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James Risch

James Risch is a Republican U.S. Senator from Idaho in the 119th Congress. More conservative than 72% of the Senate. Every figure below links into the record it comes from.

The seat

Republican · Idaho

Office

U.S. Senate

Party

Republican

State

U.S. Senate · Idaho

ideology

DW-NOMINATE position

First-dimension score for the 119th Congress — the economic liberal–conservative axis political scientists use to place every member.

Risch ranks more conservative than 72% of the Senate. Second dimension (historically social/regional): 0.38.

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