RISCH, James, a Senator from Idaho; born in Milwaukee, Wis., May 3, 1943; B.A.,
attended the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1961-1963; B.S. in Forestry,
University of Idaho, 1965; J.D., University of Idaho College of Law, 1968; Ada
County, Idaho, prosecuting attorney, 1970-1974; Idaho State senator, 1974-1989
and 1995-2003, serving as majority leader (1976-1982), and as president pro
tempore (1982-1989); lieutenant governor of Idaho, 2003-2006 and 2007-2009;
governor of Idaho, 2006; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in
2008 for the term ending January 3, 2015.