Jim Risch

A candidate for U.S. Senate in the 2014 Nov. 4 Idaho General Election

Party: Republican

Age: 81

City: Boise, Idaho

Education: After high school in his hometown of Milwaukee, attended the University of Wisconsin for two years before transferring to the University of Idaho. Received a bachelor's degree in forestry in 1965 and a law degree in 1968 from the University of Idaho.

Political Experience: Elected Ada County prosecuting attorney in 1970. Elected to the Idaho state Senate in 1974, serving until 1988 and again from 1995 to 2002. Served as lieutenant governor of Idaho from 2003 to 2006, then for seven months as governor when Gov. Dirk Kempthorne became Secretary of the Interior. Risch opted not to run for governor after serving out the term, running again for lieutenant governor and serving until 2008, when he was first elected to the U.S. Senate.

Work Experience: While serving as Ada County prosecuting attorney, he taught criminal law at Boise State University. He later worked as an attorney in private practice from 1975 to 2008.

Family: Married with three adult sons and nine grandchildren.

Campaign Fundraising: Raised $2.4 million, as of Oct. 1, 2020. Top contributors include Delta Airlines, Koch Industries and General Atomics.