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Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho)

District: 2nd District, East -- Pocatello, Idaho Falls, part of Boise
Residence: Idaho Falls
Born: September 8, 1950; Burley, Idaho
Religion: Mormon
Family: Wife, Kathy Simpson
Education: Utah State U., attended 1968-72 (pre-dentistry); Washington U. (Mo.), D.M.D. 1977; Utah State U., B.S. 2002 (pre-dentistry)
Military Service: None
Political Highlights: Blackfoot City Council, 1980-84; Idaho House, 1984-98 (Speaker, 1992-98); U.S. House, 1999-present
Elected: Elected: 1998 (7th term)
Committee Assignments: Appropriations (Energy-Water; Interior-Environment - Chairman; Labor-HHS-Education); Budget

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State Information: 2nd District, East -- Pocatello, Idaho Falls, part of Boise

Election History
Year	Election	Candidate	Votes	Percent
2010	general	Mike Simpson (R)	137,468	68.8%
		Mike Crawford (D)	48,749	24.4%
		Brian Schad (I)	13,500	6.8%
2008	general	Mike Simpson (R)	205,777	71%
2008	general	Deborah Holmes (D)	83,878	29%
2006	general	Mike Simpson (R)	132,262	62%
		Jim Hansen (D)	73,441	34.4%
		Cameron Forth (I)	5,113	2.4%
		Travis Hedrick (CNSTP)	2,516	1.2%
2004	general	Mike Simpson (R)	193,704	70.7%
2004	general	Lin Whitworth (D)	80,133	29.3%
2002	general	Gregory Corron (LIBERT)
		Mike Simpson (R)	135,605	68.2%
		Edward Kinghorn (D)	57,769	29%
		John Lewis (LIBERT)	5,508	2.8%