THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Senator Risch's fundraising profile relies moderately on PACs and committees for 34% of his $3.8 million in direct contributions, with the remaining 66% drawn from individual donors across 6,810 contributions. Industry-tied money shows concentration in health services, legal and lobbying services, and securities and investment sectors, patterns that align with the economic backgrounds of his individual donor base. His voting record includes 116 recorded votes with no stock trading disclosures on file.
Raised · all cycles$4.6M▲ 75% in ’24 vs ’22#50 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share15%Health Services
Donor-sector votes14on bills touching top donor sectors
FOLLOW THE MONEY
Left: who funds Risch (ribbon width = dollars) · right: their votes on bills classified as favoring vs limiting those sectors
“Favors / limits” is an AI classification of each bill's likely effect on the sector — a factual reading of the bill, not a claim about motive. Correlation, not causation. The named bills are in DOES THE MONEY MATCH THE VOTES? below.
DOES THE MONEY MATCH THE VOTES?
How Risch voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors · 6 of 14 shown, ranked by sector money
Each dollar figure is Risch's total from that donor sector — shown on each related vote, not a per-vote amount. Correlation between funding and votes, not causation; many factors shape any single vote.
TOP SOURCES
1$421K
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC (AIPAC PAC)
PAC
2$61K
2025 SENATORS CLASSIC COMMITTEE
PAC
3$61K
BANK OF IDAHO
corporation
4$50K
GLACIER/MOUNTAIN WEST/BANK OF IDAHO
corporation
5$50K
ONE TEAM SENATE MAJORITY
PAC
LEGISLATION
1 sponsored
COMMITTEES
Energy and Natural Resources
Foreign Relations · Chairman
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Senate Select Committee on Ethics
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control
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