACPAC$5,600.00
NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,500.00
AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('HOTELPAC')PAC$5,000.00
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)PAC$5,000.00
UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
AMERICAN FOREST & PAPER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
INTERNATIONAL PAPER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IP-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PAC (US CHAMBER PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
IDA-PAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
EMPLOYEES OF RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
ECOLAB INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
AMERICAN AIRLINES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
SMALL BUSINESS INVESTOR ALLIANCE PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
J. R. SIMPLOT COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
TEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. POLITICAL ALLIANCE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
CATERPILLAR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CATPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
SAFEWAY INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SAFEWAY PAC)PAC$5,000.00
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT GUARANTEED LENDERS INC PACPAC$5,000.00
BAYER U.S. LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
FUND FOR A CONSERVATIVE FUTURELeadership PAC$5,000.00
US ECOLOGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (USE PAC)PAC$5,000.00
UNITED HEALTH SERVICES PAC, INC. Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
CORELOGIC INC PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
DENALI LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
PROMOTING OUR REPUBLICAN TEAM PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
HUCK PACPAC$5,000.00
COVINGTON AND BURLING LLP PACPAC$5,000.00
CONTINUING AMERICA'S STRENGTH AND SECURITY PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
CITIZENS FOR PROSPERITY IN AMERICA TODAY PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
STRATEGY PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
PROJECT WEST POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
BIG SKY OPPORTUNITY PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
LIVE OAK BANK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
JOBS OPPORTUNITY AND NEW IDEAS PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
TOGETHER HOLDING OUR MAJORITY PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
SENSIBLE AMERICAN SOLUTIONS SUPPORTING EVERYONE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
THE PETER NORBECK LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
KAYLA'S PAC LISTPAC$5,000.00
CITIGROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL (CITIGROUP PAC-FEDERAL) Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
ENERGY MARKETERS OF AMERICA SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE PAC (EMA SBC PAC)Connected PAC$4,500.00
MCDONALDS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
SNAKE RIVER SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
AECOM PAC Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
HP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$4,500.00
HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENTPAC$4,250.00
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GEPAC)Connected PAC$4,000.00
INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
AVISTA EMPLOYEES FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUNDConnected PAC$3,500.00
INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INCConnected PAC$3,500.00
NIKE INC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NIKE FEDERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
MCGUIREWOODS FEDERAL PACConnected PAC$3,500.00
TEACHERS INSURANCE ANNUITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA PAC (TIAA PAC)PAC$3,500.00
FACEBOOK INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
BECHTEL GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BECHTEL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE)Connected PAC$3,000.00
AT&T INC./WARNERMEDIA LLC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T/WARNERMEDIA FEDERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
EQUIFAX INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$3,000.00
PG&E CORPORATION EMPLOYEES ENERGYPAC Company pagePAC$3,000.00
MARYLAND ASSOCIATION FOR CONCERNED CITIZENS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$3,000.00
K&L GATES LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DC)Connected PAC$3,000.00
MICROSOFT CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC PAC Company pagePAC$3,000.00
SUN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SUNPAC)Connected PAC$3,000.00
PERSPECTA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A.K.A. 'PERSPECTA PAC') Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
FRATERNITY & SORORITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEHybrid PAC$3,000.00
COZEN O'CONNOR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,800.00
ARBOR TRUST REALTY, INC. PACPAC$2,800.00
CONSERVATIVES HARVESTING SUCCESS PACLeadership PAC$2,800.00
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION PAC (RESTAURANT PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
JOHNSON & JOHNSON POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
WELLS FARGO AND COMPANY EMPLOYEE PAC (AKA WELLS FARGO EMPLOYEE PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
METLIFE INC. EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL PARTICIPATION FUND A Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; RAI PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
WESTROCK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
BLUEPAC - BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION PACPAC$2,500.00
TRANSAMERICA CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
IPAA WILDCATTERS FUNDConnected PAC$2,500.00
MAYNARD COOPER & GALE PC PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED PAC (UNITEDHEALTH GROUP PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
LEONARDO DRS PAC Company pagePAC$2,500.00
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHODONTISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
HUNTSMAN CORPORATION PAC (HUNTSMAN PAC)PAC$2,500.00
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
FRAMATOME INC PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
RUSSELL INVESTMENT GROUP FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
NOBLE ENERGY INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
DAKOTA PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
ABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
COEUR MINING, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION PAC (SIA PAC)Connected PAC$2,500.00
BROADCOM INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BROADCOM PAC) Company pagePAC$2,500.00
AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
PFIZER INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
DARIGOLD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE FKA NORTH PACIFIC DAIRYConnected PAC$2,000.00
ALASKA AIR GROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
SALT RIVER VALLEY WATER USERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT COMMITTEE ( SRPPIC)Connected PAC$2,000.00
CARGILL, INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,000.00
GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
DTE ENERGY COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
TARGET CORPORATION CITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM (TARGETCITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
XCEL ENERGY EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (XPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL PAC (SCI-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
SOUTHEASTERN LUMBER MANUFACTURERS ASSOC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,000.00
HOLLAND & HART LLP FEDERAL PACPAC$2,000.00
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOPERATIVE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,000.00
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)PAC$2,000.00
CAMBIA HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
BAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC) Company pagePAC$2,000.00
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC. EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HIIPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (QPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
DAY & ZIMMERMANN INC FEDERAL PAC (AKA 'DAYPAC - FEDERAL')Connected PAC$2,000.00
CENTRUS ENERGY CORP. PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
BALCH AND BINGHAM LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,000.00
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)PAC$2,000.00
PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. BI-PARTISAN COMM. FOR EFFECTIVE GOVTPAC$2,000.00
BHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,000.00
REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
GLOVER PARK GROUP LLC PAC (GLOVER PARK GROUP PAC)PAC$2,000.00
AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (API PAC)PAC$2,000.00
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (STATE FARM FEDERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
WINREDHybrid PAC$1,768.00
AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION, PUBLIC OWNERSHIP OF ELECTRIC RESOURCES PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,750.00
KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION PAC (NMPF PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,500.00
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
PRO-ISRAEL AMERICA PACPAC$1,500.00
TOGETHER FOR OUR MAJORITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOMPAC)Leadership PAC$1,250.00
FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TI PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
FOOD MARKETING INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE FOODPACConnected PAC$1,000.00
SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIPConnected PAC$1,000.00
HSBC NORTH AMERICA FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HSBC COMBINED PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AXPPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
FORD MOTOR COMPANY CIVIC ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
COMMERCE BANCSHARES, INC., PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
CMS ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEES FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT- FEDERAL Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
3M COMPANY PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
FERT PAC (THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE FERTILIZER INSTITUTE) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
COALPAC, A POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATIONConnected PAC$1,000.00
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TRAVEL ADVISORS, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHEAT GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (WHEATPAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
EXELON CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXELON PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
NATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION VENTUREPACConnected PAC$1,000.00
BLANK ROME PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
MDU RESOURCES GROUP GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
AMERICAN SUGARBEET GROWERS ASSOCIATION PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
IDAHO ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION-IDAHO COOPERATIVE UTILITIES ASSOCIATIONPAC$1,000.00
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP (APKS) PARTNERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
RIO TINTO AMERICA INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA (PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
AMERICAN WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION WINDPACConnected PAC$1,000.00
HOGAN LOVELLS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
CHAMBLISS FOR SENATECandidate committee$1,000.00
NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH, LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
MINEPAC, A POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATIONConnected PAC$1,000.00
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
CRH AMERICAS, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
NATIONAL PRO-LIFE ALLIANCE PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
T-MOBILE US, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
ENTERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
SYNGENTA CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SYNGENTA PAC)PAC$1,000.00
AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
FRIENDS OF SNOWMOBILING PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
ENERGYSOLUTIONS, INC. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT (ENERGYSOLUTIONS PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
HARDWOOD FEDERATION-PAC INC Company pagePAC$1,000.00
INTERDIGITAL, INC., PACPAC$1,000.00
AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
AVANGRID POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
DYNCORP INTERNATIONAL LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DIPAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
AMERICAN FUELS AND PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFPMPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
RAYONIER, INC. GOOD GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
AES CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; THE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
MITSUBISHI POWER AMERICAS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
150PAC.ORGConnected PAC$1,000.00
AMERICAN MOTORCYCLIST POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$500.00
U.S. ISRAEL PAC (USI PAC)Connected PAC$500.00
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
CONSUMER BRANDS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('CONSUMER BRANDS ASSOCIATION PAC')Connected PAC$500.00
CASTLEPAC LLCConnected PAC$500.00
TURKISH COALITION MIDWEST PAC AKA TC-MIDWEST-PACConnected PAC$500.00
COUNCIL FOR CITIZENS AGAINST GOVERNMENT WASTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CCAGW PAC)Connected PAC$237.00

Outside spending

Independent expenditures supporting James E Risch$1,376.12
Independent expenditures opposing James E Risch$760.00
Company and union communications to members about James E Risch$1,269.32

FEC totals for the 2020 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

VOTE LOCAL VOTE BLUEOpposing$760.00
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUNDSupporting$719.00
HUNTER ACTION FUND (HAF)Supporting$506.00
CONSERVATIVES OFSupporting$150.00

The race

Idaho U.S. Senate, 2020 · 5 registered candidates

Candidate	Raised	Cash on hand	Through
James E Risch (R)	$2,937,292.77	$2,187,545.16	2020-12-31
Paulette Jordan (D)	$1,124,856.87	$15,152.94	2020-12-31
Nancy Lynn Harris (D)	$23,982.83	$0.00	2020-03-31
Jim Vandermaas (D)	$18,060.76	$11,503.12	2020-03-31
Ray Writz (C)	$4,190.00	$1,008.96	2020-12-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

The Cook Political ReportSolid ROctober 29, 2020
Inside ElectionsSafe ROctober 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RNovember 2, 2020
Daily KosSafe ROctober 30, 2020
PoliticoSafe RNovember 2, 2020
RCPSafe ROctober 23, 2020
DDHQSafe RNovember 3, 2020
538Safe RNovember 2, 2020
EconomistSafe RNovember 2, 2020

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States Senate election in Idaho (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: JIM RISCH FOR U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE.
Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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