2026年5月20日 美国东部时间凌晨12:25 / 福克斯新闻
这位83岁的爱达荷州共和党人是极具影响力的参议院外交关系委员会主席
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爱达荷州联邦参议员吉姆·里施（共和党-爱达荷州）于周二晚间在党内初选中以绝对优势击败两名共和党挑战者，距离第四届参议员任期又近了一步。
据美联社报道，现年83岁的里施在投票结束后不久便轻松赢得爱达荷州共和党初选。
他获得了总统唐纳德·特朗普的背书，自2016年以来，特朗普每次参选都能在这个坚定的共和党州轻松获胜。
这位爱达荷州共和党人是极具影响力的参议院外交关系委员会主席，该委员会负责监督国务院并批准所有大使任命。
2025年1月28日，爱达荷州联邦参议员詹姆斯·里施（共和党-爱达荷州）在华盛顿特区美国国会山参加参议院共和党每周政策午餐会后对记者发言。（安德鲁·卡瓦列罗-雷诺兹/法新社）
共和党顶级外交事务议员预测美国不会退出北约，但将强化北约组织
这一职位让里施成为参议院诸多辩论的核心人物，其中包括特朗普政府对伊朗动武、对委内瑞拉的军事干预以及持续向以色列出售武器等热点议题。
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6387271597112
共和党议员称，美国人需要“尽可能明确地”得到这个关于委内瑞拉问题的答案
里施于2009年首次当选联邦参议员，此前曾担任爱达荷州州长和副州长。
今年爱达荷州的参议院席位角逐是十余场共和党现任议员稳操胜券的席位之一。
共和党目前在参议院以53票对47票占据多数席位。参议院少数党领袖、纽约州民主党众议员查克·舒默正试图在11月的中期选举中翻盘，夺回参议院控制权，但这一尝试希望渺茫，民主党需要拿下四个共和党现任议员的席位才能实现目标。
2025年1月28日，参议院少数党领袖、纽约州民主党众议员查克·舒默在华盛顿特区美国国会山参加参议院共和党每周政策午餐会后对记者发言。（凯莉·库珀/盖蒂图片社）
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曾多次参选全州公职的房地产经纪人戴维·罗斯赢得了民主党提名。
另一位参选者、前州众议员托德·阿基勒斯以独立候选人身份参选。阿基勒斯曾是民主党议员，为挑战里施而辞去了州议会议员职务。
半个多世纪以来，爱达荷州从未选出过民主党籍联邦参议员。
Trump-backed senator cruises to primary win, setting up potential 4th term
May 20, 2026 12:25am EDT / Fox News
The 83-year-old Idaho Republican chairs the influential Senate Foreign Relations Committee
By Adam Pack Fox News
Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, moved one step closer to a fourth Senate term after trouncing two GOP challengers in a primary contest Tuesday evening.
Risch, 83, comfortably won Idaho’s Republican primary shortly after polls closed, the Associated Press reported.
He was endorsed by President Donald Trump, who has cruised to victory in the solidly Republican state every time he has appeared on the ballot since 2016.
The Idaho Republican is chairman of the influential Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which has jurisdiction over the State Department and approves all ambassador appointments.
Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, speaks to reporters after the weekly Senate Republicans policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 28, 2025.(Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP)
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That perch has put Risch at the center of Senate debates over Trump’s war in Iran, the military intervention in Venezuela and continued arms sales to Israel, among other hot-button topics.
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He was first elected to the upper chamber in 2009 and previously served as the state’s governor and lieutenant governor.
The Idaho contest is one of more than a dozen Republican-held Senate seats this year that are not considered competitive.
Republicans currently hold a 53-47 majority in the upper chamber. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is attempting a long-shot bid to flip control in November’s midterm elections that would require Democrats to pick up four GOP-held seats.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is mounting a long-shot bid to retake Senate control during November’s midterm elections.(Kylie Cooper/Getty Images)
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David Roth, a realtor who has previously run for statewide office, won the Democratic nomination.
Former state Rep. Todd Achilles, another candidate in the race, is running as an independent. Achilles is a former Democratic legislator who resigned from the state legislature to challenge Risch.
Idaho has not elected a Democrat to the upper chamber in more than half a century.
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