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Michael K. Simpson

Michael K. Simpson

RRepublicanID-2 · Representative
60
/ 100
Average
Attendance97
Avg: 96
Independence4
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone17
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 99
Transparency74
Avg: 57

Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.

Methodology
OverviewStatementsBillsFinanceVotesElections
Michael K. Simpson

Michael K. Simpson

RepublicanID-2 · Representative
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Moderate (0.296)
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Michael K. Simpson is a Republican Representative from ID, District 2. He has served 27 years in Congress across 14 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as moderate, voting with his party 96.5% of the time.

27
Years in Office
14
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

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Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

96.5%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
19 votes against party
2.7%
Missed Votesⓘ
557 total votes
2
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How Michael Compares

vs. the average House member

Party Loyalty+0.6% vs avg
96.5%
Avg: 95.9%
Missed Votes-0.9% vs avg
2.7%
Avg: 3.6%
Bills Sponsored-11.0 vs avg
2
Avg: 13.0

Committee Assignments

Committees shape which bills get heard. See what this member has influence over.

House Committee on Appropriations

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2026-04-29

$422,750
Cash on Handⓘ
$924,725
Total Receiptsⓘ
$607,181
Disbursementsⓘ
$422,225
Individual Donors
$502,500
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

1999–2027House · ID-2 · RepublicanCurrent

District Demographics

ID-2 · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

935,597
Population
$72,927
Median Income
35.0
Median Age
32.9%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 82.8%Black 0.8%Hispanic 14.6%Asian 1.6%