Candidate · November 3, 2026

Mike Simpson

On the ballot for U.S. House · Idaho's 2nd District

RepublicanIncumbent
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$1.4M
cash on hand
$301K
issues with public statements
11

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. House · Idaho's 2nd District1
Party on the ballotRepublican1
StatusIncumbent — Currently represents Idaho's 2nd District in the U.S. House.2
Also on the ballot

§2Who they are

Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Mike Simpson is serving his fourteenth term in the U.S. House of Representatives for Idaho's 2nd Congressional District, according to his official biography.3 His official biography says he was elected to the Blackfoot City Council in 1980 and to the Idaho Legislature in 1984, serving there until 1998, the last six years as Speaker.3 It says he chairs the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and Environment and also serves on the Energy and Water Development subcommittee and the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education subcommittee.3 It says he graduated from Utah State University, earned a DMD from Washington University School of Dental Medicine, and then joined his father and uncle at the Simpson Family Dental Practice in Blackfoot.3,4

Service in Congress since 2023

  • 2025–nowU.S. Representative, ID-22
  • 2023–2025U.S. Representative, ID-22

Websites and accounts

§3What they've said on the issues

Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.

Taxes and Budget

Balanced budget amendment

His campaign website's Budget & Spending page (dated October 2019) says he is an original cosponsor of H.J. Res. 22, which would amend the Constitution to require a balanced budget, and that he will keep pushing for a balanced budget amendment.7

  1. Add a balanced budget requirement to the Constitution
  2. No amendment; limit spending by law instead, such as with spending caps
  3. No constitutional requirement or new spending limits
Marked: the option their statement matches.
Federal spending levels

His campaign website's Budget & Spending page (dated October 2019) says he supports reinstituting pay-as-you-go budget practices, a deficit reduction approach finding at least $4 trillion in savings through discretionary spending cuts, tax reform and mandatory spending reforms, and real budget reductions.7

  1. Increase overall federal spending
  2. Hold overall spending near current levels
  3. Cut overall federal spending
  4. Cut spending enough to balance the budget within 10 years
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Abortion and Reproductive Health

Abortion law

His campaign website's Protecting Life page (dated September 2019) says he is pro-life and opposes abortion as a means of birth control, with exceptions in instances of rape, incest or if the life of the mother is in danger.8

  1. Legal only to save the pregnant woman's life
  2. Legal only in cases of rape or incest, or to save the woman's life
  3. Legal early in pregnancy only, up to a limit such as 6, 12 or 15 weeks
  4. Legal until about 24 weeks, as under Roe v. Wade, and later to protect the woman's life or health
  5. Legal at every stage, with no limit based on weeks of pregnancy
Marked: the option their statement matches.
Government funding and abortion

His campaign website's Protecting Life page (dated September 2019) says he opposes using tax dollars to pay for abortions and has consistently voted to cut off federal funding for any organization that offers or encourages abortions.8

  1. Bar public funds for abortions and for groups that provide them, including for their other services
  2. Bar public funds for most abortions, but let clinics that provide them be paid for other care
  3. Let Medicaid and other public programs cover abortion (ending the Hyde Amendment)
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Guns

AR-15-style rifles

His campaign website's Guns page (dated October 2019) says he will not support bans on the ownership of firearms or legislation that rations or taxes firearms or ammunition.9

Elections and Government Reform

Voter ID

His campaign website's Protecting Our Elections page (dated October 2019) says he supports requiring a real photo ID for anyone who wants to vote, at the polls or by absentee ballot.10

  1. Require a government-issued photo ID, with free IDs for people who need one
  2. Require ID but accept other documents, such as a utility bill or bank statement
  3. Don't require ID at the polls; confirm identity through registration records and signatures
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Immigration

Border wall and barriers

His campaign website's immigration page (dated April 2024) says he is fighting to build the wall and add more border patrol agents, and that he will stand with President Trump to finish the border wall.11

  1. Build walls or fencing along much more of the border
  2. Add barriers only in selected places, relying mainly on technology and agents
  3. Build no new barriers and spend the money on other border security
Marked: the option their statement matches.
Legal status for immigrants here without permission, including Dreamers

His campaign website's immigration page (dated April 2024) says he is deeply concerned about proposals that would grant amnesty to immigrants in the country illegally.11

Immigration enforcement inside the country

His campaign website's immigration page (dated April 2024) says he has cosponsored legislation to give law enforcement officers the power to detain criminals who are also in the country illegally.11

Agriculture and Rural Life

Visas for farmworkers

His campaign website's immigration page (dated April 2024) says he has worked with farmers and ranchers who depend on guestworker labor to explore options for reforming that program.11

Energy and Climate

Nuclear power

His campaign website's Green New Deal & Our Energy Future page (dated October 2019) says climate change cannot be seriously addressed without nuclear energy, and that he supports looking at all options, including renewable energy, nuclear energy and domestic oil production.12

§4Popular bills that never got a vote

Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.

While Mike Simpson served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Mike Simpson sponsored or cosponsored 17 of the 52. How bills die without a vote.

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§5Money

Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.

Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.65

Raised$1,409,212
Spent$1,213,827
Cash on hand$300,591

Where the money came from

Individual donors$622K · 44%
PACs and other political committees$787K · 56%
Political party committees$500 · 0%

§6Financial disclosures

Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.