Mike Simpson
Moderate
Republican
House Representative
Idaho - District 2
Current Position: US House Representative ID-2
Running For: House Representative - District 2
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- For the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
- For maintaining and increasing veterans' benefits and healthcare funding; opposes cuts to Veterans Administration programs
Business & Labor
- For the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act targeting anti-competitive corporate behavior
Health Care
- For repealing the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)
- Against shielding pesticide makers from glyphosate cancer warning requirements
Environment
- For nuclear power as environmentally friendly energy source with minimal carbon output
- Against the Green New Deal due to cost concerns and opposition to eliminating nuclear and fossil fuels
- For addressing climate change through technology, incentives, and innovation rather than government mandates
- For renewable energy development including geothermal and nuclear research
Civil Rights
- For the Fairness for All Act prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity while protecting religious freedom
- For the Respect for Marriage Act repealing the Defense of Marriage Act
- Against abortion rights; has 100% rating from National Right to Life Committee and opposes federal funding for abortions and Planned Parenthood
- For making it illegal to desecrate the American flag
- Against abortion rights; supports pro-life policies with exceptions for rape, incest, or life of the mother; opposes taxpayer-funded abortions and federal funding for organizations that provide abortions
Voting Rights & Democracy
- For requiring photo ID for all voting, including absentee ballots
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- Against illegal immigration; supports building border wall, adding more border patrol agents, and opposes amnesty for illegal immigrants
- For legal guest worker programs to support agricultural labor needs
- For the Farm Workforce Modernization Act granting legal status to agricultural workers and pathway to permanent residency
- For DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals)
- For providing foreign aid to Ukraine
Public Safety
- For gun rights; signed amicus brief supporting Second Amendment as individual right in D.C. v. Heller
- For establishing the January 6 commission to investigate the Capitol attack
- For the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization including protections for transgender people
- Against gun ownership bans, firearm rationing, and ammunition taxation; supports stiff sentences for criminals who use guns in crimes