Politician
Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate S8ID00092
Jim Risch (Republican) raised $3.9M for the 2026 Idaho Senate race, $1.2M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $9K for and $77K against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$6.9M
2026, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
34%
$2.3M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$10K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$77K
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Idaho Senate | $3.9M | 29% | $9K / $77K | $254K | $4.0M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Idaho Senate | $2.9M | 40% | $720 / $0 | $11K | $2.9M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.0MLeadership PAC $673KTrade group $373KOther $176KMembership $112KParty $97KSuper PAC $36KUnion $21K
- NRSCParty$97K
- NorpacOther$18K
- Dakota PACLeadership PAC$15K
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- The Boeing Company PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Wild and Wonderful PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Heartland Values PACLeadership PAC$10K
- General Atomics Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Exxon Mobil Corporation Political Action Committee (Exxonmobil PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Southern Company Employees PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Honeywell International Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- We the People Idahoagainst $77K
- Goa Victory Fundfor $9K
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fundfor $720
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 19 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 16 times (84%). This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most-favored-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 · 49–49 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $21K | Nay · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $12K | Nay · with industry |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48 | Insurance wanted yea | $17K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $61K | Yea · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $12K | Nay · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $61K$52K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $21K | Nay · with industry |
| Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $75K | Yea · against |
| Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53 | Crypto wanted nay | $0 | Nay · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $61K | Yea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $52K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $52K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $61K | Yea · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $12K | Nay · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealSenate · 2024 · 60–38 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48 | Labor unions wanted nay | $24K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $45K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $61K$21K$52K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 · 65–33 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $6K | Nay · with industry |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 2 of 5 key votes (40%)
On 2 votes, industries that gave them $10K+ before the vote wanted the opposite of what most of their constituents wanted. They sided with the funders 2 times and with their constituents 0. Constituent views come from the Cooperative Election Study, a survey of about 60,000 adults a year. A side counts as what constituents wanted only when it leads by more than the margin of error; closer results are shown as split. Party explains most votes, and none of this shows that money changed a vote.
| Vote | Their constituents | Their funders | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most-favored-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 | 80% support ±7Idaho · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $21K Pharma and health care wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 | 55% support ±11Idaho · split · CES 2024 · related question | $17K Insurance wanted yea | NayVoters split |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 | 37% support ±10Idaho · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $61K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | YeaWith voters |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 | 67% support ±10Idaho · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $61K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea$52K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | YeaWith voters |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 | 80% support ±7Idaho · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $21K Pharma and health care wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022 | 54% support ±8Idaho · split · CES 2022 | $61K Oil, gas and coal wanted nay$21K Pharma and health care wanted nay$52K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | NayVoters split |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 | 76% support ±9Idaho · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Jim Risch's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A listed former position does not establish contact with that office.
Daniel MurrayFormer congressional staff
Senior Policy Advisor, U.S. Sen. James E. Risch (ID)
Now lobbies for Southern Company
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Jim Risch's 2026 campaign?
- Jim Risch (Republican) raised $3.9M for the 2026 Idaho Senate race, $1.2M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $9K for and $77K against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Jim Risch?
- NRSC ($62K), Norpac ($18K), Dakota PAC ($15K), American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) ($10K), The Boeing Company PAC ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Jim Risch's race?
- We the People Idaho ($77K against), Goa Victory Fund ($9K for) in 2026.
- How much has Jim Risch raised across elections?
- $3.9M in 2026, $2.9M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.