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Jim Risch

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James Elroy Risch ( RISH; born May 3, 1943) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the junior United States senator from Idaho since 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he served as lieutenant governor of Idaho under governors Dirk Kempthorne and Butch Otter, and briefly as governor between their terms. Raised in Milwaukee, Risch moved to Idaho in the early 1960s. After graduating from the University of Idaho, he received a B.S. degree in forestry in 1965 and earned a J.D. in 1968. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jim Risch is the 16,576th most popular politician (down from 16,105th in 2019), the 10,071st most popular biography from United States (down from 9,188th in 2019) and the 760th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Jim Risch ranks 16,576 out of 19,576. Before him are Ján Figeľ, Raimundo Andueza Palacio, Jiří Rusnok, Kabiné Komara, José Luis Tamayo, and Domingo Nieto. After him are Kausea Natano, Iñigo Urkullu, Aulus Postumius Albinus, Kliment of Tarnovo, Yusuf Adil Shah, and Erhard Busek.

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Among people born in 1943, Jim Risch ranks 615. Before him are Judith Durham, Geraldo Rivera, Steven Bochco, David Clennon, Bertil Roos, and Iñaki Azkuna. After him are Morten Lauridsen, Juhani Suutarinen, Pelle Svensson, Norman Thagard, John Hunter, and Martha Cooper.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim Risch ranks 10,073 out of 20,380. Before him are David Filo (1966), Mike Krzyzewski (1947), Gregory Sierra (1937), Elizabeth Reaser (1975), Tom Price (1933), and Jim Montgomery (1955). After him are Sean Murray (1977), Patton Oswalt (1969), Eddie Floyd (1937), Dax Shepard (1975), Hugh Latimer Dryden (1898), and Naomi Wolf (1962).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Jim Risch ranks 760. Before him are George Clymer (1739), William Pinkney (1764), Jeanne Shaheen (1947), John Edwards (1953), Rebecca Latimer Felton (1835), and Rand Paul (1963). After him are George Hearst (1820), Corine Mauch (1960), Ann Richards (1933), Ted Stevens (1923), Karl Rove (1950), and Edward Seaga (1930).

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