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Mike Simpson
R · Idaho · 2026 · IncumbentMike Simpson is the incumbent U.S. representative for Idaho's 2nd Congressional District and the Republican nominee for re-election, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general-election candidate list. First elected in 1998, he previously served in the Idaho Legislature and on the Blackfoot City Council, and worked as a dentist at his family's Blackfoot practice, per the Idaho Capital Sun. His stated priorities include stopping illegal immigration, supporting agriculture, and rural health care access, per his congressional website.
Priorities
- Stop illegal immigration and secure the border, per his official website
- Support Idaho agriculture and guest-worker program reform, per his official website
- Strengthen rural health care access while protecting Medicare and Medicaid, per his official website
Key voting record
- Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Supported
- Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Supported
- Voted yes on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Supported
- Voted yes on the November 2025 funding agreement that ended the government shutdown, which passed the House 222-209 in November 2025. Supported
- Voted yes on the September 2025 stopgap funding bill, which passed the House 217-212 in September 2025. Supported
- Voted yes on the March 2025 full-year stopgap funding bill, which passed the House 217-213 in March 2025. Supported
On the ballot
U.S. House, ID-2 · Idaho · 2026
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