• 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
01/07/2015 H.R.129 Idaho Safe and Efficient Vehicle Act of 2015 01/07/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.  (All Actions)
12/18/2014 H.R.5050 May 31, 1918 Act Repeal Act 12/18/2014 Became Public Law No: 113-262. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
12/01/2014 H.R.5049 Blackfoot River Land Exchange Act of 2014 12/01/2014 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 479.  (All Actions)
09/09/2014 H.R.4283 To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch in Idaho, and for other purposes. 09/09/2014 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
07/29/2014 H.R.2004 Geothermal Production Expansion Act of 2013 07/29/2014 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
07/25/2014 H.R.876 Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act 07/25/2014 Became Public Law No: 113-136. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
07/14/2014 H.R.4923 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 07/14/2014 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.  (All Actions)
07/11/2014 H.R.3992 Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2014 07/11/2014 Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Peters (CA). Petition No: 113-10.  (All Actions)
05/07/2014 H.R.409 Indian Trust Asset Reform Act 05/07/2014 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
04/16/2014 H.R.4135 Firearm Importation Fairness Act of 2014 04/16/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
01/09/2014 H.R.3457 To authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Idaho. 01/09/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.  (All Actions)
10/16/2013 H.J.Res.80 Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education, and Indian Health Service Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 10/16/2013 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 221.  (All Actions)
10/03/2013 H.J.Res.70 National Park Service Operations, Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 10/03/2013 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 203 pursuant to the order of Oct. 2, 2013.  (All Actions)
09/12/2013 H.R.3083 Idaho Safe and Efficient Vehicle Act of 2013 09/12/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.  (All Actions)
03/20/2013 H.R.1142 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to permit an exchange of land between the city of Ketchum and the Blaine County School District, Idaho. 03/20/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.  (All Actions)
01/31/2013 H.R.145 Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act 01/31/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.  (All Actions)
01/25/2013 H.R.144 Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2013 01/25/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet.  (All Actions)
12/10/2012 H.R.6617 Indian Trust Asset Reform Act 12/10/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.  (All Actions)
07/10/2012 H.R.6091 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 07/10/2012 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 426.  (All Actions)
05/08/2012 H.R.2050 Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act 05/08/2012 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 391.  (All Actions)
Total: 1684
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
02/10/2017 H.R.848 Farm Regulatory Certainty Act
06/12/2017 H.R.1873 Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act
06/08/2017 H.R.2853 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make qualified biogas property and qualified manure resource recovery property eligible for the energy credit and to permit new clean renewable energy bonds to finance qualified biogas property, and for other purposes.
05/15/2017 H.R.2422 Action for Dental Health Act of 2017
04/12/2017 H.R.1777 To amend titles 10 and 32, United States Code, to improve and enhance authorities relating to the employment, use, status, and benefits of military technicians (dual status), and for other purposes.
04/05/2017 H.R.299 Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017
02/10/2017 H.R.520 National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act
02/10/2017 H.R.289 GO Act
02/03/2017 H.R.778 DAIRY PRIDE Act
03/29/2017 H.R.26 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 Passed Aye
03/24/2017 H.R.1606 DOC Access Act
02/01/2017 H.R.592 Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act
01/25/2017 H.R.246 To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
01/24/2017 H.R.631 Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017
03/15/2017 H.R.1551 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for production from advanced nuclear power facilities.
03/09/2017 H.R.1454 Future Logging Careers Act
03/06/2017 H.R.1059 Russia Sanctions Review Act of 2017
02/28/2017 H.R.1121 Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017
02/21/2017 H.R.333 Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act
02/21/2017 H.R.303 Retired Pay Restoration Act
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