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James E. Risch
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Republican
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U.S. Senator
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Of IDAHO
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BIO INFORMATION
Senate Years of Service: 2009- Party: Republican
RISCH, James, a Senator from Idaho; born in Milwaukee, Wis., May 3, 1943; B.A.,
attended the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1961-1963; B.S. University of
Idaho, 1965; J.D., University of Idaho College of Law, 1968; Ada County, Idaho,
prosecuting attorney, 1970-1974; Idaho State senator, 1974-1989 and 1995-2003,
serving as majority leader (1976-1982), and as president pro tempore
(1982-1989); lieutenant governor of Idaho, 2003-2006 and 2007-2009; governor of
Idaho, 2006; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 2008 for
the term ending January 3, 2015.
Source:bioguide.congress.gov
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U.S. Senator
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2009
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2014
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Idaho
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