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Jim Risch

Elected Official
U.S. Senate, Idaho
Tracked:U.S. Senate, Idaho · 11 documented connections
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Connections
11
Silences
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1 documented harm · Documented
via Peter Thiel (donor)
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1 documented harm · Moderate
via Peter Thiel (donor)
2 documented harms · Documented
via Elon Musk (donor)
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₿ Financial Relationships
Donor–Legislation Interest Map
No donor mapping with confirmed FEC sourcing is available for this official. 12 inferred mappings derived from party-and-state heuristics have been suppressed pending direct FEC ingestion. Inferred mappings can attribute donors who did not contribute to this individual; they are no longer surfaced as relationships.
Donor Connections (6)
Peter Thiel donor inferential Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
Elon Musk donor inferential Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
Robert Mercer donor inferential Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
Rebekah Mercer donor inferential Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
Scott Bessent donor inferential Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
Scalise Leadership Fund donor inferential Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
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Silence Flags (11 active)
active defense technology & autonomous weapons 0d silent
Interested donors: Peter Thiel
Peter Thiel — interest area: defense technology & autonomous weapons
active cryptocurrency & digital assets regulation 0d silent
Interested donors: Peter Thiel
Peter Thiel — interest area: cryptocurrency & digital assets regulation
active space industry & government contracts 0d silent
Interested donors: Elon Musk
Elon Musk — interest area: space industry & government contracts
active data privacy & surveillance policy 0d silent
Interested donors: Robert Mercer
Robert Mercer — interest area: data privacy & surveillance policy
active conservative media & communications policy 0d silent
Interested donors: Robert Mercer
Robert Mercer — interest area: conservative media & communications policy
active education policy & school choice 0d silent
Interested donors: Rebekah Mercer
Rebekah Mercer — interest area: education policy & school choice
active second amendment & gun rights 0d silent
Interested donors: Rebekah Mercer
Rebekah Mercer — interest area: second amendment & gun rights
active financial deregulation & banking 0d silent
Interested donors: Scott Bessent
Scott Bessent — interest area: financial deregulation & banking
active tax policy & capital gains 0d silent
Interested donors: Scott Bessent
Scott Bessent — interest area: tax policy & capital gains
active trade policy & agricultural exports 0d silent
Interested donors: Scalise Leadership Fund
Scalise Leadership Fund — interest area: trade policy & agricultural exports
active farm bill & agricultural subsidies 0d silent
Interested donors: Scalise Leadership Fund
Scalise Leadership Fund — interest area: farm bill & agricultural subsidies
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Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains, while 4 elected officials hold documented connections.
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0Traced Hops
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Calculation Methodology

Contract values are summed from documented money flow chains where this entity appears as a source or destination node. Amounts are drawn from USASpending.gov, FEC filings, SEC EDGAR, or LD-2 lobbying registrations.

Donor contributions aggregate documented amounts from the donor_interests table, sourced from FEC individual and PAC contribution filings.

Connected officials are elected officials in our database with a mapped relationship (lobbying, board membership, campaign contribution, etc.) to this entity.

Annualised flow represents the total documented dollar amount traced through money flow hops involving this entity. Where hop-level amounts are unavailable, the chain-level documented total is used as a conservative upper bound.

All figures are drawn from public filings. Estimates are conservative — undisclosed transactions, dark money, and vanish-point hops are excluded from totals. This is a minimum documented floor, not a ceiling.

PATTERN organization → [donor] → elected official → [congressiona... 3898× PATTERN company → [investor] → person → [donor] → elected official 2167× PATTERN company → [founder] → person → [donor] → elected official 1669× PATTERN person → [donor] → person → [donor] → elected official 986× PATTERN organization → [donor] → person → [donor] → elected official 947×
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All Connections (11)
→ James E. Risch person
alias primary since 2026
Jim Risch is a common alternative name for US Senator James E. Risch, who appears in the known entities list as 'James E. Risch' and 'Jim Risch'.
→ Russ Fulcher person
political association inferential since 2026
Both Jim Risch and Russ Fulcher are known political figures from Idaho, serving in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives respectively.
→ Mike Crapo elected official
political association inferential since 2026
Jim Risch and Mike Crapo are both U.S. Senators representing Idaho, suggesting a likely collegial relationship.
← Peter Thiel person
donor inferential
Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
← Elon Musk person
donor inferential
Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
← Robert Mercer person
donor inferential
Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
← Rebekah Mercer person
donor inferential
Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
← Scott Bessent person
donor inferential
Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
← Scalise Leadership Fund organization
donor inferential
Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
← Mark Warner elected official
congressional inferential since 2026
Jim Risch appears in the known entities list near Mark Warner, suggesting possible committee overlap (both on Senate Intelligence Committee), but the documented facts do not provide explicit connection.
← Chris Murphy elected official
colleague inferential since 2026
Both 'Chris Murphy' and 'Jim Risch' appear in the known entities list. They serve together in the U.S. Senate; no specific documented connection is provided.
Positioned to benefit (2)
World events where this entity surfaces as a derived beneficiary via documented connections, donor flows, contracts, or market signals. All events →
Contract holder AI Inference Pending evidence 2024-03-01
Musk sues OpenAI alleging breach of founding agreement
donor relationship to Elon Musk — Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics).
Donor / recipient AI Inference Pending evidence 2024-03-01
Musk sues OpenAI alleging breach of founding agreement
Documented recipient of donor support from Elon Musk on Space industry & government contracts.
Sources (10)
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Jim Risch — FEC donations received (no results) fec_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Jim Risch — FEC candidate & committees (no results) fec_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Jim Risch — Congressional voting record (no results) congressional_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Jim Risch — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Jim Risch — Wayback Machine archives (no results) web_archive Processed 📜 Receipt
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2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Jim Risch — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-04-19 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Jim Risch not found in propublica_congress claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-04-19 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Jim Risch not found in opensecrets claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-04-19 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Jim Risch not found in fec claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt