An interesting tidbit: In Lt. Gov. Brad Little’s filing with the Idaho Secretary of State’s office to form a campaign committee for a run for governor in 2018, he had to name a campaign committee treasurer. His choice? Vicki Risch. She’s the former Idaho first lady and wife of current U.S. Sen. Jim Risch who’s long been known as a force behind Risch’s many successful political campaigns.

Risch has been elected twice to the U.S. Senate, most recently in 2014; he’s been elected lieutenant governor twice (and succeeded to serve as governor for eight months in 2006), state senator numerous times, and county prosecutor twice. In all those races, Vicki Risch was at his side, and actively involved in his campaigns, though she’s never been a paid staffer. The couple has been married more than 45 years.