Jim Risch

Jim Risch

James Elroy Risch is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the junior United States senator from Idaho since 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he served as lieutenant governor of Idaho under governors Dirk Kempthorne and Butch Otter, and briefly as governor between their terms. Raised in Milwaukee, Risch moved to Idaho in the early 1960s. After graduating from the University of Idaho, he received a B.S. degree in forestry in 1965 and earned a J.D. in 1968. Afterward, he taught criminal law at Boise State University, and in 1970 was elected as Ada County prosecuting attorney. He was elected to the Idaho Senate in 1974 and was a member until 1988. In 1995, he was appointed to the state Senate, where he served until 2002. Risch ran for lieutenant governor of Idaho in 2002, defeating incumbent Jack Riggs in the primary.

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• Entity:  Infobox

• Born:  James Elroy Risch, May 3, 1943, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.s.
• Age:  83 Years
• Political party:  Republican
• Spouse(s):  Vicki Risch
• Children:  3
• Education:  University Of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (Attended), University Of Idaho (Bs, Jd)
• Preceded by:  Ben Cardin
• Born:  03 May 1943
• Wikidata description:  American Lawyer And Politician (Born 1943)
• Wikidata label:  Jim Risch
• Wikidata aliases:  Jim Risch, James Elroy "Jim" Risch, James Elroy Risch, James Risch

• Related Topics:  University Of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Alumni, Idaho Republicans, American Prosecutors