Jim Risch, a Republican, currently holds this Senate seat and is running for re-election. It’s considered a safe Republican seat. Jim Risch, a Republican, shows a record of donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, but the exact amount is still being confirmed. The November ballot lists 3 candidates: one Republican, one independent and one Libertarian.
Key issues in Idaho
Major issues facing Idaho, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.
Tax relief demands — Voters strongly favor property and income tax cuts, including automatic reductions when revenues exceed expectations.
Housing affordability — An overwhelming majority calls housing affordability a serious problem in the state.
Abortion ballot measure — Proposition 1 would protect abortion access before fetal viability; physicians are split in dueling letters.
Public school quality — Most voters rate Idaho public schools fair or poor and want transparency rather than more spending.
Candidates & funding
Jim Risch RepublicanNominee
Campaign raised $2,800,000
Small-dollar / grassroots ~$2.8M
AIPAC-linkedamount under verification
FundVoter lists an AIPAC-linked FEC record for this candidate; the dollar amount is still under verification.
Routed contributions $9Kindividual donors via conduits
A PAC can give at most $10K per cycle directly to a candidate. But when individuals route donations through a PAC acting as conduit, there’s no cap on how many donors can be bundled. That’s where the real money moves — not from the PAC’s treasury, but from individuals the PAC steered to the candidate. How conduits work →
2026 fundraising (FEC)$3,357,516 raised · $2,241,925 spent · $3,535,956 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Reducing government spending, returning power to the states, cutting red tape, Trump-endorsed
FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
Jim Risch R
Todd Achilles I
Matt Loesby L
Raised
$3.4M
$692K
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Individuals
$2.1M62%
$586K85%
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PACs & parties
$959K29%
$10K1%
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Self-funded
$0
$10K2%
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Other
$311K9%
$86K12%
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AIPAC-linked*
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Outside spending†
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* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.
† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.
“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.
Who are the biggest donors?
Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.
Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.
Jim Risch1351 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$3.4M
Campaign spent$2.2M
Cash on hand$3.5M
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals62%
PACs / committees29%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
Total routed through conduits$9K
Share of individual giving0.4%
Individuals gave through these conduits. Conduit is routing layer, not legal donor. General platforms (ActBlue, WinRed) are payment processors, not networks. How conduits work →
Party committee$62K
PAC$18K
Individual$17K
Individual$16K
Individual$12K
Individual$11K
Individual$11K
Individual$10K
Individual$10K
Individual$10K
Individual$10K
Individual$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Cooperative PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Cooperative PAC$10K
Membership PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Showing the 50 biggest of 1351 donors. The other 1301 gave $2.5M combined.
Plus $161K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.