Michael K. Simpson has represented Idaho's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1999. He serves on the influential Appropriations Committee and three of its subcommittees: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies; Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies; and Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies. Before his congressional service, Simpson practiced dentistry and served in the Idaho House of Representatives from 1985 to 1998, including six years as Speaker of the House.

Name

Michael K. Simpson

Party

Republican

State

Idaho

District

ID-2

Committees

Appropriations Committee, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee

Key Fact 1

Michael K. Simpson has represented Idaho's 2nd Congressional District since January 1999.

Key Fact 2

He serves on the House Appropriations Committee, one of the most powerful committees in Congress that controls federal spending.

Key Fact 3

Simpson is a member of three Appropriations subcommittees covering labor, health, education, interior, environment, energy, and water development.

Key Fact 4

Prior to Congress, he served in the Idaho House of Representatives from 1985 to 1998.

Key Fact 5

He served as Speaker of the Idaho House of Representatives from 1993 to 1998.

Key Fact 6

Simpson practiced dentistry in Blackfoot, Idaho before entering full-time politics.

Key Fact 7

He has focused on issues affecting Idaho including nuclear energy research at Idaho National Laboratory and natural resource management.

Key Fact 8

Simpson graduated from Utah State University and received his dental degree from Washington University School of Dental Medicine.

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