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Jim Risch

Politician

Jim Risch is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	James E. Risch · Jim Risch · Τζιμ Ρις · Джим Риш · Джим Ріш · 8 more...				[sources]
Other name	Iacobus Risch · James E. Risch · James Elroy "Jim" Risch · James Elroy Risch · James Risch · 12 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Risch · 占·里奇 · 詹姆士·里契 · 里契				[sources]
Birth date	1943-05-03				[sources]
Place of birth	Milwaukee				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	United States				[sources]
Country	United States				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Elroy · James · Jim				[sources]
Last name	Risch				[sources]
Middle name	E.				[sources]
Phone	+12022242752				[sources]
Title	Mr.				[sources]
Website	www.risch.senate.gov · facebook.com · senatorrisch.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q721871				[sources]
Position	Governor of Idaho (2006-2007) · Lieutenant Governor of Idaho (2003-2006) · Lieutenant Governor of Idaho (2007-2009) · Senate (member, 2009-2011) · Senate (member, 2011-2013) · 17 more...				[sources]
Education	University of Idaho (-1965) · University of Idaho College of Law (-1968) · University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (1961-1963)				[sources]
Religion	Catholicism · Roman Catholic				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-12	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

American lawyer and politician (born 1943)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-08-28

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Vicki Risch Politician	spouse	1968	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
United States senator	2023-01-03	2025-01-03

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US Members of the Congress1,333

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,039

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories360,005

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,893

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions551,207

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Wikidata333,862

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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