• SIMPSON, MICHAEL
Experience: House: District 2, 1999-Present
Home State: Idaho
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $759,114Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Michael 'Mike' K. Simpson
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Kathy
    Birth Date: 09/08/1950
    Birth Place: Burley, ID
    Home City: Idaho Falls, ID
    Religion: Mormon

Education

    Bachelors, Utah State University
    DMD, Washington University School of Dental Medicine, 1977

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1998-present
    Representative, Idaho State House of Representatives, 1984-1998
    Speaker of the House, Idaho State House of Representatives, 1992-1998
    Assistant Majority Leader, Idaho State House of Representatives, 1989
    Council Member, City of Blackfoot, 1980-1984

Current Legislative Committees

    Appropriations, Member
    Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies, Chair
    Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Member
    Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Chairman, Idaho House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and the Environment, 2011-present
    Chair, Majority Caucus, Idaho State House of Representatives, 1988

Professional Experience

    Dentist, Simpson Family Dental Practice, 1977-1998

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Former Member, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Lodge 1416
    Member, Chamber of Commerce
    Former Member, Idaho State Dental Association
    Former Member, Rotary Club of Blackfoot
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Support
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

No Opinion
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Support
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Support
Total: 124
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
06/08/2017 H.R.2863 To provide for consistent and reliable authority and funding to meet conservation and deferred maintenance needs affecting lands under the administrative jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. 06/08/2017 Referred to House Agriculture  (All Actions)
06/08/2017 H.R.2862 To provide for wildfire suppression operations, and for other purposes. 06/08/2017 Referred to House Natural Resources  (All Actions)
04/24/2017 H.R.2104 Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area Boundary Modification Act of 2017 04/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.  (All Actions)
04/05/2017 H.R.1728 To modify the boundaries of the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area, and for other purposes. 04/05/2017 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
03/23/2017 H.R.1483 Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act 03/23/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.  (All Actions)
03/20/2017 H.R.1482 To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch in Idaho, and for other purposes. 03/20/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.  (All Actions)
01/13/2017 H.R.197 To authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Idaho. 01/13/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.  (All Actions)
01/13/2017 H.R.196 Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2017 01/13/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.  (All Actions)
12/10/2016 H.R.2028 Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017 12/10/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-254. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
06/22/2016 H.R.812 Indian Trust Asset Reform Act 06/22/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-178. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
05/26/2016 H.R.5055 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 05/26/2016 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
12/18/2015 H.R.4151 To amend chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code, to fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund and provide for the use of such funds, and for other purposes. 12/18/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.  (All Actions)
09/11/2015 H.Res.416 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives recognizing community water fluoridation as one of the great public health initiatives on its 70th anniversary. 09/11/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
08/07/2015 H.R.1138 Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Jerry Peak Wilderness Additions Act 08/07/2015 Became Public Law No: 114-46. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
07/14/2015 H.R.2816 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land in Blaine County, Idaho, to the city of Ketchum, Idaho, to be used to support recreation, educational, and public purposes, including river restoration, floodplain management, and municipal water storage, and for other purposes. 07/14/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.  (All Actions)
06/04/2015 H.R.2312 To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch in Idaho, and for other purposes. 06/04/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.  (All Actions)
04/20/2015 H.R.1719 Geothermal Production Expansion Act of 2015 04/20/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.  (All Actions)
03/02/2015 H.R.167 Wildfire Disaster Funding Act 03/02/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.  (All Actions)
02/02/2015 H.R.168 To authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Idaho. 02/02/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.  (All Actions)
02/02/2015 H.R.166 Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2015 02/02/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.  (All Actions)
Total: 1684
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
05/10/2005 H.R.2003 To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to remove the 100 percent tariff imposed on Roquefort cheese.
05/10/2005 H.R.1526 Security and Freedom Ensured Act of 2005 (SAFE) Act
05/04/2005 H.R.2089 Securing Access, Value, and Equality in Health Care Act
05/03/2005 H.R.2047 Railroad Competition Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005
04/28/2005 H.R.2034 Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2005
04/27/2005 H.R.1898 Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2005
04/21/2005 H.R.1498 Chinese Currency Act of 2005
04/18/2005 H.R.1576 Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area Act
04/18/2005 H.R.1227 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2005
04/18/2005 H.R.1177 State and Local Education Flexibility Act of 2005
04/14/2005 H.Con.Res.132 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should formally withdraw its membership from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
04/12/2005 H.R.1561 Childhood Adoption Act of 2005
04/12/2005 H.R.1549 Renewing the Dream Tax Credit Act
04/12/2005 H.R.1548 Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act of 2005
04/06/2005 H.R.1511 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 5-year extension of the credit for electricity produced from wind.
04/05/2005 H.R.1469 To direct the Secretary of the Interior shall make full payment to each unit of general local government in which entitlement land is located as set forth in chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code, and for other purposes.
04/04/2005 H.R.931 Congressional Responsibility Act of 2005
04/04/2005 H.R.925 Identification Integrity Act of 2005
04/04/2005 H.R.793 Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act
03/24/2005 H.R.1438 No Social Security for Illegal Immigrants Act of 2005
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