• 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
11/17/2003 H.Con.Res.318 Expressing the sense of the Congress that American colleges and universities should adopt an Academic Bill of Rights to secure the intellectual independence of faculty members and students and to protect the principle of intellectual diversity.
11/14/2003 H.R.3453 RU-486 Suspension and Review Act of 2003
11/14/2003 H.R.3403 To amend the Clean Air Act to modify certain provisions regarding methyl bromide, and for other purposes.
11/13/2003 H.R.3357 To amend the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to provide protections to members of the Armed Forces who terminate certain consumer contracts and real estate residential purchase contracts entered into before permanent change of station or deployment orders or motor vehicle leases entered into before military service.
11/04/2003 H.R.3400 To amend the reclamation laws to clarify that certain man-made facilities that receive water from a Bureau of Reclamation Project are not navigable waters.
10/29/2003 H.R.1900 To award a congressional gold medal to Jackie Robinson (posthumously), in recognition of his many contributions to the Nation, and to express the sense of the Congress that there should be a national day in recognition of Jackie Robinson.
10/27/2003 H.Con.Res.298 Expressing the sense of Congress supporting vigorous enforcement of the Federal obscenity laws.
10/23/2003 H.R.3308 To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to convert the dairy forward pricing program into a permanent program of the Department of Agriculture.
10/14/2003 H.R.2998 To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide permanent authority for the exemption for certain members of the uniformed services from an otherwise-applicable requirement for the payment of subsistence charges while hospitalized. Passed Yea
10/06/2003 H.R.3194 Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2003
10/02/2003 H.R.3246 Mobile Machinery Tax Fairness Act
10/01/2003 H.R.3215 Tax Reform Action Commission Act of 2003
10/01/2003 H.R.2671 Clear Law Enforcement for Criminal Alien Removal Act of 2003
09/17/2003 H.R.3125 Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2003
09/17/2003 H.R.3119 Renewable Fuels and Transportation Infrastructure Enhancement Act of 2003
09/16/2003 H.R.1945 Pacific Salmon Recovery Act
09/11/2003 H.R.2871 National Drought Preparedness Act of 2003
09/09/2003 H.R.2743 Government Accountability and Streamlining Act of 2003
09/09/2003 H.R.110 Congressional Responsibility Act of 2003
09/04/2003 H.R.3002 Terrorist Tax Exemption Suspension Act of 2003
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