Is Jim Risch pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Jim Risch stand on Israel?

Jim Risch (Republican, Idaho) is tied for the 24th most pro-Israel record in the US Senate, with a net score of +69: 4 sponsored bills, 21 cosponsorships, and 15 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, with no recorded activity on the pro-Palestine side.

Net score breakdown

Weights: sponsoring a scored bill 3 points, authoring a scored amendment 3 points, cosponsoring a scored bill 2 points, an aligned floor vote 1 point.

• Pro-Israel activity (additions): 4 sponsored bills × 3 = 12 points; 21 cosponsored bills × 2 = 42 points; 15 aligned floor votes × 1 = 15 points. Subtotal: 69 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +69 pro-Israel (69 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $3,823,851. Total spent: $3,405,300. Cash on hand: $2,838,915.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Risch: $872,896 (2014–2026, 5 PACs, 22 donors, 458 bundled, including $58,950 just filed with the FEC).

Pro-Israel money spent AGAINST Risch: $0. No tracked pro-Israel money spent against this member.

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $30,000 (3%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $155,500 (14%, 22 named individuals), of which $37,300 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $724,696 (83%, 458 conduit donors, including $53,950 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $872,896: PAC money $30,000, plus named individual donors $155,500, minus $37,300 routed through conduits by 11 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $724,696, equals $872,896 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Risch.

Full committee and donor lists: Israel/Palestine campaign finance.

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.