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Michael K. Simpson

Michael K. Simpson

Republican · ID U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

Service history

28 years in the U.S. Congress · since 1999

  • Representative ID-2 1999–present

Background

  • background Born September 8, 1950
  • role Idaho House of Representatives (1984–1998)
  • role Speaker of Idaho House of Representatives (1992–1998)
  • role U.S. representative for Idaho's 2nd district (since 1999)
  • role Member of Republican Main Street Partnership

Campaign finance

2022 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House ID-02 · 2026 General Election

  • $1,623,607 raised
  • $1,661,520 spent
  • $138,400 cash on hand
$1.62M
$1.62M
$528.87K
Itemized (≥ $200)$510.40K
Unitemized (< $200)$18.47K
Other committees (PACs)$1.09M
$1.66M
Operating expenditures$1.45M
Contribution refunds$4.90K
Transfers to other committees$200.00K
Other disbursements$1.75K
Cash on hand$138.40K
Debts owed by committee$0.00

Through December 31, 2022 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Dec 31, 2022)

Finance updated: not yet pulled

Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

Michael K. Simpson campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
1998$921,383$888,208$25,966
2000$720,232$731,554$14,641
2002$342,935$320,240$37,335
2004$556,132$498,087$95,380
2006$539,785$571,637$63,529
2008$707,484$649,434$121,578
2010$792,074$854,316$59,336
2012$1,200,026$1,192,871$66,491
2014$2,466,247$2,462,428$70,310
2016$1,015,933$933,106$153,137
2018$1,107,701$993,767$267,072
2020$1,010,347$1,101,104$176,314
2022$1,623,607$1,661,520$138,400
2024$1,555,835$1,589,029$105,206
2026$1,118,093$793,940$429,359

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 100.0%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 3 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 6
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 116 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 6 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 4
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

  • 103
    Disclosed stock trades →

    60 tickers · 30 in a sector a committee they sit on oversees

    Disclosed trades are legally required public filings (STOCK Act), not evidence of wrongdoing; trades may be executed by a manager or held in a blind trust.

  • 1
    Documented relationships →

    neutral overlap signals (e.g., committee oversight of a traded sector)

    A documented relationship is a factual overlap in the public record — NOT evidence of wrongdoing.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Michael K. Simpson. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Voting record

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

100.0%
of House roll calls voted House median 100.0%

Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls

See the participation leaderboard →

Committee assignments (4)

Top contributors (FEC)

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Top contributors — 2024 cycle

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor's reported employer (FEC Schedule A).

  • NATIVE AMERICAN NATION $118,950
  • APERCEN PARTNERS, LLC $13,200
  • SHOCKEY SCOFIELD SOLUTIONS $9,100
  • CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES $8,000
  • NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBE $7,300
  • WYNN RESORTS $6,600
  • ERGON, INC. $6,600
  • CLEAR PATH ENERGY $6,600
  • ERGON INC. $6,600
  • IDAHO SCIENTIFIC $6,600

Outside spending on this race

Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures

Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →

  • 2024 cycle $198,017 supporting · $0 opposing · 3 outside groups

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Issue positions (1)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

Data from Stock Watcher / official disclosures

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Simpson, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

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Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

The members Simpson most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Connections network

Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Simpson connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (122)

Data from Congress.gov

122
Page 1 of 5 · 122 bills
  • HR 9535Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 29, 2026
  • HRES 1382Celebrating the historic anniversary of the June 24, 2022, decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.cosponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HR 9250Great American Outdoors Act 250cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
  • HR 9171Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027sponsoredJun 4, 2026
  • HRES 1320Calling upon all Americans on this Memorial Day, 2026, to honor the men and women of the Armed Forces who have died in the pursuit of freedom and peace.cosponsoredMay 21, 2026
  • HRES 1314America 250 Commemorative Flag Act.cosponsoredMay 20, 2026
  • HR 8781Title IX Clarification Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 12, 2026
  • HRES 1261Expressing support for the designation of the week of May 3 through May 9, 2026, as "National Small Business Week" to celebrate the contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs in every community in the United States.cosponsoredMay 6, 2026
  • HRES 1270Expressing support for the designation of July 15, 2026, as "Glioblastoma Awareness Day".cosponsoredMay 6, 2026
  • HRES 1257Expressing support for the designation of May 5, 2026, as the "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls".cosponsoredMay 3, 2026
  • HR 8596FAIR Labels Act of 2026cosponsoredApr 29, 2026
  • HR 8414DAIRY PRIDE ActcosponsoredApr 20, 2026
  • HRES 1156Expressing support for tax policies that support working families.cosponsoredApr 8, 2026
  • HR 8132Bonneville Power Leadership Recruitment ActcosponsoredMar 26, 2026
  • HR 8092Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Modernization Act of 2026cosponsoredMar 25, 2026
  • HR 7846Halo ActcosponsoredMar 4, 2026
  • HR 7698Tribal Firearm Access ActcosponsoredFeb 24, 2026
  • HR 7651Chloe Cole Act of 2026cosponsoredFeb 22, 2026
  • HRES 1044Expressing support for the designation of the year 2026 as the "National Year of the Volunteer".cosponsoredFeb 8, 2026
  • HR 7296SAVE America ActcosponsoredJan 29, 2026
  • HRES 984Supporting the recognition of January 9, 2026, as "National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day".cosponsoredJan 8, 2026
  • HR 6415Native American Seeds Act of 2025cosponsoredDec 2, 2025
  • HR 6279Urban Canal Modernization ActsponsoredNov 20, 2025
  • HR 6213Heat Workforce Standards Act of 2025cosponsoredNov 19, 2025
  • HR 6062To transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels of federal land in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, and for other purposes.cosponsoredNov 16, 2025
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