Jim Risch
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United States Senator from Idaho |
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Assumed office January 3, 2009 Serving with Mike Crapo |
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| Preceded by | Larry Craig |
| Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee | |
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Assumed office January 3, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | David Vitter |
| 39th and 41st Lieutenant Governor of Idaho | |
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In office January 1, 2007 – January 3, 2009 |
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| Governor | Butch Otter |
| Preceded by | Mark Ricks |
| Succeeded by | Brad Little |
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In office January 3, 2003 – May 26, 2006 |
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| Governor | Dirk Kempthorne |
| Preceded by | Jack Riggs |
| Succeeded by | Mark Ricks |
| 31st Governor of Idaho | |
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In office May 26, 2006 – January 1, 2007 |
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| Lieutenant | Mark Ricks |
| Preceded by | Dirk Kempthorne |
| Succeeded by | Butch Otter |
| President pro tempore of the Idaho Senate | |
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In office December 1982 – December 1, 1988 |
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| Preceded by | Reed Budge |
| Succeeded by | Mike Crapo |
| Member of the Idaho Senate from the 18th district |
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In office 1995–2002 |
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| Preceded by | Roger Madsen |
| Succeeded by | Sheila Sorensen |
| Member of the Idaho Senate from the 21st district |
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In office 1974–1988 |
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| Preceded by | ??? |
| Succeeded by | Mike Burkett |
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James Elroy Risch May 3, 1943 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Vicki Risch |
| Children | 3 |
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University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee University of Idaho, Moscow (BS, JD) |
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| Website | Senate website |
James Elroy "Jim" Risch (born May 3, 1943) is an American Republican politician, rancher, and attorney from Ada County, Idaho, currently serving as the junior United States Senator from Idaho. He previously served as the 39th and 41st Lieutenant Governor (2003–2006, 2007–2009) and the 31st Governor (2006–2007) of Idaho.
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Risch is the son of Helen B. (née Levi) and Elroy A. Risch, a lineman for the local telephone company. His father was of German descent, and his mother was of Irish, Scottish, and English ancestry. Risch attended the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee from 1961 to 1963, then transferred to the University of Idaho in Moscow, where he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He obtained his B.S. in Forestry in 1965, and continued his education at the university's College of Law, serving on Law Review and the College of Law Advisory Committee, receiving his J.D. in 1968.
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