Jim Risch
Conservative
Republican
Senator
Idaho
Current Position: Senator from Idaho
Running For: Senator
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- For cutting taxes and reducing government spending
Business & Labor
- For boosting small businesses by cutting red tape and keeping taxes low
Health Care
- Against the PACT Act providing healthcare funding for veterans exposed to toxic substances
- For repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)
Environment
- For withdrawing the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement
- For strengthening domestic energy supply including nuclear energy and defending hydropower
- For returning more authority to state and local leaders on natural resource management
Civil Rights
- Against abortion rights; opposed Roe v. Wade, supported its overturning, and co-sponsored the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- For sanctions on Syria's Assad government and bolstering cooperation with Israel and Jordan
- For sanctions on Turkey and protecting Kurdish allies
- For the Israel Anti-Boycott Act barring federal contractors from boycotting Israel and Israeli settlements
Public Safety
- For gun rights; opposes expanded background checks, supports robust gun market rights, and has A+ NRA rating
- Against the FIRST STEP Act criminal justice reform bill
- Against creating an independent commission to investigate the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack
- For maintaining law enforcement funding; opposes 'defund the police' initiatives